Durham County Government employs approximately 1,900 employees that work towards providing needed services throughout the community. With a wide array of services, Durham County Government is at the heart of a rapidly growing and diverse area offering residents, employees and visitors exciting opportunities to live, work, grow and play.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The position will work though the Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development program to coordinate and deliver services to Spanish-speaking youth and famillies, particularly with programming designed to support youth in developing a pathway to career and/or college. The County Associate Extension Agent performs responsible professional and administrative work coordinating and executing the services within Durham County Cooperative Extension under the supervision of the County 4-H Youth Development program.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

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  Facilitates training activities and group discussions that inform and empower stakeholders with the knowledge and support needed to achieve successful outcomes;
• Develops and revises training materials in order to enhance the education of program participants and stakeholders;
• Collaborates and networks with contractors, partners and others regarding service needs;
• Coaches and mentors program participants and stakeholders in an effort to provide continual assistance;
• Coordinates services with service providers for program participants and stakeholders to include arranging transportation and securing required materials and other support as needed;
• Assists in outreach, recruitment and marketing activities that are designed to increase awareness and to promote community participation in programs;
• Assists in grants management, grant writing and fundraising activities as needed to maintain funding for programs;
• Performs administrative functions with basic skills in computer literacy, recordkeeping, and statistical computation;
• Communicates clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
• Makes sound decisions in areas of responsibility;
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

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  Thorough knowledge of the principles and processes for providing customer and personal services;
• General knowledge of media production, communication, dissemination techniques and methods, human behavior and performance, and individual differences in ability, personality, learning and motivation.
• Basic skills in computer literacy, recordkeeping, statistical computation and grant writing.
• Ability to facilitate group discussions and to teach in a group setting;
• Ability to work with diverse audiences and to collaborate with community agencies and leaders;
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with not-for-profit agencies and other partnering organizations;
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing;
• Ability to make sound decisions in areas of responsibility.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Requires graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree and six months of program-related experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Experience with the Juntos: For A Better Education | Para Una Mejor Educación program or related youth college/career pathway programs and experience building partnerships with public schools are preferred.

Durham County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer