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\ \ 4-H Youth Development Summer Internships\ \ Department: 3670010300 Extension Programs\ Job no: 516432\ Employment type: Temporary Full-time\ Location: Manhattan, Kansas\ Worksite: On-site requirement\ Categories: Agriculture, Education / Instructional, 4-H Youth Development, Community Development / Community Vitality\ Pay Grade: 01T\ \ \ About This Role:\ \ \ \ \ \ 4-H Youth Development within K-State Research & Extension (KSRE) is seeking multiple Educators/Summer Interns to provide high quality local and regional 4-H programming to Kansas youth. Educators/Interns will be responsible for planning, organizing, facilitating and teaching lessons to youth with research-based curriculum provided by K-State Research & Extension.\ \ This full-time, eleven-week internship will run approximately May 28, 2023 - August 9, 2023. Educators/Interns will know their selected host sites by the end of March.\ \ \ Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, promote, teach and evaluate educational programs under the direction of the local Extension Agent(s) and state-wide Engagement Leader team.
• Partner with community groups and schools for summer programming; Educators/Interns will supply, plan, coordinate and teach programs as requested by these partners.
• With help from local extension staff, Educators/Interns will market communications about programs and events through various platforms and communication sources (social media, email, newspaper, 4-H Newsletter, local school districts, libraries, 4-H Clubs, etc.)
• Coordinate and teach Extension programs through 4-H summer camps, day camps, and other youth events through local extension office.
• Distribute, collect and report on program evaluations for programs delivered.
• Complete program reports tracking participants engagement in programming.
• Encourage youth and volunteer recruitment in the local 4-H program.
• Participate in professional staff development. (In-person training, weekly Zoom meetings or others that may become available.)
• Complete other responsibilities assigned by the local extension agent and/or Engagement Leader Team to do with the 4-H grant program.

\ HOST SITES:\ \ Districts - 21 Central District - Edwards, Stafford Counties; Central Kansas District - Ottawa, Saline Counties; Chisholm Trail District - Dickinson, Marion Counties; Cottonwood District - Barton, Ellis Counties; Frontier District - Anderson, Franklin, Osage Counties; Golden Prairie District - Gove, Logan, Trego Counties; Marais Des Cygnes District - Linn & Miami Counties; Midway District - Ellsworth, Russell Counties; Phillips Rooks District - Phillips, Rooks Counties; Post Rock District - Lincoln, Mitchell, Jewell, Osborne, Smith Counties; River Valley District - Clay, Cloud, Republic, Washington Counties; Southwind District - Allen, Bourbon, Neosho, Woodson Counties; Sunflower District - Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace Counties; Walnut Creek District - Lane, Ness, Rush Counties; West Plains District - Finney, Scott Counties; Wildcat District - Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, Wilson Counties; Wild West District - Haskell, Stevens, Seward Counties\ \ Counties - Atchison, Barber, Brown, Butler, Coffey, Cowley, Douglas, Ford, Geary, Grant, Harvey, Kingman, Lyon, Meade, Morton, Shawnee, Sedgwick, Rice, Wabaunsee\ \ Why Join Us:\ In 4-H, we believe in the power of young people. We see that every child has valuable strengths and real influence to improve the world around us. We are America\'s largest youth development organization -empowering nearly six million young people across the U.S. and over 74,000 youth in Kansas with the skills to lead for a lifetime. For more information about us, please visit http://www.kansas4-h.org/](https://apptrkr.com/get_redirect.php?id=5104516&targetURL=http://www.kansas4-h.org/) and www.ksre.k-state.edu.\ \ We Support Diversity and Inclusion:\ Kansas State University embraces diversity and inclusion. The university actively seeks individuals who foster a collegial environment and cooperative interactions with coworkers, students, and others. The University is dedicated to promoting the Principles of Community.\ \ What You\'ll Need to Succeed:\ Minimum Qualifications:

Requires a high school diploma or equivalent.

Must be a legal adult; 18 years of age.

Work experience with youth and/or educational or leadership background.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with individuals, groups and through mass media and social media.

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