Agriculture Educator - Jamestown, NY

Association Subject Educator I

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County has an opening for an Agriculture Educator working full-time from the Jamestown office. The Agriculture Educator serves as a member of the association agriculture educational team to coordinate and deliver established agriculture curriculum to adults and youth to foster awareness, understanding, and appreciation of agriculture and food systems. Deliver established curriculum to help youth understand the connections between agriculture, the environment, and people.

Assist with the evaluation of delivery of the established educational program goals. Assist Supervisor with activities to foster the program with community leaders. Appreciate and promote diversity in all interactions with program participants, staff, volunteers, and the public.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with focus in agriculture, horticulture, or environmental science or equivalent education.
• Experience relevant to the role of the position.
• Ability to clearly communicate (speak, read, and write proficiently) in English.
• Ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
• Ability to meet acceptable background check standards.
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.
• Proficiency with windows-based software including use of the internet and Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, and tactfully through verbal, written and electronic methods.
• Ability and willingness to work with a high degree of integrity, accuracy, organization, sound professional judgment, and the ability to handle confidential, sensitive information.
• Ability to organize, manage, and prioritize multiple tasks, deadlines, requirements, and priorities to complete work in a timely manner and within established deadlines.
• Ability to present effective and relevant educational lessons to target audiences in group settings.
• Ability to effectively participate in professional team efforts.
• Ability to identify and utilize program resources from the organization and the community.
• Ability to relate effectively to co-workers, advisors, community and professional leaders.
• Ability to plan and organize personal work responsibilities according to priorities developed with the immediate supervisor.
• Ability to work in a typical office environment which may include lifting, moving, and/or transporting office supplies, work related materials, and equipment with or without accommodation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with Cooperative Extension or other similar educational organizations.
• Coursework in general agriculture, plant science, soils, and crops.
• Experience in collaborating with volunteers.

Essential functions:

• Program Delivery - 75%
• Program Evaluation - 5%
• Administrative Direction - 5%
• Administrative Management - 5%
• Administrative Coordination/Operation - 5%
• Professional Improvement - 5%
• Health and Safety
  - Applies to all duties and functions
• Policy and Other Duties as Assigned
  - Applies to all duties and functions

Position details:

• Expected weekly hours: 40 hours per week (full-time)
• Hourly wage: $19.00 to $21.00 per hour, commensurate with experience.
• Location:
  
  Based from the Jamestown, NY office. Remote work is not available.
• Benefits:
  Full benefits, based on eligibility, including:
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal leave
• Paid holidays
• NYS Health Insurance Program (including dental insurance)
• NYS Retirement (NYSLERS)
• Tax deferred annuity plan
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible spending accounts
• Term life insurance
• Personal accidental insurance
• Legal plan insurance
• Auto and homeowner's insurance
• Pet insurance
• New York's 529 college savings program

Final date to receive applications extended. Apply online by 11:59pm EST on June 23, 2026. Review of applications will begin immediately. Position will remain open for applications until satisfactory pool has been identified. Contact Kimberly at wsbn-recruiter with questions.

To be considered all applicants are requested to:

• Complete all sections of the online application
• Upload/attach a cover letter and resume
• Upload/attach 2 professional references

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• External applicants (including current employees of other CCE offices):
  Submit application materials via the "APPLY" button located within this job posting. Please refer to Applying for a Job (External Candidate) for additional guidance.
• Internal applicants (current employees working at this CCE office):
  Apply via Workday under the "Career, Talent and Performance" section.

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