The Agriculture (Ag) Educator is primarily responsible for delivering established educational programming in assigned subject matter areas of general agriculture, pest management, soil and plant sciences, emerging technology in agriculture, or other appropriate fields of study in agriculture. The educator also provides planning input for a variety of subjects, such as animal & plant sciences, food systems, and agricultural technology programs. The Ag Educator serves as a team member and will assist the supervisor in activities to organize, deliver and evaluate agricultural programs within the community.
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The Agriculture Resource Educator is primarily responsible for the assessment, development, delivery, and evaluation of educational workshops and trainings while also providing continual technical assistance to producers, agricultural landowners, and supportive organizations working to enhance the viability of local agriculture. Program topics include, but are not limited to: soil health, pest management, crop yields, agronomy, and pesticide applications. This position will deliver and develop crop and soil programming and program activities, both on-site and off-site, in the community.
The Educator works as part of a team to meet the needs of the Oneida County agricultural community through collaboration with the Association, regional, and statewide professional staff, and volunteers. As a member of the agriculture team, the educator will assist with direction, management, and coordination of diverse agriculture programming and enhanced economic development opportunities.
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Family Development Program Assistant
This position will serve as a member of the Family Development Team of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County. This Program Assistant will provide program coordination and support to the Family Development program. The individual will provide administrative support services such as, compiling existing materials into educational packets; maintaining inventory of educational resources; and providing administrative tasks for the program. This position will provide data entry of participant data requiring confidentiality. The Family Development Program Assistant will provide information to participants regarding other Extension programs, community agencies, and services as needed. Will appreciate and embrace diversity in all interactions with clientele, staff, volunteers, and the public.
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This position will serve as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) Nutritionist for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County and will implement SNAP-Ed programming from a menu of existing SNAP-Ed educational programs and program activities. This position will implement already-existing educational programming to the public to improve healthy food and lifestyle choices among low-income families and individuals encompassing all age groups. This position will be responsible for the delivery of established SNAP-Ed programming to community groups, and will deliver other established SNAP-Ed programming and activities, both on-site and off-site, in the community, in accordance with the Nutrition Program Area’s plan of work. This position will also coordinate all administrative aspects of the SNAP-Ed Program and will assist program staff with marketing efforts for SNAP-Ed programming, to include the environmental change initiative in collaboration with other Nutritionists of the SNAP-Ed program in the Central Region. This position is located at CCE Oneida County office and will provide programming as assigned throughout the SNAP-Ed Central Region that includes the counties of Oneida, Herkimer, Hamilton and Oswego.
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Eat Well Play Hard in Child Care Settings (EWPHCCS) is a research-tested, multi-level obesity prevention intervention that focuses on improving the nutrition and physical activity behaviors of low-income families and their children enrolled in registered and licensed child day care programs. This intervention also addresses environmental changes to reduce childhood obesity by influencing the nutrition, mealtime and physical activity practices that encourage wellness and healthy lifestyles. An initiative of EWPHCCS is the Farm to Preschool initiative. The Farm to Preschool Coordinator will implement Farm to Preschool activities at several qualified childcare centers annually in low-income neighborhoods where access to fresh fruits and vegetables is limited. This initiative will support childcare centers to procure local foods to use at their centers and support family access to fresh local fruits and vegetables to address barriers to poor nutrition and food insecurity. Programming will take place throughout the New York Central Region and may include sites in St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, Herkimer, Madison, Oswego, Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Chenango, Tompkins, Tioga and Broome Counties. The individual will assist the supervisor with administrative direction and management.
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Lori North
Human Resources
lrn22@cornell.edu
(315) 736-3394 x166
Last updated March 25, 2024