Work type: Extension, Faculty/Academic Staff
Major Administrative Unit / College: Michigan State University
Extension
Department: Extension Health And Nutrition 10058946
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location: Benzie, Beulah
Categories: Full Time (90-100%), Extension Program Associate-EXPA,
Health Care Support, Research/Scientific, Non-Union, Fixed Term Academic Staff,
MSU Extension- EXPA, Advising/Counseling, Agriculture, Education/Training,
Health Care Professional
Position Summary
Given recent financial stresses in agricultural markets, MSU Extension developed farm stress management programs and corresponding materials to help farmers and those who work with farmers, learn techniques to manage stress and access resources. As part of MSU Extension and the Health and Nutrition Institute, the health educator provides local and statewide educational programming with a community behavioral health focus in mental health/farm stress management. The position shares knowledge on mental health, suicide prevention, and healthy relationships, as a way to promote available resources and to lessen stigma of help-seeking and self-management. This position works closely with the farm stress program lead and farm resource management educators.
In this position, you will collaborate across community groups and work with interdisciplinary teams for meeting needs of agriculture audiences and stakeholders. You will design, implement and evaluate programming based on research and the needs of clientele groups, ensure dissemination of research-based information through various methods, including multi-media, direct education and written articles, and serve as an informational resource for Extension personnel and clientele. You must be able to demonstrate sensitivity, knowledge and use of appropriate approaches, skills and techniques, which reflect an understanding and awareness of social, cultural and economic diversity of the target population served.
