Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development, Giles County, UT Extension: UTIA

Responsibilities

• Plans, executes, and evaluates 4-H Youth Development educational programs.
• Implements, evaluates, and reports 4-H Youth Development Programs related to organization, leadership, recognition, sponsorship, etc.
• Affords responsibility for all youth projects, activities, shows, events, and committees.
• Secures and trains volunteer leaders and serves as an educational resource for educational youth programs within the county.
• Provides leadership for a program of activities that meets the needs of all eligible clientele regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion, or veteran status.
• Assume other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications (External Applicants): Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences or a field related to Education and/or youth development is required. Applicants must have either a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 point scale, a minimum of 3.0 during their senior year of undergraduate study, or must have earned a Master’s degree. Preference will be given to applicants with a MS Degree, and/or work experience in a related field.
• Required Qualifications (Internal Applicants): Request for transfer may be approved if applicant: Has normally been employed with Extension in their current location a minimum of eighteen (18) months. Has a performance rating of satisfactory or above for the previous eighteen (18) months; and Training appropriate for the assignment.

About the Role

The Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development, works in rural, suburban, and urban areas with people from diverse backgrounds. The classroom may be the county Extension office, an auditorium, an agribusiness firm, a farm, a suburban garden plot, or the family home. Agents also use newspapers, radio, television, websites, and direct mail (or email) to reach Tennessee residents with the latest research information to improve their lives.

Requirements

UT Extension provides a gateway to the University of Tennessee as the outreach unit of the Institute of Agriculture. It is a statewide educational organization, funded by federal, state, and local governments, that brings research-based information about agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and resource development to the people of Tennessee where they live and work.

Benefits

• Group hospitalization and life insurance;
• State Retirement;
• Workers’ Compensation;
• sick and annual leave;
• numerous University of Tennessee and state benefits programs, including liberal time off for holidays, and longevity pay after three years of service;
• reimbursement for official travel.

Pay and Schedule

• Starting Salary Based on Education & Experience
• Salary: Commensurate with training and experience.

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Application Instructions

For best consideration, applicants should submit the following materials immediately:

• a letter of interest,
• a resume or curriculum vitae,
• and official or unofficial transcripts showing degree(s) conferred.