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UCCE 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Leadership and Civic Engagement Serving Lassen, Modoc, Plumas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description: UCCE 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Leadership and Civic Engagement Serving Lassen, Modoc, Plumas and Sierra Counties (AP 25-13) University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Application Window Open date: May 2, 2025 Next review date: Thursday, Jun 12, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Monday, Sep 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Position description The University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) invites applications for a UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Area 4-H Youth Development Advisor for Leadership and Civic Engagement at the Assistant rank. The Area 4-H Youth Development Advisor is responsible for the development of the UCCE 4-H Youth Development extension and research programs in Lassen, Modoc, Plumas and Sierra Counties. The Advisor will develop and deliver a program that will provide all youth meaningful personal development opportunities. The Advisor is expected to develop an extension and applied research program framed in positive youth development, emphasizing leadership and civic engagement programs and curricula to promote program growth and expanded opportunities for youth participation. UCCE Advisors are responsible for applied research and extension of knowledge. Research activities are applied, needs-based, mission-oriented, and focused on addressing our communities' challenges. Extension activities are the educational practices Advisors use to share research results directly with clientele and communities to increase their knowledge and understanding of science-based research results to support and promote the adoption of practices and technologies to solve problems. Extension methods may include individual consultations, community partnerships, presentations, organization of educational workshops, youth events, and short courses. Information may also be disseminated via radio outreach, webinars, fact sheets, policy briefs, news blogs, and social media. Publications are expected in various formats, such as newsletters, articles for the popular press, curricula, conference proceedings, and peer-reviewed publications. Successful research and extension programs result in new information that improves knowledge or understanding and adoption of new skills, practices, changed attitudes, policies, and improved environmental, health, agricultural, economic, and/or social conditions. UCCE Advisors are evaluated through an academic advancement system based on four criteria: extending knowledge, applied research and creative activity, professional competence and activity, and University and public service. Location Headquarters: This position will be headquartered in the UCCE office in Lassen County, 707 Nevada St., Susanville, CA 96130. Position Details The Advisor will develop and extend innovative 4-H development programs across the four-county area. The Advisor will cultivate both a strong community network and an academic network that supports an effective flow of information and creative work promoting positive youth development within the four-county area. The advisor will provide academic oversight of the 4-H community club program and educational leadership to county based 4-H staff, educators, volunteers, and community members. The Advisor will provide 15% FTE to strengthen the statewide 4-H network of leadership and civic engagement programming. Specific within the four-county area, there are program development opportunities to enhance and build upon a strong traditional 4-H program. Excellent youth development opportunities exist in areas of youth-to-youth (e.g. teen-to-primary) learning models, senior youth to new volunteer training events, youth-led community events, regional camping experiences, program exchange events to better integrate local youth with their peers in other regions including youth with differing life experiences. Local communities have many willing collaborators on youth-based events and programs. The new advisor will have dedicated service organizations, local boards, and individuals with whom to build lasting networks supporting youth across the region, leveraging current community interest into more active participation in the 4-H YD program. The advisor will also promote growth of the 4-H program by providing guidance and leadership through the 4-H VMO structure across the four-county area. The four-county area enjoys strong collaborative relationships between advisors and staff across the different county offices and existing agriculture, natural resources, and nutrition programs providing many potential extension partnerships. The Advisor will develop applied research projects across the 4-county area as well as with statewide and multi-state collaborators. The research will guide and provide the basis for the improvement and growth of 4-H YD programs throughout the 4-county area. General areas of potential research activity include effectiveness comparison of school curriculums and experiential learning opportunities in developing leadership skills in youth; understanding youth motivation (or lack of) to participate in leadership activities and/or participate in local and civic processes; understanding long term outcomes/benefits of youth development activities and learning. Additionally, the Advisor will conduct creative activity projects that develop and/or adapt experiential learning and curricula that support leadership and civic engagement opportunities relevant to area youth. Research results will be published in such outlets as the Journal of Extension, Journal of Youth Development, and California Agriculture and shared with the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals and the American Educational Research Association. Counties of Responsibility: This position will be headquartered in Lassen County, and will serve Lassen, Modoc, Plumas and Sierra Counties. Reporting Relationship: The advisor serves under the administrative guidance of the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE)County Director for Lassen County, with input from the County Directors for Modoc and Plumas/Sierra County UCCE. 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 responsibilities. Specific expectations for maintaining office hours and fieldwork in the geographic area covered by this position will be outlined upon hire by the respective directors and supervisors. Qualifications and Skills Required Required Qualifications Education: A minimum of a master's degree is required in youth/child development, human development, education, or a related field is required at the time of appointment Key Qualifications Additional Skills Required Desired Experience |