4-H Youth Development Community Education Specialist - Yuba City, CA, Job ID 85193

About the role

The Community Education Specialist 2 (CES 2) position will be located in the University of California Cooperative Extension Office and will act as a valuable team member of the 4-H Youth Development Program (4-H YDP).

4-H YDP is the largest youth-serving organization in the U.S. Our focus is to provide positive youth development to youth in our community through research-based best practices, community collaborations, and community engagement.

Responsibilities

• Manage the 4-H youth development program (YDP), events and activities and ensure compliance with best practices of positive youth development, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) best practices, policy and procedure.
• Maintain up-to-date understanding of 4-H YD policies and relevant UC ANR policies and ensure timely communication of new or existing 4-H policies, procedures, and enrollment processes to new and returning 4-H youth, volunteers, parents, and community partners.
• Disseminate 4-H information via the 4-H website, collaborative tools, emails, social media, newsletters, blogs, etc.
• Attend and participate in relevant professional development opportunities, virtual webinars, state/regional meetings and trainings, California 4-H State Association meetings and trainings, and monthly state 4-H meetings, including in-person conferences as funding allows.
• Monitor, ensure accuracy, and approve youth and volunteer enrollments in compliance with 4-H state policy.
• Screen new volunteer applications and ensure volunteers follow and complete all volunteer enrollment steps, including DOJ/FBI fingerprinting and required annual trainings.
• Assist with developing strategic and outreach plans to expand the 4-H program to diverse communities.
• Process facility use agreement and rental requests and ensure that established deadlines are followed.
• Affirmative Action Reports and other UC/4-H reports.

Qualifications

• A minimum associate degree in a related field and/or equivalent experience/training in personnel management, youth development, program management, volunteer management, training professionals, and conducting workshops.
• Demonstrated success in teaching and working with a diverse youth, family, and/or volunteer audience and knowledge in delivering community educational programs.
• Familiarity with community-based agencies and experience collaborating with multiple community organizations.
• Good analytical skills to understand how program needs can be addressed through the development and delivery of training programs.
• Good reading, verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Good presentation skills.
• Proficient in use of Windows-based computers with knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).