This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time Education Program Assistant 2 position for the Oregon State University Division of Extension and Engagement. This position will serve Morrow and Umatilla counties. The primary worksite will be in Hermiston, Oregon.
This Education Program Assistant 2 (EPA2) position is with the Oregon State University Division of Extension and Engagement (division) and will serve Morrow and Umatilla Counties. This position has priority designation for working with Spanish speaking audiences through the utilization of bilingual/bi-literate skills.
This EPA2 is a team member of the regional and statewide team of the OSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Program. As a team member, this 4-H EPA2 works to plan and conduct activities that bring 4-H youth development to the community. This position has regular contact with the public to promote awareness and interest in 4-H programs, and engage the public as volunteers, participants, and partners.
The 4-H EPA2 position collaborates with, and supports the efforts of, the 4-H faculty (academic and professional) and program staff. This includes organizing and/or supporting specific 4-H events and training programs, providing office assistance to clientele, maintaining records and documentation (both physical and digital) of clubs, leaders and members involved in the 4-H program in Morrow and Umatilla Counties, assisting with recruitment, maintaining and carrying out the 4-H program and other Extension programs as needed.
This 4-H EPA2 will provide excellent and empathetic customer service to a broad and diverse audience when assisting the public by answering programmatic questions via phone, in-person, email, and by mail. This individual will also assist the managing 4-H faculty members with the development of culturally inclusive and socially cognizant marketing and promotional materials that ensure communication to a broad and diverse audience.
This position will involve direct engagement with minors or vulnerable individuals, including situations where OSU employees have unsupervised or person-to-person interactions. To ensure the safety and well-being of youth and comply with Oregon State University’s Youth Protection standards, employees in this role must successfully complete a Sex Offender Registry Check and Criminal Records Check, renew background checks as required by university policy, and remain current with all required youth protection trainings. These measures are essential for maintaining a secure environment and preventing harm.
This individual will work with the managing faculty members to design, develop, maintain and/or carry out educational programming and outreach activities to serve broad and diverse populations in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. This includes complying with civil rights and language/visual regulations.
The division has built the capacity and expectation for employees to use digital communications and technologies in the modern-day workplace. This reflects our demonstrable commitment to using digital communications tools and changing technologies as a primary way to raise Oregonian’s awareness of and engagement with our organization, programs and resources.
This position requires driving/traveling throughout Morrow and Umatilla Counties.
About Morrow and Umatilla:
Morrow County and Umatilla County are one of 36 counties in Oregon. Morrow is also one of the 10 Oregon counties to be identified as frontier. The OSU Extension Service employees and trained volunteers in Morrow and Umatilla work alongside local partners to provide educational workshops, activities, and services tailored to the unique industries, natural resources and people in the communities.
About Extension 4-H Youth Development (4-H) Program:
The Division of Extension and Engagement’s 4-H Youth Development Program provides young people with intentional, high-quality learning experiences that promote positive interactions with adults and peers, sustained and active participation across time, and opportunities to make meaningful contributions to the world around them. This mission is accomplished through the work of volunteers, youth, community members, and professionals who organize and conduct learning experiences in club, group, community, and family settings. Programs are implemented in a manner that is consistent with the best practices in the field of youth development and respectful of local norms and cultures.
4-H academic and professional faculty teach, develop materials, coordinate digital outreach activities and provide administrative oversight to a broad array of programs through out-of-school, after-school, in-school, and camping programming. This position assists the managing 4-H faculty member with the 4-H programming and provides lead work for volunteers with expertise in project areas (e.g., health, outdoor adventures, livestock, shooting sports, leadership, civic engagement, and robotics). Some 4-H experiences involve travel and overnight accommodations. 4-H faculty (academic and professional) and staff are required to assure compliance with Federal and State regulations related to youth protection, fund-raising, taxation, and the nonprofit status of 4-H and affiliated organizations.
About the division:
The Division of Extension and Engagement (division) is core to Oregon State University’s mission. The division helps create real solutions and positive impact across Oregon and beyond. The division is aligned under the leadership of the Vice Provost for Extension and Engagement. To learn more about our division and its core units and initiatives, visit the division website.
Oregon State University strives to ensure that all educational programs, services, activities, and materials we offer to the public are identified, developed, delivered, and evaluated in an accessible, inclusive, equitable, and socially just manner. OSU division’s educational programs, services, activities, and materials are available to all people. OSU division prohibits discrimination in all its programs, services, activities, and materials. All employees are responsible for and expected to comply with Civil Rights obligations and actively work to expand access to all eligible populations.