[StBernard] N.O. Area Housing Agent Position Announcement

[Westley Annis]

This is a great opportunity for someone who has the experience that they are
looking for.  Please pass on if you know someone who may be interested.

 

Thanks!

Lauren Faust

Extension Agent

4-H Youth Development

St. Bernard Parish

 

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Please pass along this Position Announcement to good potential candidates
for a new

Extension Area Housing Agent 

Greater New Orleans Area Sustainable Housing Educational Outreach


POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant/Associate/Extension Agent (Housing)
Job Number 07-24    (Re-advertisement)


WORK LOCATION: Metairie, Louisiana, Metropolitan New Orleans area. The
Metropolitan New Orleans area consists of the City of New Orleans and
surrounding parishes. The area of emphasis is the parishes devastated by
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The population of the area is over 800,000
residents in the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines St. Bernard and
St. Tammany. Tourism, consumer and commercial horticulture, oil, fishing,
and shipping are the major areas of economic development.


POSITION DESCRIPTION: This individual will develop and conduct sustainable
housing educational outreach programming for consumers, housing producers
and community organizations, with special emphasis on post-storm rebuilding
and restoration for the Greater New Orleans area. Serve on LaHouse Resource
Center faculty core team and extend its programs to area residents,
industry, public officials and organizations. Network and collaborate with
local rebuilding and recovery coalitions and organizations in the Greater
New Orleans area. Provide technical assistance to local educational housing
demonstration projects. Keep abreast of local rebuilding issues, needs and
suitable building practices and technologies. Seek external support for
these programs. Assist in housing program evaluations. Inform local
officials of relevant research and housing trends.


QUALIFICATIONS: A degree and expertise in residential building science or
construction required; Masters' degree preferred. Persons with only an
undergraduate degree must have a minimum of 2.5 overall grade point average
based on a 4-point grading system. If the applicant has pursued any graduate
courses, the grade point average of all graduate work must be at least 3.0
on a 4.0 system. The applicant must demonstrate effective oral and written
communication skills. A candidate with less than a 2.5 GPA may be considered
if the candidate has 10 or more years of related professional level
experience and the candidate agrees to complete a minimum of 15 hour of
related college graduate level coursework before the end of three years of
employment. Ability to work with and through others is essential as is the
ability to function with minimum supervision.


SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and
experience. The LSU AgCenter has an attractive benefits package with a wide
variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple
medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, life, long-term
disability, accident, vision, long-term care, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible
Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses),
university holidays (14 per year, typically includes a week off at
Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits, Employee
Assistance Program, and possible educational leave and tuition exemption for
coursework at campuses of the LSU System. Specific benefits depend on job
category, percent effort and length of employment.


CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: A personal automobile and appropriate insurance
coverage is required (travel allowance provided). Satisfactory completion of
two specific graduate level extension courses is generally required in the
first two years of employment. Additionally a faculty member must complete a
minimum of 15 hours of related graduate level coursework in order to be
promoted to associate agent and such promotion must occur in the first seven
years of employment. 


APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 12, 2007 or until a suitable candidate is
identified


APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit a letter of application stating Job Number,
Extension Faculty Employment Application, official college transcript(s),
and two letters of recommendation to:


Human Resource Management 
LSU Agricultural Center 
Post Office Box 25203 
Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5203 


Physical Address: 
103 J. N. Efferson Hall
LSU AgCenter
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Telephone: 225/578-5972 Fax: 225/578-8284
Web site: www.lsuagcenter.com <http://www.lsuagcenter.com/> 


It is the policy of the Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service to employ
only United States citizens or aliens lawfully authorized to work in the
United States. The Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service is an Equal
Opportunity Employer, and applications will be accepted without regard to
race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age or disability. Information
on Equal Employment can be obtained from the office of the Coordinator of
EEO and Civil Rights, P. O. Box 25203, Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5203. Phone
225/578-2258.