SGMA Technical Assistance Community Educator Farms; CES IV Riverside, CA,

Position: SGMA Technical Assistance Community Educator for Small Farms (CES IV)  Riverside, CA, Job ID 83125
SGMA Technical Assistance Community Educator for Small Farms (CES IV) Riverside, CA, Job

University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources

Job Description

Position Summary:

The SGMA Technical Assistance Community Educator for Small Farms will conduct technical assistance, extension education, policy analysis, and communication to support small-scale farms during the implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The SGMA TA Community Educator will assess regional needs of small-scale farmers relevant to SGMA implementation and determine appropriate methods for outreach, education, and technical assistance. Duties include visiting farms to provide individual technical assistance;

developing educational materials; conducting outreach activities, workshops, and field days; participate in strategic planning and evaluation of statewide program deliverables and objectives; facilitating access to resources available from nonprofit and private sector partners; attending meetings of local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs); reviewing groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs); and analyzing groundwater management policies to generate recommendations.

The SGMA TA Community Educator will work under the general supervision of the Small Farms SGMA Technical Assistance Academic Coordinator II and will collaborate closely with other SGMA TA Community Educators, UC ANR Small Farms Advisors and staff based in relevant county regions. Project work will be coordinated with the statewide team for SGMA technical assistance for small farms as well as the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) and other nonprofit and agency partner organizations.

This position is part of a statewide team providing technical assistance to small farms with SGMA implementation in multiple counties under the UC ANR Small Farms Network, a program of UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP). As part of the statewide network, the SGMA TA Community Educator will identify one or more areas of content expertise related to production, regulatory compliance, or marketing in which to serve as a subject matter expert and a lead worker coordinating development of educational materials on specialized topics.

This position will cover Riverside County and San Bernardino County.

This position is a contract appointment that is 100% fixed and ends 12/31/2026 with the possibility of extension if funding permits.

Pay Scale: $62,900/year to $86,500/year

Job Posting Close Date:
This job is open until filled. The first application review date will be 1/20/2026.

Key Responsibilities:

30%

Development and delivery of extension education materials:

Serve as regional subject matter expert on California groundwater policy and regulations, sustainable groundwater management, and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).

• Develop training and outreach materials to assist small-scale farmers with groundwater management, water conservation, and implementation of SGMA.
• Analyze existing training and outreach materials and provide recommendations to partner agencies and organizations.
• Plan, conduct, and evaluate workshops, field days, webinars, tailgate meetings, and other educational and extension events.
• Develop summaries of current and proposed management actions of local and regional GSAs with potential impacts to small-scale farmers.
• Collaborate with bilingual staff in the Small Farms Network to conduct outreach and training and develop educational materials in multiple languages.
• Contribute to content development and logistics for delivery of webinars conducted statewide.
• Lead development of educational materials where background and expertise are sufficient to serve as a subject matter expert for specific project topics.
  
  30%
  
  Technical assistance with SGMA implementation:
• Assist small-scale farmers to understand and engage with communications, governance processes, planning processes, and management actions of local and regional GSAs.
• Conduct site visits to small-scale farms to assess irrigation and groundwater infrastructure and conditions and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Provide…