Extension Educator, 4-H Youth Development

University of Maryland

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About The Position

University of Maryland Extension (UME) is seeking an Extension Educator responsible for organizing, developing, implementing and evaluating educational programs for youth, families and communities. The Educator would work with volunteers and youth development agencies to provide experiential learning opportunities for youth, leading to the development of life skills for youth. The educator is also responsible for developing an active, ongoing recruitment campaign to involve new volunteers and youth. As a tenure-track faculty member, the Educator will be responsible for providing leadership to develop focused youth development programs in cooperation with colleagues across the county and Lower Shore Maryland cluster. The faculty member will be on track for tenure and promotion to a higher rank in accordance with University policy and UME tenure guidelines within a timeframe defined. This position reports directly to the Maryland 4-H Program Leader.

Requirements

• Master’s degree is required.
• Experience working with broad youth groups and volunteers.
• Demonstrated teaching and leadership ability.
• Demonstrate successful community partnerships in support of youth.
• Good communication and computer skills.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours, with some evenings and weekends, and to travel within assigned county, administrative cluster, and state.
• Personal transportation and valid driver’s license.
• This position is subject to a Criminal History Record Check.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred education emphasis is in youth or child development, education, life science or related field or a similar degree emphasis in undergraduate work.
• Ph.D. preferred.
• Experience in volunteer development, youth development, program management, and grant writing and management.
• Knowledge of the educational program development process and utilization of logic models to work toward meaningful outcomes while addressing youth focused issues.
• Experience with the 4-H youth development program.
• Experience in distance and virtual education strategies.
• Demonstrated success in building collaborative relationships and community-based partnerships.
• Successful engagement with limited resource and underserved audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and evaluate a county focused 4-H youth development program in cooperation with colleagues in the programmatic cluster.
• Facilitate research-based methods to increase knowledge, leadership, and life skills in alignment with the UME Strategic Plan and 4-H Program Priorities.
• Coordinate and deliver experiential learning programs for a wide range of disciplines in areas aligning with the 4-H national priorities around science, health and civic engagement.
• Educate youth and adult volunteers on subject matter concepts such as animal science, environmental science, healthy living, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), and leadership.
• Manage and expand the county’s 4-H club and Out of School Time programs and capacity.
• Conduct needs assessments, outreach and marketing to reach broad audiences with foundational elements.
• Provide leadership, coordination and support for the UME adult volunteer management system, including recruitment, onboarding, training, supervision and recognition of youth and adult volunteers.
• Cultivate good working relationships with community collaborators and partners to benefit youth.
• Promote positive public relations with stakeholders and the community.
• Increase resources through grants, local funding sources, collaborative and other funding proposals to support and expand 4-H youth development programs.
• Supervise full and part time staff dedicated to supporting the 4-H Youth Development Program.
• Coordinate programmatic direction in concert with non-tenured faculty position(s) and staff.
• Perform teaching, scholarship and service requirements of a faculty member of the University of Maryland.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree