POSITION: #03-16 Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
El Paso County, Colorado Springs, CO
El Paso County is located on the east slope of the Rocky Mountains in the Pikes Peak
region of east central Colorado and is a mix of urban, suburban, and rural communities. El Paso
is the most populous of Colorado's 64 counties with 655,044 residents. Two-thirds of the county's
population lives in the city of Colorado Springs which is also the county seat and location of the
Extension office. Located on the 1-25 corridor with easy access to the Denver metro area to the
north, El Paso County is close to 14 ski resort areas and served by a regional airport. While the
western portion of the county is extremely mountainous, the eastern part is prairie land. El Paso County is home to the Olympic
Training Center, UCCS, Broadmoor Hotel & Resort, Pikes Peak Hill Climb, and five military installations including the United States Air
Force Academy. To learn more about El Paso County, go to: www.elpasoco.com.
TheEl Paso County Extension will have a staff of six including this new position: the county director/horticulture agent, this
family and consumer sciences (FCS) agent, a 4-H agent, a 4-H program assistant, a horticulture program assistant, and an
administrative support staffer. To learn more about El Paso County Extension, visit: http://elpasoco.colostate.edu. To learn more about
Colorado State University Extension, go to www.ext.colostate.edu.
APPLICATION PROCESS AND DEADLINE: All materials must be RECEIVED no later than 11:59 PM Mountain Time on December
29, 2015. Please submit the following to https://jobs.colostate.edu to apply:
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Resume
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Cover letter
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Transcripts of college(s) course work showing degrees conferred. Please remove all references to birth date or social security
number prior to submission. Only one document upload is allowed, no larger than 9 megabytes. Please convert all transcript
pages into one PDF File to upload.
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Special Required Documentation:
o Statement (no more than 5 pages) of how you meet all the "Required" and "Preferred" criteria listed in the Vacancy
Announcement. Please respond to each bullet point separately. Only one document upload is allowed, no larger than 9
megabytes. Please convert your Statement pages into one PDF file.
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Name, address, telephone, e-mail address, and your relationship to at least four (4) references. References will not be contacted
without prior notification of candidates.
For questions regarding the application process, contact help@colostate.edu. For questions regarding the job vacancy and
responsibilities, please contact JoAnn Powell, 970-491-7887 or joann.powell@colostate.edu.
PURPOSE OF POSITION: This individual will provide leadership for the overall family and consumer sciences program in El Paso
County and also provide support for regional and state programming in food safety, food preservation, nutrition and health and local
foods. The agent is also expected to contribute to and strengthen the overall Extension program offered in El Paso County and to help
build new audiences. This individual will also develop community relationships, partnerships, and volunteer opportunities in order to
grow the educational potential for residents, the county and Extension.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS: This individual works as a member of the local county Extension team and is a local
representative of Colorado State University and El Paso County. This person works under the guidance and supervision of the El Paso
County Extension director. The successful candidate will:
Program Planning, Development, Delivery, Evaluation and Reporting
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Provide leadership for an actively engaged family and consumer science program in El Paso County. Seek out and develop local
relationships, identify priority programming opportunities and develop, deliver, facilitate and evaluate appropriate educational
opportunities.
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Actively work with local, regional and state food safety program teams and related Program and Reporting Units to develop,
deliver and integrate food safety and food preservation education into programming for families, consumer and cottage food
audiences, producers/growers, and/or commercial enterprises. As part of these teams, serve as a resource on food safety and
food preservation information/best practices and as a trainer of other Extension and partner organization trainers.
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Actively participate on Extension program and reporting teams to help focus, develop and implement local, regional and statewide
program efforts.
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Collaborate with other El Paso County Agents and staff to incorporate FCS and other expertise into community program efforts.
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Effectively communicate program direction, engagement and program outcomes to county stakeholders. Develop means to
ensure that programming compliments and supports the county's strategic plan.
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Develop strong working relationships and coordinate resources, programming and research with other Colorado State University
and Extension personnel/staff, community leaders, county government, agencies, military installations, and institutions to enhance
program development, delivery, and evaluation and reporting.
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SALARY: Starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
• Master's degree .
• Bachelor and/or Master's Degree(s) must be in Food Science and Nutrition, Public Health, Food Safety, or a closely related field .
• Ability to distill technical and science-based information into educational materials for use by consumers, commercial entities, and
producers.
• Experience in audience needs identification, program development, delivery, and evaluation of results .
• Demonstrated skill working with people as individuals and in groups; ability to forge equitable and successful partnerships with
county commissioners and departments, other professionals and organizations, and to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Evidence of drive and initiative .
• Prior experience teaching adult or youth audiences and ability to communicate through public speaking, demonstration,
presentations and writing as demonstrated through application materials and experience.
• Demonstrated use of technology in managing and/or delivering educational programs .
• Knowledge of and/or experience with methods of conflict resolution and group facilitation .
• Personal or professional commitment to diversity as demonstrated by persistent effort, active planning, allocation of resources
and/or accountability for diversity outcomes.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:
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Demonstrated expertise in food safety and home food preservation, and experience teaching one or both.
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Course work, professional experience and/or background in food systems, on-farm food safety, farmers markets, cottage food
production, and/or production agriculture.
Experience or capacity to manage volunteers.
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Experience delivering online education.
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Experience working with advisory committees and/or focus groups.
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Demonstrated ability to program and/or market through mass media and/or social media.
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Successful experience in developing financial support for educational programs including grant writing, contracting, or cost
recovery efforts.
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Ability to speak, write, a11u uei1ver educational programming in Spanish.
BENEFITS: Based on full-time employment. Twenty-four working days' vacation each year, 15 days sick leave. Enrollment in group
health, life and accident insurance, various retirement plans, work injury benefits, and disability insurance are all available.
Available personal transportation required, travel allowance provided. A full description of benefits is available at:
http://www.hrs.colostate.edu/benefits/.
Colorado State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry,
sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or pregnancy. Colorado
State University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and
complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative
action. The Office of Equal Opportunity is located in 101 Student Services.
Colorado State University Extension operates in compliance with the same laws and executive orders as the University as
administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As a part of the USDA regulations, the Extension Equal Employment Opportun
representative may be contacted at 1311 South College Avenue, Room 102, Colorado State University.
BACKGROUND CHECK: Colorado State University is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living communit)
To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background
checks ma include, but are not limited to, criminal histo , national sex offender search and motor vehicle histo .
Application process and additional information may be obtained at: https://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/28926.
#03-16 Deadline 11:59 pm Mountain Time 12/29/2015
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