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Kansas State University and
Sedgwick County Extension Council

Sedgwick County is a multi-agent county in south-central Kansas. It has a diversified urban, suburban and rural population of over 450,000. Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County which also has 20 other small cities. The professional staff includes 13 agents of which five are in family and consumer sciences.

Title: Extension Agent

Primary Area of Responsibility: Family and Consumer Sciences - Family Life and Family Resource Management

Location: Sedgwick County, Wichita, Kansas

APPLICATION DATE: Screening of applications for this position will begin November 12, 2007 and continue until the position is filled. This position is available on or after December 12, 2007. The starting date is negotiable.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Extension Councils and extension agents have the responsibility to complete needs assessments and identify major educational priorities of the county within the K-State Research and Extension Core Mission Themes:
   • Healthy Communities: Youth, Adults, and Families
   • Safe Food and Human Nutrition
   • Economic Development through Value-added Products
   • Natural Resources and Environmental Management
   • Competitive Agricultural Systems
2. Provide primary leadership in the development, dissemination and implementation of research-based educational programs to support successful families and the systems that serve them in communities. Programs will include but are not limited to: family life, parenting, and financial and resource management.
3. Provide leadership for 4-H youth development related to family and consumer sciences programming.
4. Jointly share responsibility in community programming (10% of time) around issues involving leadership development, community improvement, local government, community health and other forms of community economic development.
5. Working with county citizens and staff of cooperating organizations, implement educational programs developed in collaboration with area and state extension specialists, other state extension systems and USDA.
6. Through community coalitions and utilizing appropriate interdisciplinary knowledge, implement educational processes that make communities more supportive of their citizens.
7. Develop and implement volunteer recruitment, training and management systems.
8. With program development committees and area and state specialists, collect evidence on program effectiveness for the purpose of program improvement, reporting and marketing.
9. This position requires travel connected with official duties, including: attendance at night and weekend meetings, participation in out-of-county events, access to a personal vehicle, and ability to obtain/maintain a valid Kansas Driver’s License.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Completed bachelor's degree with major course work, professional development and experience appropriate to the needs of the position (see responsibility #2 above); master's degree preferred.
• Evidence of strong academic performance as demonstrated by college transcripts, acceptance into a graduate program and/or documented success in increasingly responsible professional positions.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with individuals, groups, and through mass media.
• Experience in working with individuals, groups and co-workers to accomplish individual and/or group goals, as evidenced by college and/or community activities.
• Ability to utilize electronic communication and computer applications within the framework of program development, delivery and management to fulfill day-to-day responsibilities.
• Must be a self-starter who can work with a minimum of supervision.
• Familiarity with and commitment to working with adults and youth from various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated ability in designing, promoting, implementing and evaluating educational programs.

  SALARY AND BENEFITS

  1. Salary commensurate with training, experience and available funding as negotiated by the area extension director, the county extension executive board and the applicant.
  2. Agents are faculty members of Kansas State University and have benefits of university faculty, including a retirement program under the Kansas Board of Regents Retirement Plan, health and life insurance. For a complete list of benefits, see www.ksu.edu/hr/benefits.
  3. Annual leave of 22 working days per year, plus holidays and accumulative sick leave of twelve days per year.
  4. Reimbursement for travel and subsistence related to achieving program objectives.
     
     

  HOW TO APPLY: The following application materials can be sent electronically to jobapplications@lists.oznet.ksu.edu, or mailed to: Stacey M. Warner, Leader, Extension Operations, 121 Umberger Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506:

  1. Letter of application stating that you are applying for the Sedgwick County Family and Consumer Sciences Agent position. The letter should address experiences related to responsibilities and qualifications for this position.
  2. Resume which includes the following: educational background; work experience; professional organizations and activities; volunteer responsibilities; honors; publications, articles and major presentations; and any other information important to communicate your qualifications for this position. Also include the names, complete mailing addresses and phone numbers for five professional references familiar with your work, including college professors if a recent graduate.
  3. Copies of all college transcripts.
  4. Three additional forms (Reference Checking Consent Form, Applicant Information Profile, and Family and Consumer Sciences Course Work Summary Sheet) are also to be completed by the applicant. These forms are located on the K-State Research and Extension Employment Procedures web page www.oznet.ksu.edu/operations/ApplicationProcedure.htm. They are in Adobe Acrobat format and may be completed and printed from the web site and submitted with application materials. If the forms are not received with the application, they will be sent to you by mail from our office. These forms will be kept in your file and only need to be submitted one time.

  For questions regarding the application process, call the Extension Operations office at 785 532-5790. For more information about K-State Research and Extension, visit our Web site at: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu

  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Kansas State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or other non-merit reasons (including employment of disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.) EEO Coordinator: Stacey M. Warner, 121 Umberger Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. EEO Counelor: Daryl D. Buchholz, 123 Umberger Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506.
  
  10/15/07
  Position #07-27

  
  

  Stacey M. Warner
  Leader, Extension Operations