# 4-H Youth Development Agent

*/JobTypes/4-H_Youth_Development_Agent*

Departments: County Extension Office, 4-H Youth Development, Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Extension, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications.

## Job Type Profile

**Produces**: Produces youth educational curricula, event schedules, and volunteer training manuals. Delivers program impact reports, grant proposals, and budget summaries to university extension boards and county funding agencies.
**Ai Surface**: Curriculum drafting, grant proposal writing, and compliance reporting happen in digital documents and forms. The core work remains grounded in physical settings, requiring direct interpersonal engagement, volunteer motivation, and hands-on youth education.
**Core Tools**:
- [4-H Online](/JobTypes/4-H_Youth_Development_Agent/Products/4-H_Online)
- [Qualtrics](/JobTypes/4-H_Youth_Development_Agent/Products/Qualtrics)
- [Microsoft Teams](/JobTypes/4-H_Youth_Development_Agent/Products/Microsoft_Teams)
- [Canva](/JobTypes/4-H_Youth_Development_Agent/Products/Canva)
- [Blackbaud](/JobTypes/4-H_Youth_Development_Agent/Products/Blackbaud)
**Responsibilities**:
- Design and deliver youth educational programs focusing on agriculture, leadership, and life sciences
- Recruit, train, and manage community volunteers and club leaders
- Organize and execute county fairs, summer camps, and regional youth workshops
- Secure program funding through grant writing and local sponsorships
- Track program metrics and submit impact reports to state university extension offices

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Farm and Home Management Educators](/Occupations/Farm_and_Home_Management_Educators) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Agent](/JobTypes/Agriculture_and_Natural_Resources_Extension_Agent) — siblings · JobTypes
- [EFNEP Nutrition Educator](/JobTypes/EFNEP_Nutrition_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Educator](/JobTypes/Family_and_Consumer_Sciences_Extension_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Farm Business Management Specialist](/JobTypes/Farm_Business_Management_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Farm Financial Management Educator](/JobTypes/Farm_Financial_Management_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Integrated Pest Management Extension Educator](/JobTypes/Integrated_Pest_Management_Extension_Educator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Livestock and Forage Extension Specialist](/JobTypes/Livestock_and_Forage_Extension_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Master Gardener Program Coordinator](/JobTypes/Master_Gardener_Program_Coordinator) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Urban Agriculture Extension Agent](/JobTypes/Urban_Agriculture_Extension_Agent) — siblings · JobTypes

### Required knowledge

- [Youth Development](/Knowledge/Youth_Development) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Community and Social Programs](/Knowledge/Community_and_Social_Programs) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Agriculture and Life Sciences](/Knowledge/Agriculture_and_Life_Sciences) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Education and Training](/Knowledge/Education_and_Training) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Perform

- [Prepare Program Reports and Grant Applications](/Tasks/Prepare_Program_Reports_and_Grant_Applications) — perform · Tasks
- [Develop and maintain relationships with community referral sources, such as schools or community gro...](/Tasks/Develop_and_maintain_relationships_with_community_referral_sources,_such_as_schools_or_community_gro...) — perform · Tasks
- [Evaluate program outcomes and report to extension leadership](/Tasks/Evaluate_program_outcomes_and_report_to_extension_leadership) — perform · Tasks
- [Manage program enrollment and member records](/Tasks/Manage_program_enrollment_and_member_records) — perform · Tasks
- [Deliver experiential learning workshops to youth](/Tasks/Deliver_experiential_learning_workshops_to_youth) — perform · Tasks
- [Organize fairs, competitions, and youth events](/Tasks/Organize_fairs,_competitions,_and_youth_events) — perform · Tasks
- [Recruit, train, and support adult volunteers](/Tasks/Recruit,_train,_and_support_adult_volunteers) — perform · Tasks
- [Plan county 4-H club programs and curricula](/Tasks/Plan_county_4-H_club_programs_and_curricula) — perform · Tasks

### Type of

- [Community and Social Service Specialists](/Occupations/Community_and_Social_Service_Specialists) — type of · Occupations

### Problems this exposes

- [background-check and youth-protection-training renewals for dozens of club leaders tracked by one agent, gating whether each club can legally meet](/Problems/background-check_and_youth-protection-training_renewals_for_dozens_of_club_leaders_tracked_by_one_agent,_gating_whether_each_club_can_legally_meet) — exposes problem · Problems
- [grant outcome metrics must reconcile to the same federal contact/demographic counts reported up the extension chain, but each is compiled from a different source](/Problems/grant_outcome_metrics_must_reconcile_to_the_same_federal_contact%2Fdemographic_counts_reported_up_the_extension_chain,_but_each_is_compiled_from_a_different_source) — exposes problem · Problems
- [fair entry, animal-ID tagging, and premium payouts run on paper at show time while youth-protection supervision of minors must hold simultaneously](/Problems/fair_entry,_animal-ID_tagging,_and_premium_payouts_run_on_paper_at_show_time_while_youth-protection_supervision_of_minors_must_hold_simultaneously) — exposes problem · Problems
- [4-H Online enrollment records reconciled by hand against county club rosters and the federal ES-237 contact counts they feed](/Problems/4-H_Online_enrollment_records_reconciled_by_hand_against_county_club_rosters_and_the_federal_ES-237_contact_counts_they_feed) — exposes problem · Problems
- [grant-application outcome metrics must reconcile with the same federal contact data reported separately](/Problems/grant-application_outcome_metrics_must_reconcile_with_the_same_federal_contact_data_reported_separately) — exposes problem · Problems
- [experiential-workshop curricula rebuilt per club with no reuse across age divisions](/Problems/experiential-workshop_curricula_rebuilt_per_club_with_no_reuse_across_age_divisions) — exposes problem · Problems
- [school/community partnership MOUs tracked apart from the youth-protection compliance they trigger](/Problems/school%2Fcommunity_partnership_MOUs_tracked_apart_from_the_youth-protection_compliance_they_trigger) — exposes problem · Problems
- [reporting program outcomes/contacts to the extension office for federal reporting](/Problems/reporting_program_outcomes%2Fcontacts_to_the_extension_office_for_federal_reporting) — exposes problem · Problems
- [enrollment and project records reconciled in 4-H Online against county rosters](/Problems/enrollment_and_project_records_reconciled_in_4-H_Online_against_county_rosters) — exposes problem · Problems
- [volunteer screening and background-check renewal tracked manually across dozens of club leaders](/Problems/volunteer_screening_and_background-check_renewal_tracked_manually_across_dozens_of_club_leaders) — exposes problem · Problems
- [fair/show entry, animal ID tagging, and premium payouts handled on paper at event time](/Problems/fair%2Fshow_entry,_animal_ID_tagging,_and_premium_payouts_handled_on_paper_at_event_time) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Volunteer Screening And Multi Club Compliance Reporting On A Thin Staff](/Problems/Volunteer_Screening_And_Multi_Club_Compliance_Reporting_On_A_Thin_Staff) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [Survey Software](/Software/Survey_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Event Registration Software](/Software/Event_Registration_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Email Marketing Software](/Software/Email_Marketing_Software) — uses software · Software
- [Microsoft Office Suite](/Software/Microsoft_Office_Suite) — uses software · Software
- [4-H Enrollment Management System](/Software/4-H_Enrollment_Management_System) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Originality](/Ability/Originality) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Comprehension](/Ability/Oral_Comprehension) — requires ability · Ability
- [Oral Expression](/Ability/Oral_Expression) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Curriculum Facilitation](/Skills/Curriculum_Facilitation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Youth Mentoring](/Skills/Youth_Mentoring) — requires skill · Skills
- [Public Speaking](/Skills/Public_Speaking) — requires skill · Skills
- [Volunteer Coordination](/Skills/Volunteer_Coordination) — requires skill · Skills
- [Program Planning](/Skills/Program_Planning) — requires skill · Skills

### Engage in

- [Organize fairs, competitions, and youth events](/Activities/Organize_fairs,_competitions,_and_youth_events) — engage in · Activities
- [Recruit, train, and support adult volunteers](/Activities/Recruit,_train,_and_support_adult_volunteers) — engage in · Activities

### What it uses

- [Qualtrics](/Software/Qualtrics) — uses · Software
- [4-H Online](/Products/4-H_Online) — uses · Products
- [Microsoft Teams](/Software/Microsoft_Teams) — uses · Software
- [Canva](/Software/Canva) — uses · Software
- [Blackbaud](/Products/Blackbaud) — uses · Products