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About the Role

Assist with the day-to-day operations of Farm Education programs, including preparing and presenting programs both on-site and in community settings, and assisting with festivals and special events.

Responsibilities

• Teach existing educational programs.
• Present all programs offered in the "Education Programs for Youth" brochure, both on farm and in schools, libraries, and other community settings.
• Deliver programs for birthday parties and family programs.
• Deliver programs for festivals and special events.
• Foster acceptance of program, methods, and policies to address community and individual needs and consider diverse audiences.
• Utilize established materials to serve as a subject matter resource in discipline and provide standard responses.
• Interact with program participants.
• Represent CCE before the public, community leaders, government officials, Cornell or other land grant universities as part of program delivery.
• Utilize a variety of proven educational methodologies.
• May assist in providing educational program efforts via mass media.
• Implement program evaluation as designed.
• Assist with program organization including purchasing supplies, preparing and gathering materials, set-up and clean-up of all program areas as requested.
• Complete necessary paperwork including purchase orders and program budgets.
• Handle cash transactions from the general public.
• Answer general program inquiries via telephone and email.
• Register participants for special programs.
• Maintain cleanliness of work environment and farm facility.
• In cooperation with Supervisor and/or Executive Director, jointly develop and pursue a professional development plan to increase competencies relative to position accountabilities and to address changes and Association priorities.
• Collaborate in activities that are in general support of Cornell Cooperative Extension and perform other duties as assigned.
• Participate in all required orientation, training, and in-service meetings and training scheduled or required.
• Pursue personal growth through expanding personal knowledge of the entire organization and through updating techniques and technical skills relating to the position.
• Support the Association to maintain a safe working environment.
• Be familiar with and strive to follow any applicable federal, state, local regulations, Association health and safety policy/procedure/requirement and standard.
• Act proactively to prevent accidents/injuries and communicate hazards to supervisors when identified.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Early Childhood, Animal Science, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Education, or other related field, or High School Diploma and 2 years of volunteer or work experience.
• One year of paid or volunteer experience working with children and/or the public.
• Ability to learn how to drive a tractor, van and horse trailer and truck and livestock trailer.
• Ability to lift 10-20 pounds unassisted.
• Ability to meet travel requirements associated with this position.
• Ability to meet acceptable background check standards, if required.
• Ability to work flexible hours which may include evenings and/or weekends, as appropriate.
• Attach/upload a resume to the online application in either Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Attach/upload a cover letter to the online application in either Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Attach/upload contacts info for three references to the online application in either Microsoft Word or PDF format.

Skills

• Early Childhood Education
• Animal Science
• Agriculture
• Environmental Science
• Education
• Working with children
• Public interaction
• Tractor driving
• Van driving
• Horse trailer driving
• Truck driving
• Livestock trailer driving
• Travel
• Background check
• Flexible hours
• Teaching
• Program development
• Community outreach
• Mass media communication
• Program evaluation
• Purchasing
• Budgeting
• Cash handling
• Customer service
• Registration
• Workplace safety
• Accident prevention

Work Type

• Part-time
• Temporary

Experience Level

• 1 year of paid or volunteer experience working with children and/or the public

Education Level

• Associate’s degree in Early Childhood, Animal Science, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Education, or other related field
• High School Diploma
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood, Animal Science, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Education, or other related field
• Additional education and training in the field of education
• Additional education in the areas of agriculture, animal sciences, natural sciences, human development and consumer sciences

Salary/Compensations

• $18 per hour

About the Company

• Cornell Cooperative Extension is a collaboration among Cornell University, the United States Department of Agriculture, the State of New York, and the residents of New York State.
• Per NYS Law, county and regional extension service associations are subordinate government agencies.
• This employment opportunity is with the entities listed and not with Cornell University.

Equal Opportunity

• Cornell Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity employer.
• The Association may make reasonable accommodations to enable applicants to participate in the hiring process and employees to perform their essential functions.