Wyandotte County Nutrition, Food Safety and Health Extension Agent

About This Role

Extension agents are professional educators, community connectors and innovators who serve as a link between Kansas State University and communities across Kansas. Agents are jointly responsible to the director of KState Extension (represented by a designated administrator) and the local extension board.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of research-based educational programming related to nutrition, food safety and health. Programming may include but is not limited to: nutrition through the life cycle; supplemental nutrition education; food security; consumer and food handler food safety; local food systems; physical activity promotion; and chronic disease prevention.
• Manage Wyandotte County's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) efforts to provide accessible nutrition and physical activity education for families, pregnant women and caregivers who are eligible to receive food assistance.
  • Provide primary supervision for the county's two full-time EFNEP nutrition assistants.
• Coordinate Wyandotte County's Extension Master Food Volunteer program, a team of extension-trained volunteers who provide community service and education related to food, cooking and nutrition.
• Share responsibility for 4H youth development programming related to nutrition, food safety and health.
• Share responsibility for community vitality programming that helps our communities become better places to live, work, and play by strengthening social, civic, economic, and technological capacity through leadership development and civic engagement.
• Successful extension programs require agents to:
  • Identify local needs and emerging issues related to KState Research and Extension's five critical issues by engaging with program development committees and other community organizations and professionals.
  • Design appropriate educational strategies to respond to emerging needs and engage clientele by aligning with the imperatives of the KState Next-Gen Strategic Plan. Strategies might include educational programming in a community-based setting; events and activities that provide experiential learning opportunities; use of innovative technologies; individual educational consultations; and group facilitation.
  • Collaborate with local partners to meet community and programmatic needs.
  • Recruit and manage volunteers to further the reach and impact of extension programming.
  • Develop and implement strategies to serve all community audiences.
  • Collect and communicate evidence of educational program impact.
  • Cultivate expertise in a subject matter competency area by engaging as a member of the Nutrition, Food Safety and Health Program Focus Team.
• Pursue internal and external funding to support educational programming.
• Serve as a member of the Wyandotte County team, cooperating in the planning and delivery of county-wide programming and related events.

K-State Extension connects Kansans to research-based information and education that helps individuals, families, businesses and communities thrive. It is a partnership between Kansas State University and federal, state, and county governments. Through local extension offices, K-State Extension provides practical solutions and programs in areas such as agriculture, health, youth development, and community vitality. Learn more ate.edu.

Extension agents are Kansas State University faculty working throughout the state to serve the needs of local communities.

Wyandotte County consists of three cities:
Kansas City, KS;
Bonner Springs; and Edwardsville. As of 2022, the county’s population was 167,989, making it the fourth-largest county in Kansas. Residents are community-focused and are proud to call the "Dotte" home. This agent will be part of a dynamic team who are passionate about serving those who live, work and play in Wyandotte County. When fully staffed, the office employs a director, four extension agents, three office professionals, and two nutrition assistants.

This agent will serve the people of Wyandotte County. The Wyandotte County Extension office is in Kansas City, KS.

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