{"id":2680,"date":"2024-09-02T18:56:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T18:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/?p=2680"},"modified":"2025-04-08T14:25:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T21:25:38","slug":"job-opening-4-h-and-small-farms-education-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/2024\/09\/02\/job-opening-4-h-and-small-farms-education-coordinator\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB OPENING: 4-H and Small Farms Education Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a name=\"4HSmallFarmsEducationCoordinator\" href=\"#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WSU Regional Small Farms &#8211; 4-H and Small Farms Education Coordinator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Port Angeles, WA-based with collaboration within the WSU Regional Small Farms Program (Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap Counties)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monthly salary: $3,750.85-$5,397.56<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u>Position Details:<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 4-H and Small Farms Education Coordinator is responsible for providing assistance in the coordination of 4-H and Small Farms programs. Duties include coordinating, conducting and evaluating program activities. The Education Coordinator is responsible for recruitment, selection, training, and coordination of program volunteers, and will oversee record-keeping, evaluation, and membership recognition for both programs. This position collaborates with other extension program staff, community partners, and other program constituents to ensure the program and activities meet guidelines\/expectations\/objectives\/policies &amp; procedures of WSU Extension under the direction of the WSU Clallam County 4-H Coordinator and County Director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Required Qualifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A Bachelor&#8217;s degree in a relevant extension program discipline and two (2) years of related program experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Must successfully pass the WSU 4-H Youth Development\/Child Protection Screening Process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This position requires the ability to travel and work a flexible schedule during the week including nights and weekends occasionally requiring overnight travel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver&#8217;s license and meet requirements in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/policies.wsu.edu\/prf\/index\/manuals\/safety-policies-procedures-manual\/sppm-7-10\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SPPM 7.10<\/a> and departmental driving standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to compose correspondence, reports, and\/or other required written materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, inquiries, and\/or complaints.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Displays courtesy, tact, and respect when dealing with others.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Willingness to receive direction and follow through on assignments in a timely manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet attendance standards necessary for successful job performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Must be team player, work independently and embrace a flexible schedule that includes evenings and weekends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Preferred Qualifications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>A Bachelor&#8217;s degree in Agricultural Science including but not limited to Animal Agricultural Education, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Food Science, Meat Science, Poultry Science, Extension Education or another relevant discipline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three (3) years of related program experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge and experience in teaching utilizing an experiential learning model (youth and adult audiences).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ability to teach workshops, facilitate meetings and evaluate programming efforts offered to diverse audiences that span both youth and adult participants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com\/en-US\/WSU_Jobs\/job\/CLALLAM-COUNTY-EXTENSION-PORT-ANGELES\/XMLNAME-4-H-and-Small-Farms-Education-Coordinator_R-12161\">See full job description and apply here <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY\/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and\/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; Posted August 28, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSU Regional Small Farms &#8211; 4-H and Small Farms Education Coordinator Port Angeles, WA-based with collaboration within the WSU Regional Small Farms Program (Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap Counties) Monthly salary: $3,750.85-$5,397.56 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_external_link":"","_expiration_date":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2680"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3441,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2680\/revisions\/3441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/regionalsmallfarms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}