Overview
Community Engagement -H Youth Development Advisor/AP Jobs in Tulare, California, USA at UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Position: Community Engagement and 4-H Youth Development Advisor (AP 22-04)
Community Engagement
and 4-H Youth Development Advisor (AP 22-04)
County Locations:
Fresno County, Kings County, Tulare County
Date Posted
:
January 30, 2025
Closing Date
:
March 17, 2025
Position Overview
The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a UC Cooperative ExtensionCommunity Engagement and Development 4-H Youth Development Advisor for the serving Tulare, Fresno, and Kings counties.This position will create opportunities for youth to engage in meaningful civic engagement and community-basedleadershipexperiences to prepare them to be effective public leaders. This position offers the opportunity to address multiple issues by creating youth voice and authentic opportunities to solve issues of interest and importance to youth, such as access to built and natural environments, creating welcoming community spaces for youth and environmental justice.
This position is positively situated to integrate ANR’s research and extensioneducationefforts across communities to improve youth development across the region.
Location Headquarters: UCCE Tulare County, Tulare, CA
Purpose:
TheCommunity Engagementand Development Youth Advisor will implement aninnovativeextensioneducationand applied research program to address issues related to Positive Youth Development. The successful candidate will implement aninnovativemulti-county extensioneducationand applied research program using a positive youth development framework forcommunity engagementand development.
This is anexcitingopportunity to develop and deliver relevant program content to have meaningful impacts in local communities and throughout California related to:
Program factors or community strategies that contribute to Positive Youth Development;
Outcomes and impacts of a multifaceted youth development program on positive youth development;
Efficacy and relevance of the 4-H Thriving Model of Positive Youth Development in California;
Effectiveness of using youth as peer educators to initiate community change through youth development programs and learning experiences.
There are excellent opportunities for extension and research partnerships with a variety of stakeholders and collaborators, including local youth development partners, community service organizations, county government, and with youth-serving agencies in formal and non-formaleducationsettings. The advisor joins a team of highly motivated UCCE colleagues who are passionate about their work and are dedicated to making a difference within the communities and throughout California.
The potential forcollaborativeprojects within the UC ANR system is nearly limitless.
Counties of Responsibility:
This position will be headquartered in the UCCE Tulare office, CA and have programmatic responsibilities in Fresno and Kings Counties. The position will also provide support to the statewide network of 4-H Youth Development community educators inCommunity Engagementand Development.
Reporting Relationship:
The CE Advisor serves under the administrative guidance of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) County Director of the UCCE Fresno/Tulare/Kings Counties, and programmatically under the 4-H Statewide Director. It is not a remote position; the candidate must be available to work onsite at the headquarters location and travel to and be present in other counties with programmatic …
Title: Community Engagement -H Youth Development Advisor/AP
Company: UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Location: Tulare, California, USA
Category: Education / Teaching, Non-Profit & Social Impact
