H Extension Agent, Conecuh

Extending knowledge, improving lives! Make an impact in your community and in the lives of Alabamians.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is seeking qualified applications for a 4-H Extension Agent based outof Conecuh County, AL. Applicants must be self-directed and able tothrive in a flexible work environment.

• Job Satisfaction! Be a part of life-changing work in your community!
• Excellent full-time benefits that start on Day 1!
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options!
• Work/life balance!
• 4 weeks of vacation accrued each year.
• 96 hours of sick leave accrued annually.
• 7 paid holidays in addition to 2 weeks of paid leave during
  
  Christmas/New Years when the University closes.
• 6 weeks of paid parental leave for the birth or adoption of achild (available for BOTH moms & dads).
• AU tuition assistance for you and your dependents after a yearof service.
• Generous state retirement plan along with other voluntaryretirement plan options and benefits.
• Fun, flexible & diverse work environment. Every day is different!
• Supportive leadership & peers. The ACES team supports youand your work!

We are seeking a servant leaderthat has a passion for working with youth in Conecuh County! As a4-H Extension Agent, this position provides the opportunity to do something new every day —our 4-H Agents work with animals,outdoors, STEM, gardening, cooking and everything in between. Mustbe willing to work as part of team and serve a diverse population.

We expect all of our employees to uphold the following values:service excellence, team, inclusiveness, accountability and integrity.

Extension Agent’s (EA’s), Urban Extension Agent’s (UEA’s), County Extension Directors (CEDs), and Specialistsform the core of Extension teams. This EA will participate as acohesive team member working with local clientele, advisory groups,volunteers, and other interested parties to determine regionalneeds for program outreach. As a team member, the EA will partner with other EA’s and CEDs to provide educational leadership in planning, implementing, evaluating, and reporting programs conducted in the region.

Serving under the supervision of the County Extension Coordinator,the primary role of non-tenure track 4-H Extension Agent is toprovide programmatic leadership and program delivery to build life skills in Alabama youth.

• Develops leadership and engagement skills to grow and sustainthe county 4-H program in five areas of excellence: forming aunified county 4-H team and program, utilizing consistentresearch-based curriculum resources, diversifying delivery modestailored to today’s youth, promoting plan-of-work development and teamwork at all levels, and aligning staff and position assignments to support program resources and delivery modes.
• Diversifies program delivery by learning new programs,resources, and skills offered by Program Priority Team (PPT),professional organizations, and networks in the key 4-H programsubject areas: animals and agriculture, creative arts,environmental education, healthy living, leadership andcitizenship, outdoor education, and science and technology.
• Stays current on demographic and socioeconomic change toinclude diverse voices in program priorit