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rChisholm Trail District Family and Community Wellness Extension Agent

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rKansas State University

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rAbout This Role

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 Research and 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; support local food systems; and lead volunteer development.
• Manage Chisholm Trail District\'s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) efforts to prevent nutrition and activity-related chronic disease by empowering limited-resource Kansans to achieve healthy lives, improve food security, and reduce health disparities.
  • Provide primary supervision for the district\'s two full-time SNAP-Ed nutrition educators.
• 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 Research and Extension\'s five Grand Challenges (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 programs.
  • Develop and implement strategies to serve all community audiences.
  • Collect and communicate evidence of educational program impact.
  • Cultivate expertise 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 Chisholm Trail District team, cooperating in the planning and delivery of district-wide programming and related events. This will include collaborative efforts related to local food systems, such as educational initiatives for local school and community gardens.

About Us

K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. Our system is designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. We are a partnership between Kansas State University and federal, state, and count governments. We have extension offices in every Kansas county. Learn more at ksre.k-state.edu.

Extension agents are Kansas State University faculty working throughout the state to serve the needs of local communities.

Chisholm Trail Extension District is comprised of Dickinson and Marion counties in central Kansas. The district is centrally located between Manhattan, Salina, and Wichita on the edge of the scenic Flint Hills. The current district staff consists of six agents and six support staff, who serve our approximately 30,000 residents. We are searching for an ambitious, progressive team member to help us make a difference in our communities through innovative family and food-system programs.

Location and Worksite Option

This agent will serve the people of Chisholm Trail District. The Chisholm Trail Extension District has offices in Abilene and Marion. This agent\'s primary office will be in Abilene, KS.

Work for this position is on site in the Chisholm Trails District\'s Dickinson 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.

What You\'ll Need to Succeed

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor\'s degree.

Academic coursework, professional development, or prior