Education Program Assistant 2
Oregon State University
Department: Ext 4-H Yth Dev OffCmpus (TEX)
Appointment Type: Classified Staff
Job Location: Hermiston
Recommended Full-Time Salary Range:
Job Summary:
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: https://www.morrowcountyor.gov/ and https://www.co.umatilla.or.us/ 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 https://extension.oregonstate.edu/morrow and https://extension.oregonstate.edu/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 https://extension.oregonstate.edu/4h 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 https://engagement.oregonstate.edu/.
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.
Why OSU?
Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!
Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.
FACTS :
• Top 1.4% university in the world
• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
• 7 https://hr.oregonstate.edu/work-life/diversity-and-cultural-resources that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone
• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates
• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
• 217k+ alumni worldwide
• For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about
Locations:
Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.
Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.
Total Rewards Package:
Oregon State University offers a https://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/prospective-employee with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:
• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
• Retirement savings paid by the university.
• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.
• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.
Future and current OSU employees can use the https://hr.oregonstate.edu/benefits/new-employees/benefits-calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU .
Key Responsibilities
55% – Program implementation and delivery
20% – Program assistance and coordination
20% – 4-H program administration and reporting
5% – Program accountability and service
What You Will Need
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) and Bi-cultural.
• Ability to engage Spanish speaking audiences through the utilization of bi-literate and bicultural skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with a broad and diverse audience.
• Experience (paid or volunteer) delivering and/or supporting educational programs.
• Experience working with youth and volunteers.
• A commitment to collaborative and respectful learning and working environments that are safe, inclusive, and welcoming.
• General knowledge and experience using computers, including proficiency with information technology, professional office software such as or similar to Microsoft Office, and collaborative work platforms.
• Ability to work as a team member with other professionals and community members.
• Ability to successfully engage with broad and diverse populations in a culturally responsible manner.
• Ability to handle stressful situations calmly.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to handle multiple, detail-oriented tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to learn and adapt to using multiple forms of digital communication systems, including websites, email newsletters, social media, and other tools in a changing technological environment.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
This position requires driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.
What We Would Like You to Have
• Experience with Extension and/or Extension 4-H Youth Development.
• Experience volunteering, coordinating or managing volunteers.
• Ability to incorporate use of web, social media, newsletter or other digital technologies in program development or outreach activities to achieve goals.
Working Conditions / Work Schedule
• Flexibility to work non-standard schedule: evenings and weekends may be required based on programming needs, coordinating with supervisor to adapt work schedule to address community programming needs.
• Access to a vehicle is necessary as duties will require travel/driving throughout Morrow & Umatilla Counties to deliver non-credit programming and services, and on occasion to provide services for regional events and statewide activities. Business mileage will be reimbursed based on OSU policies. The OSU Insurance and Risk Management Services website has information on https://risk.oregonstate.edu/vehicles for official university business.
• Ability to transport (lift, carry, push and/or pull) up to 30 lbs. of instructional materials and/or equipment.
• Position duties will include working in varied working environments including professional offices and county fairs.
• Fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic work environments can be expected.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applications will be reviewed based on the information submitted on the employment profile with education and work history along with any other requested documentation i.e. posting specific question responses, transcripts, etc. Your profile MUST clearly show how you meet the minimum/required qualifications for the position. Resumes are NOT accepted at the application stage for this position.
Equivalent required experience is based on full-time equivalent (40 hours per week).
PLEASE NOTE : If you have volunteer experience relevant to this position, please include in the Employment History section and note length of time, average number of hours per week and major duties.
Typically, the starting salary is at the lower end of the salary range.
For additional information please contact:
Search Chair, Jennifer Boyle
jennifer.boyle@oregonstate.edu
Due to funding, OSU will not sponsor immigration work authorization for this position (e.g., H-1B, etc.).
Accommodation and/or Accessibility Requests:
Please reach out to the Search Chair with any requests or questions
for accommodation and/or accessibility relating to the interview
process. Alternatively, requests may be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (541) 737-3556.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/background-checks website including the https://hr.oregonstate.edu/careers/candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.
To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/7071535
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