Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences, Hardeman County: UTIA

Position X2637: Extension Agent, Family & Consumer Sciences
County:  Hardeman County
Clientele Served: Adult
Headquarters: Bolivar, TN

Screening of applicants’ credentials will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. 

Target Start Date: 12/01/2026

Tennessee Extension agents are teachers who work in rural, suburban and urban areas with people from all social, economic, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Our classrooms are everywhere…anywhere a person can learn. The classroom may be the county Extension office, an auditorium, an agribusiness firm, a farm, a suburban garden plot or the family home. Agents also use newspapers, radio, television, web sites, and direct mail (or email) as techniques to reach Tennesseans with the latest research information to improve their lives.

• Plan, execute and evaluate adult Family and Consumer Sciences educational programs.

• Secure and train volunteer leaders and serve as an educational resource for the Family and Consumer Sciences programs within the county.

• Meet with, advise and train leaders of organized Family and Consumer Sciences groups, including Family and Community Education Clubs.

• Responsible to the County Extension Director and must keep current on the latest research information in Family and Consumer Sciences.

• Provide leadership for a program of activities that meets the needs of all eligible clientele regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, religion or veteran status.

• Assume other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and/or majoring in nutrition, culinary arts, child and family studies, consumer economics, human ecology, community health, or a closely related major. 

• Applicants must have either a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 point scale, a minimum of 3.0 during their senior year of undergraduate study, or must have earned a Master’s degree. MS Degree preferred, and/or work experience in a related field. Applicants graduating prior to position start date are welcome to apply.

• A complete application package will include a 1) letter of interest, 2) a resume or curriculum vitae, 3) and official or unofficial transcripts showing degree(s) conferred. 

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.

Internal Applicants:

Request for transfer may be approved if applicant: 

• Has normally been employed with Extension in their current location a minimum of eighteen (18) months. 
• Has a performance rating of satisfactory or above for the previous eighteen (18) months; and 
• Training appropriate for the assignment.
• Attach a complete application package which includes a 1) letter of interest, 2) a resume or curriculum vitae, 3) and official or unofficial transcripts showing degree(s) conferred.

UT Extension 
212 D Morgan Hall 
Knoxville, TN 37996-4525

Phone: (865) 974-7245
Website: http://utextension.tennessee.edu

Work Location:

• On-Site

Compensation and Benefits:

• Starting Salary Based on Education & Experience

• Salary: Commensurate with training and experience. This position is funded jointly by UT Extension and Hardeman County. Hardeman County Government funds 23% of the position salary and 34.6% benefits costs.

• Benefits: Group hospitalization and life insurance; State Retirement; Workers’ Compensation; sick and annual leave; numerous University of Tennessee and state benefits programs, including liberal time off for holidays, and longevity pay after three years of service; reimbursement for official travel. Find more information on UT Benefits here.

Application Instructions:

For best consideration applicants should submit the below materials immediately

• 1) letter of interest, 2) a resume or curriculum vitae, 3) and official or unofficial transcripts showing degree(s) conferred.

About The College/Department/Division:

UT Extension provides a gateway to the University of Tennessee as the outreach unit of the Institute of Agriculture. It is a statewide educational organization, funded by federal, state and local governments, that brings research-based information about agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and resource development to the people of Tennessee where they live and work.