Employment Opportunities

All applications for employment with Cornell Cooperative Extension Orange County and other county extension associations must be submitted through the Cornell University Employment System . We do post available job opportunities on this page when they become available with links to the Cornell website, for your convenience.  

Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and individuals with Disabilities. Individuals who bring a diverse perspective and are supportive of diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.


For full position descriptions, please click the position name to open and view the attached full position description.

HR Coordinator

CCE Orange County is currently looking for a Human Resource (HR) Coordinator to provide administrative support and management for our local HR responsibilities. The HR Coordinator is responsible for coordination of assigned HR functions, including but not limited to hiring processes; conducting employment background checks; onboarding new hires; maintenance of personnel records, data and staff trainings. This is a full time, 40 hours per week, benefits eligible position. Associate degree or equivalent education and experience relevant to the role of the position. 

For further details please review the full position description attached. CLICK HERE

All interested candidates must apply online at Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)

Deadline for applying is 10/31/2024. Position closing dates may change based on the Association needs.

Agriculture Program Manager

The Agriculture Program Manager will work under the direction and supervision of our GAPs & New Farmer Educator providing strategic development, planning, conducting, and evaluating educational programs in Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and Food Safety Practices to farm career advancement and farm business ownership for Spanish speaking farmers throughout the Hudson Valley region. This position will be responsible for triage and outreach to new farmers. Will develop program objectives and plans reflecting funder goals. Must be Bilingual in Spanish, speaking & written. Teach innovative appropriate educational programming and activities in support of the Small Farms Program to include, but not limited to: Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), Food Safety and Natural Resources. This is a full time, 40 hours per week, benefits eligible position.

Full position description is attached for review, CLICK HERE

All interested candidates must apply online at Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)

Deadline for applying is 10/23/2024. Position closing dates may change based on the Association needs.

Livestock/4-H, Equine & Dairy Educator

Our Livestock/4-H Livestock, Equine, & Dairy Educator develops, designs, implements, and evaluates educational and applied research programs for livestock producers and 4-H Youth including, but not exclusive to: beef, sheep, swine, equine, dairy & poultry. Will develop, design, implement and evaluate educational and applied research programs in the areas of forage production and pasture & manure management. This position conducts extension education programs utilizing a variety of informal education methodologies. Master’s degree appropriate to the position such as Animal Science or Agricultural Systems Management required. Coursework in Animal Science, Soil Science, Meat Science, Agronomy or similar courses. This is a full-time, exempt, 40 hours per week, benefits eligible position. For more information, see full position description attached. 

All candidates must apply on-line at Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)

Deadline for applying is Oct. 24, 2024. Position closing dates may change based on the Association needs.

Livestock/4-H, Equine & Dairy Program Manager

Cornell Cooperative Extension is looking for a Livestock, Equine & Dairy Program Manager to assist in providing strategic development, planning, conducting, and evaluating of educational programs for livestock producers and 4-H Youth including, but not exclusive to: beef, sheep, swine, equine, dairy and poultry. This position will develop, design, implement and evaluate educational programs in the area of forage production and pasture and manure management. This is a full-time, exempt, 40 hours per week, benefits eligible position. Under the guidance of the Program Leader, this position will develop program objectives and plans, will require use of multiple delivery methods, and oversee multiple projects. Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Food Sciences, Education, Biology, Natural Resources, Biotechnology, Microbiology, or related field. For full position description see attached.

All candidates must apply online at Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)

Deadline for applying is Oct. 24, 2024. Position closing dates may change based on the Association needs.

Climate Justice & Community Resilience Program Coordinator

Looking for a new, innovative, & exciting position? Join an amazing team! The Climate Justice & Community Resilience Program Coordinator position is for you!! This is part-time, non-exempt, benefits eligible position working 20 hours per week. ***Must be bilingual in Spanish, both written and spoken.*** Climate Justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income communities around the world, the people & places least responsible for the problem. Resilience measures a community’s capacity to recover from a climate impact. This position will organize and coordinate activities relating to all Climate Justice and Community Resilience programs & events; coordinate all aspects of the reporting process; provide administrative assistance to the educators and staff; scheduling; collection of research data and more. Provide guidance to volunteers. For full position responsibilities, see attached position description.

All interested candidates must apply online at Careers (myworkdayjobs.com)

All applications must be submitted by Nov. 19, 2024. Position closing dates may change based on the Association needs.

Childcare Providers Needed

CCE Orange County Relatives As Parents Program, better known as RAPP, is currently looking to hire Child Care Providers to assist in planning and carrying out early childhood group settings and activities for a wide range of development from infant to school age. Parents/Guardians will be participating in parenting education workshops while children are cared for in a separate space.

Workshop series meet weekly for six (6) to eight (8) weeks. If more than six (6) children in a group, a second Child Care Provider will be present. Workshops are due to begin shortly. 

Compensation is $17.00 per hour. 

Anyone interested please email Peggy at pk333@cornell.edu
with a cover letter, resume or contact information in order to connect with you.

Please see full position description, Click HERE.

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Contact

Peggy Kral
Executive Administrator
pk333@cornell.edu
(845) 344-1234, Ext.223

Last updated November 6, 2024