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Expanded Nutrition Program

This is a professional Extension position for individuals interested in a career in strengthening limited resource families and youth in the areas of nutrition, food safety, and food resource management. Extension agent must be devoted to assisting limited resource families and individuals learn basic skills in nutrition, food buying, meal planning and preparation, safe food handling, managing food resources, and efficiently using government assistance resources. The following competencies are essential in the successful performance of the Expanded Nutrition Program job responsibilities.

Technical: a graduate degree in family and consumer sciences or foods and nutrition or field closely related to the scope of job responsibilities is required. Experience equivalency may be considered if related and relevant to job responsibilities. Demonstrated professional and technical competencies in basic nutrition education to limited-income families with young children and to youths through this special federally funded program preferred. Demonstrated ability to integrate technology, information, knowledge, and skills in applying solutions to specific issues identified by county stakeholders is preferred.

Organizational Effectiveness: Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with support staff, peers, and supervisors. Demonstrated ability to effectively market programs both internally and externally; successful experience with grant development and management preferred. Demonstrated ability to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate programs that provide high quality education and sound evidence of outcomes.

Personal Effectiveness: Demonstrated ability to effectively set, plan and manage multiple priorities, establish goals and standards for performance, and organize work effectively; ability to balance professional and personal responsibilities; evidence of a commitment that supports continuous learning and professional development.

Action-Orientation: Evidence of self-motivation and a preference for action and achievement. Demonstrated ability to effect and implement change, and respond positively and productively to change in the work environment. Evidence of an ability to effectively think conceptually and apply action to ideas; ability to apply action to organizational vision, mission, goals, and objectives.

Communication: Demonstrated ability to work with people, cooperate as a team member, and communicate effectively. Must show evidence of superior instructional and presentation skills, using a variety of methods and technologies. Demonstrated ability to manage conflict.

Development of Others: Demonstrated ability to train and mentor staff and volunteers; effectively and appropriately delegates tasks; promotes and supports teamwork and cooperation; skilled in situational and facilitative leadership. Willing to work with and support limited resource audiences.

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