Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Science

3 weeks ago

Urbana, United States University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Full time

**Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Science (Spanish Language/Cultural Advancement)**:
**University of Illinois Extension**:
**WE TRANSFORM LIVES.**
Everything we do is designed to improve the quality of life of the people in the state of Illinois, across the nation, and around the world. We discover, develop, translate, and disseminate knowledge to address societal concerns and train the next generation of experts and leaders in a way that empowers them to expand the boundaries of science to higher levels of understanding and influence.

**Be a part of our story.** Through learning partnerships that extend knowledge and change lives, University of Illinois Extension provides educational programs aimed at making life better, healthier, safer, and more profitable for individuals and their communities. Illinois Extension has operated continuously for more than 100 years connecting the citizens of Illinois to their land-grant university by providing educational programming around the state. University of Illinois Extension is based in the College of ACES and works with all colleges and units of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Extension Specialist, Family and Consumer Science, serves as a regular, full-time, 12-month academic professional. This is a senior level Extension position with primary responsibility for leading the development and use of instructional programs and materials for Spanish-speaking communities across Illinois and supporting the mission of University of Illinois Extension while working with statewide Extension personnel to implement culturally relevant nutrition education programs. The position is a statewide position providing programmatic leadership for community nutrition education programs within the Family and Consumer Science area of University of Illinois Extension.

**Location**: Urbana-Champaign Campus
(Hybrid or instate remote work arrangements may be possible)
Additional positions may become available in other locations.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Program/Instructional Development and Implementation**
- Assess the needs of programmatic users across Illinois in a systematic and analytical manner to ensure effective course and instructional materials development and implementation within Spanish-speaking communities.
- Within the designated area(s) of specialization, develop innovative programs and training materials, inclusive of culture and language, to meet the programmatic needs as well as to mesh with the broader state and national interdisciplinary initiatives.
- Identify and communicate new practices in community-based programming and train statewide Extension staff.
- Communicate the effectiveness and impact of educational programs. Share positive results across the 27 Extension units in support of their reporting, program development and program marketing.

**Organizational Leadership, Development and Evaluation**
- Conduct programmatic reviews of the key projects, specifically monitoring the user experience of program materials.
- Evaluate both short
- and long-term outcomes to determine effectiveness and continuation of programmatic efforts.
- Provide technical assistance and support statewide staff on programmatic needs of the priority communities.
- Initiate and maintain relationships with key leaders and stakeholders across the state as well as other professionals working nationally in EFNEP/SNAP-Ed.
- Contribute to the overall vision of FCS by volunteering for leadership roles as appropriate.

**Research and Development**
- Collect data that contributes to the research-based evidence of the community nutrition programs.
- Conduct literature reviews to stay abreast of the latest research in nutrition education for limited resource audiences.
- Be an active member within a professional society(s) to keep abreast of changes within your discipline.

**Other Information**
- Comply with all University of Illinois Extension Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity policies and guidelines in all aspects of Extension work; assist Unit staff with data collection for Affirmative Action, Gender, and Targeted reports.
- Perform other duties that contribute to University of Illinois Extension programming, as assigned.
- Local, regional, and statewide travel required; personal transportation required.

**Additional Physical Demands**Minimum Qualifications**

**Education**:
**Experience**:

- At least 3 years of relevant experience with community-based programs.
- Bi-lingual: English and Spanish.
- Experience in language translation.
- Experience developing community based programs using cultural food traditions.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- PhD in related field.
- Experience with land-grant University Extension.
- Experience working with SNAP-Ed/EFNEP.

**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities**:

- Strong oral and written communication skills. Evidence of strong interpersonal skills and teamwork as well as the ability to work independently. Informal

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