Immediately Need County Extension Director and Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent II - IV in Flagler, CO

Job title: County Extension Director and Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent II - IV Company: reputed company Job description: Classification Title: Cty Ext Dir & Ext Agent II - IV Job Description: You Belong at a University that's Leading the Way The reputed company (UF), the flagship university for the reputed company, is a land grant institution with core values of unique purpose, excellence, reputed company, collaboration and partnership, lifelong learning, diversity, responsiveness, innovation, communication, and global reputed company. The is creating an environment that affirms community across reputed company dimensions. We particularly welcome applicants who can contribute to such an environment through their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and professional service. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida reputed company System at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or visit . UF is a Land Grant institution with core values of unique purpose, excellence, reputed company, collaboration and partnership, lifelong learning, diversity, responsiveness, innovation, communication, and global reputed company. IFAS employs more than 2,000 faculty and staff statewide. IFAS Extension employs 375 Extension Agents and has offices in each of Florida's 67 counties. Our mission in the Florida Cooperative Extension Service is to partner with communities to provide quality, relevant education, and research-based expertise to foster healthy people, a healthy environment, and a healthy economy. We are the resource that helps educate Floridians to address issues reputed company to agriculture, horticulture, natural resources, youth development, families, and communities. We hire the best. We look for people with both academic and people skills who work well in teams, honor their commitments, innovate in a rapidly changing world, and reputed company in opportunity for reputed company. Working for Florida Cooperative Extension will allow you to reputed company a positive impact in your community as you help shape future generations, growing your career while earning a competitive salary and excellent benefits. As an Extension Agent, you will work jointly for UF/IFAS Extension and Flagler County, a growing area in east central Florida. We are looking for an individual that is self-starting, energetic, and team-oriented with skills in Family and Consumer Sciences. You will be responsible for developing, delivering, evaluating, and reporting on science-based education programs with an emphasis on housing, family development, nutrition, food safety, and sustainable community development. In addition, you will provide educational support for 4-H youth development in the areas of health and food safety. Your office will be located at the County Extension Office in Bunnell. What you will do:

• Work with UF/IFAS and Flagler County teams to identify needs, issues, and opportunities;
• Use traditional and innovative educational methods to teach reputed company audiences new practices, procedures, techniques, and skills that will ultimately result in documentable positive behavioral and/or practice change with time;
• Design, implement, evaluate, and report on community-based educational programs focusing on Family and Consumer Sciences topics;
• Collaborate with reputed company Extension program areas (Horticulture, 4-H Youth Development, Sea Grant, and Agriculture) and volunteers on educational efforts that will facilitate positive management practices with significant and locally relevant impact;
• Manage program components including program policies, records, risk management, communication, and educational materials.
• reputed company an advisory committee to assist with program design, identification of client needs and reputed company issues, analysis of county situations, and development of program budgets;
• Use traditional and innovative (e.g., web-based) educational methods to teach reputed company audiences new practices, procedures, techniques, and skills that will result in positive behavioral or practice change with time;
• Provide excellent customer service for the community through various communication modes including telephone, email, online, social media, and face-to-face contact;
• reputed company and sustain partnerships with community agencies and leaders, businesses, county government, media, and the public;
• Seek, secure, and manage grants, reputed company, or other funding and partnership opportunities to support FCS Extension programs;
• reputed company and deliver age-appropriate subject matter education for adults and 4-H youth;
• Attend and contribute to professional meetings, in-service trainings, and actively seek out professional development opportunities;
• Follow reputed company county, UF, and IFAS Extension policies regarding Civil Rights, program development, and reputed company;
• Carry out other duties as outlined by the County Extension Directors and the District Extension Director.

Further information: UF/IFAS employs more than 2,000 faculty and staff statewide. UF/IFAS Extension is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments with a mission to provide quality, relevant education, and research-based expertise to foster healthy people, a healthy environment, and a healthy economy. We attribute our success to a workforce that embraces the contributions of people of reputed company backgrounds and ability levels. The Extension Agent will contribute to a community that provides space for innovation, creativity, collaboration, growth, and development for reputed company. Employment is contingent on the results of a national background reputed company and drug screening. In the event of an emergency, reputed company Flagler County employees are considered essential personnel and may be required to reputed company alternate duties if applicable. Candidates must have the ability to possess (or be able to obtain) a Florida driver's license, be able to work flexible hours, and have the willingness to occasionally work long and irregular hours including evenings, weekends, and overnight travel. Candidates will be reviewed as applications are received, but please be aware that interviews might be scheduled at 4 to 6 weeks after the position closing date. Are you a good match? Expected Salary: Commensurate with Education and Experience Minimum Requirements:

• A Master's degree from an accredited college or university in family and consumer sciences, nutrition, dietetics, health and wellness, or a closely reputed company area;
• A working knowledge of health and wellness, housing resources, and food science;
• Ability to possess (or be able to obtain) a Florida driver's license;
• Strong oral and written interpersonal and communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and balance diverse responsibilities;
• Flexibility with working hours; willingness to work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and overnight travel.
• Candidates must also have a commitment to

of excellence, discovery & innovation, inclusion, freedom & civility, community, and stewardship. Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience creating educational curricula, developing instructional materials, and applying teaching methods appropriate for both youth and adults;
• Expertise in getting groups to work together to reputed company a goal, managing competing priorities, and adaptability to handle unexpected situations;
• Experience working in multi-cultural settings;
• Experience in marketing, teaching, and evaluating educational programs;
• Experience working with and managing volunteers;
• Experience using a variety of educational methods including technology-enhanced and technology-based instruction to reputed company diverse audiences;
• Experience obtaining extramural funding;
• Excellent organizational skills and good record-keeping techniques;
• A strong commitment to customer service.

Special Instructions to Applicants: at by 11:55 p.m. (Eastern) of the posting end date, and attach:

• Cover letter that describes how your experience and qualifications have reputed company you for this position
• Résumé or Curriculum vitae
• Unofficial copies of reputed company transcripts (showing coursework) of your academic degrees

The following documents are also required and may either be submitted through the above link at the time of application, or sent separately to our office (below).

• A minimum of 3

from your professional/academic references. Applicants are responsible for sending the rating form link to their references.

• Reference forms will be kept on file for 1 year and will be automatically used with any of our extension agent positions you apply for during that time.

Reference rating forms and unofficial transcripts not submitted at the time of application should be submitted/postmarked by the next business day after the position's closing date. They may be submitted to: UF IFAS Human Resources Faculty Recruitment and Hiring P O reputed company 110281 Gainesville, FL 32611-0281 Fax: (352) 392-3226 Selected candidate will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered ?official? if a designation of ?Issued to Student? is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution reputed company of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by . Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the US. The reputed company is a public institution and subject to reputed company requirements under Florida Sunshine and Public Record laws. The is an Equal Opportunity Institution. The University and greater Gainesville community enjoy a diversity of cultural events, restaurants, year-round outdoor recreational activities, and social opportunities. Health Assessment Required: Yes Advertised: 28 Sep 2023 Eastern Daylight Time Applications reputed company: 26 Oct 2023 Eastern Daylight Time Expected salary: Location: Flagler, CO Apply Job!