Extension Agent, Family and Community Wellness

This agent will support Twin Creeks District residents through research-based community wellness education and outreach.

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 K‑State Extension (represented by a designated administrator) and the local extension board.

• Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of research-based educational programming to build healthy, sustainable communities, families, and individuals. Programming will be conducted with volunteers and extension colleagues to: strengthen families and individuals; build community capacity; promote individual and community health and wellness; and lead volunteer development.
• Provide supervisory support for Twin Creeks District support staff in collaboration with the district director. This will entail overseeing a team of three: a district-wide program coordinator and the office professionals serving each county extension office.
• Share leadership for the development, implementation, and evaluation of district-wide 4‑H Youth Development programs for school‑aged youth in cooperation with volunteers and extension colleagues. Programming will include but is not limited to: community clubs support; out‑of‑school programs; school enrichment; volunteer management; and outreach to create new program opportunities with existing and new community partners.
  • Serve as the primary coordinator of Graham County’s 4‑H Youth Development program.
• 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 K‑State Extension’s five critical issues (water and natural resources; community vitality; health; developing tomorrow’s leaders; and global food systems) 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 K‑State 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 a Program Focus Team.
• Pursue internal and external funding to support educational programming.
• Serve as a member of the Twin Creeks District team, cooperating in the planning and delivery of district‑wide programming and related events.

This agent will serve the people of Twin Creeks District. The Twin Creeks Extension District has offices in Hill City and Norton. This agent’s primary office will be in Hill City, KS.

Work for this position is on site in the Graham County Extension office and at locations throughout the district.

This position will require occasional overnight travel and is expected to host and attend events during some evenings and weekends. Reimbursement for travel and subsistence related to achieving program objectives will be provided.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 12 credit hours of academic coursework or six months of professional experience related directly to the primary programming responsibilities (e.g., nutrition and wellness, public health, family systems).
• Demonstrated academic and/or professional achievement (minimum…