Education Program Assistant ; Internal

Position: Education Program Assistant 1 (Internal Employment Opportunity)
Position Details

Position Information

Department Ext 4-H Yth Dev Off Cmpus (TEX) Classification Title Education Program Assistant 1 Job Title Education Program Assistant 1 (Internal Employment Opportunity) Appointment Type Classified Staff

Job Location La Grande Benefits Eligible Full-Time, benefits eligible Remote or Hybrid option? Employment Category Regular

Job Summary

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity.

This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time Education Program Assistant 1 position for the Division of Extension and Engagement's Extension Union County Office with Oregon State University (OSU).

This Education Program Assistant 1 (EPA1) position is based at the Oregon State University Division of Extension and Engagement's (division) Extension Service Union County Office and will serve Union County. This 4-H EPA1 is a member of the regional and statewide team of the OSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Program.

This EPA1 works as a team member to plan and conduct activities that bring 4-H youth development to the community. This position has regular contact with the public to promote awareness and interest in 4-H programs, and engage the public as volunteers, participants, and partners.

The 4-H Education Program Assistant (EPA1) position collaborates with, and supports the efforts of, the 4-H faculty and program staff. This includes organizing and/or supporting specific 4-H events and training programs, providing office assistance to clientele, maintaining records and documentation (both physical and digital) of clubs, leaders and members involved in the 4-H program in Union County, assisting with recruitment of members and volunteers, maintaining and carrying out the 4-H program in Union County and other Extension programs as needed.

The division has built the capacity and expectation for employees to use digital communications and technologies in the modern-day workplace. This reflects our demonstrable commitment to using digital communications tools and changing technologies as a primary way to raise Oregonian's awareness of and engagement with our organization, programs and resources.

This individual will work with the managing 4-H faculty member to maintain and/or carry out educational programming and outreach activities to serve broad and diverse populations in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. This includes complying with civil rights and language/visual regulations.

The division has built the capacity and expectation for employees to use digital communications and technologies in the modern-day workplace. This reflects our demonstrable commitment to using digital communications tools and changing technologies as a primary way to raise Oregonian's awareness of and engagement with our organization, programs and resources.

This position requires driving/traveling throughout Union County.

About Union:

Union County is one of 36 counties in Oregon. Union County lies between the Blue and Wallowa Mountains, bordered by Wallowa County on the east and north, Umatilla County on the west and Grant and Baker Counties on the south. In 1862, population growth prompted the split of Umatilla and Baker Counties from Wasco County. Further development from the Grande Ronde Valley led to calls for the legislature to split Union County from Baker County, and in 1864, Union County was formed.

The OSU employees and trained volunteers of the OSU Extension Service in Union County working alongside local partners to provide educational workshops, activities, and services tailored to the unique industries, natural resources, and people in the Union County communities.

About Extension 4-H Youth Development (4-H) Program:

The Division of Extension and Engagement's Extension 4-H Youth Development Program provides young people with intentional, high-quality learning experiences that promote positive interactions with adults and peers, sustained and active participation across time, and opportunities to make meaningful contributions to the world around them. This mission is accomplished through the work of volunteers, youth, community members, and professionals who organize and conduct learning experiences in club, group, community, and family settings.

Programs are implemented in a manner that is consistent with the best practices in the field of youth development and respectful of local norms and culture.

4-H faculty (academic and professional) and staff teach, develop materials, coordinate digital outreach activities and provide administrative oversight to a broad array of programs through out-of-school, after-school, in-school, and camping programming. This position oversees all 4-H programming and assists the 4-H faculty (academic and professional) who supervises volunteers with expertise in project areas (e.g., health, outdoor adventures, livestock, shooting sports, leadership, civic engagement, and robotics).

Some 4-H experiences involve travel and overnight accommodations. 4-H faculty…