Associate Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development - City of Danville

Details•Danville, VA

6d•$45,000 - $65,000

About The Position

In the heart of Virginia's Southside region, the Danville area offers a low cost of living and friendly neighbors. Danville has all the qualities of small town charm as well as the benefits of city life, and offers a wide variety of activities, outdoor festivities, events, and an outstanding park system. 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, nonformal, hands-on educational experiences. Develops and delivers objective, research-based educational programs to meet the needs of broad audiences, specifies program goals and objectives, and identifies resources needed; provides leadership for 4-H youth development programs that meet the needs of all youth; identifies, recruits, trains, supports, and manages volunteers to implement and carry out the 4H educational programming in the unit; determines unit program needs by monitoring trends and issues, and conducting unit assessments involving the unit Extension Leadership Council (ELC) and other leadership committees; networks and builds coalitions with other agencies, organizations and institutions to address the complex youth and family issues and the needs of the 4-H program; coordinates day-to-day activities and events associated with the unit 4-H program including 4H delivery (community 4-H clubs, project 4-H clubs, school enrichment 4-H, after-school 4-H, special interest 4-H, and 4-H camping). Extension Agents recognize the importance of all communities and broad reach in the development and delivery of Extension programs, actively working to increase program participation of all people. Extension Agents are responsible for VCE's civil rights policies and equal opportunity compliance. Individuals with a bachelor's degree will be hired at the Associate Extension Agent title level. A master's degree and promotion to Extension Agent are required no later than the sixth year of employment. Virginia Tech has an excellent benefits package, including graduate tuition waiver.

Requirements

Agent faculty positions require a minimum of a bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university.
A master's degree and promotion to Extension Agent are required no later than the sixth year of employment.
Demonstrated ability to recruit, select, train and manage volunteers
Demonstrated ability to lead groups, plan, implement, facilitate, teach and evaluate educational information programs
Knowledge and use of computer technology in educational programming and management and presentation skills
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively with broad audiences
Ability to work with minimal supervision in an unstructured setting
Extension agents demonstrate flexibility, adaptability
A team-oriented mindset, yet are able to work independently, and have a strong desire to help clients succeed.
The person in this position is expected to travel to provide in-person leadership and to build community partnerships with few exceptions for telework.
VT is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas for this vacancy.

Nice To Haves

A master's degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

Develops and delivers objective, research-based educational programs to meet the needs of broad audiences, specifies program goals and objectives, and identifies resources needed
Provides leadership for 4-H youth development programs that meet the needs of all youth
Identifies, recruits, trains, supports, and manages volunteers to implement and carry out the 4H educational programming in the unit
Determines unit program needs by monitoring trends and issues, and conducting unit assessments involving the unit Extension Leadership Council (ELC) and other leadership committees
Networks and builds coalitions with other agencies, organizations and institutions to address the complex youth and family issues and the needs of the 4-H program
Coordinates day-to-day activities and events associated with the unit 4-H program including 4H delivery (community 4-H clubs, project 4-H clubs, school enrichment 4-H, after-school 4-H, special interest 4-H, and 4-H camping)
Actively working to increase program participation of all people
Responsible for VCE's civil rights policies and equal opportunity compliance