Job Title
Extension Program Specialist I
Agency
Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service
Department
Agriculture Education
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Serve as an effective team member to plan, produce, implement and evaluate educational programs, products and services.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provides support for the areas of employee development and continuous learning with a specific focus on orientation and onboarding initiatives.
- Supports new Extension personnel in acquiring, developing, and proactively mastering learning skills/competencies that allow Texas Extension to serve the needs of Texans.
- Provides leadership for logistics of new employee training events including both face-to-face and online events.
- Identifies partners with faculty, staff, departments, professional organizations, and other resources to enhance programmatic efforts for new Extension employees.
- Provide support for the development of applied research and scholarly work related to employee development and continuous learning.
- Creates material such as documents, videos, online courses, etc. in support of employee development and continuous learning.
- Other duties as required.
People
- Identify, train and support volunteers, stakeholders and employees to enhance effective adult and/or youth education programs as appropriate for position.
- Contribute to faculty/staff training and assistance, as needed, and serve as a resource to other faculty and staff.
- May supervise others
Programs
- Manage projects and priorities to effectively plan and deliver educational programs utilizing available technology in program development and delivery.
- Provides program leadership, organizational support. Develops, delivers, teaches, implements and evaluates programs, services, products and / or processes for new employees within AgriLife Extension.
- Work to effectively coordinate and integrate programs relevant to subject matter expertise.
- Determine and understand the needs and interests of targeted audiences for effective program delivery.
- Implement effective approaches to the problem-solving processes involved in producing educational programs and services for clientele.
- Develop effective learning environments for adult and youth audiences.
- Assess and report impacts of programs, utilizing feedback and evaluations to improve teaching effectiveness.
- Provide expertise for disciplinary, multi-disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary programming and projects of the agency.
- Coordinates agency activities within appropriate units and individuals in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness of new employees.
Partnerships
- Support grant-seeking activities.
- Work cooperatively with industry and other external groups to advance organizational goals.
- Work with individuals, organizations, agencies and/or corporate entities to provide financial and in-kind support for Extension programming.
- Contribute effectively to coordinated program efforts which extend beyond the department or unit.
- Coordinate agency activities with appropriate units and individuals to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
- Contribute to professional and industry organizations through membership, attendance and service.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in a related field
- Five years of related experience.
Preferred Education and Experience:
- Master's degree in related field
- Five year of related experience
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of word processing, database, presentation and spreadsheet and presentation software applications.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to work in teams and collaborate across units to accomplish the work of this position and support Texas Extension and Texas A&M AgriLife.
Preferred Special Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:
- Understanding of community education or Cooperative Extension and its educational program delivery system.
- Ability to develop and implement training activities
- Ability to develop online or technology assisted resources
- Ability to conduct needs assessments / asset mapping
- Ability to facilitate educational and organizational processes
- Ability to enhance working relationships
Application Details:
Any interested candidates should apply for this position using the Texas A&M AgriLife employment website. All requested materials should be uploaded to this site or included in the application. No documents should be mailed or submitted via email.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
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