The successful applicant will be working in Grayson County. Grayson County is a rural county with a population just under 16,000 residents. Grayson County shares its southern border with North Carolina and Tennessee, and boasts many of the highest mountain peaks in Virginia. Grayson County has a vast array of outdoor education and recreation opportunities. Grayson's terrain concentrates the population in somewhat separated, closely-knit communities tied together by schools, community centers, and places of worship. Grayson County has one countywide public high school based in Independence, and a private boarding school, Oak Hill Academy. As a 4-H program, Grayson County has a good relationship with the local public school system as a partner for both in-school and after-school activities. 4-H in Grayson County Schools focuses on SOL-related topics and experiential learning. Outside of the schools, the 4-H program has Teen and Livestock Clubs, and a summer camping program. The 4-H program has access to the Grayson Agriculture and Technical Education (GATE) Center with a technology-enhanced conference room and a commercial kitchen. Citizens who support our program expect traditional programming, and a highly visible staff invested in the success of our county's youth. The 4-H Youth Development Agent is a professional educator who provides leadership to the local 4-H program and manages its day-to-day operation. 4-H is a community of young people learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. The mission of 4-H is to develop youth, and adults working with those youth, to realize their full potential and become effective, contributing citizens. This is achieved through the development and delivery of research-based, non-formal, hands-on educational experiences.