Job Title
Extension Agent (CED, Liberty County)
Agency
Prairie View A&M University
Department
Adloc Cooperative Extension Programs
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
Cleveland, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Important Immigration information:
A Presidential proclamation issued on September 19, 2025, imposes a $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions filed after September 21, 2025. Please be advised that Texas A&M University will NOT pay this fee. Therefore, if you need immigration sponsorship for your employment, we recommend that you consult with your private immigration counsel at your own expense to ascertain whether your current immigration status would make a potential offer of employment from Texas A&M University subject to this fee.
In addition, on January 27, 2026, Texas Governor Abbot issued a moratorium on the filing of any new H-1B unless approved by the Texas Workforce Commission. Accordingly, if you will now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status this moratorium may affect our ability to employ you should you be selected as the final candidate.
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The Extension Agent, under general supervision, implements, plans, and evaluates educational programs and activities in the Community and Economic Development (CED) unit for the Cooperative Extension Program (CEP). Supports and assists in the implementation of educational programs and activities in program areas for which other staff members have assigned leadership responsibilities. This position is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating educational programs in crop production, livestock production, range, wildlife, agricultural economics, water quality, and conservation, or natural resource management as well as work with federal, state, and local organizations in Liberty County. . This position is located in Liberty County and will be housed at 501 Palmer St. A, Liberty, TX 77575.
This position is funded by a grant or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the renewal of grant or restricted funding.
The salary is determined in accordance with the University’s compensation structure and will be commensurate with the candidates’ education and experience, within the assigned salary range for this position.
Responsibilities:
Technical Assistance: Provides general assistance to entrepreneurs, small business owners, agribusinesses and land owners on financial resources, business planning, marketing, budgeting, efficient agribusiness practices, and business development issues; provides general information on grant writing procedures and funding agencies available to non-profit organizations; conducts regular community workshop on CED related topics.
Program Planning and Evaluation: Delivers and assists in the delivery of programs on small business lending, government contracting, understanding credit, debt management, youth entrepreneurship, asset building, etc.; teaches and delivers Community and Economic Development (CED) community-based educational programs through a wide variety of teaching methods at sites throughout the geographic area served regularly; uses appropriate means to critically review and disseminate related research; plans, implements and evaluates culturally competent educational programs that reach, and are accessible to a wide range of audiences; plans and implements appropriate impact evaluations and reports to document program effectiveness; develops plans of work based on ongoing assessment of community needs; develops and follows a personal plan for professional development in the area of community resource development and outreach education methodology consistent with personal and organizational goals.
Community Outreach: Works with county and regional economic development agencies to incorporate local county needs into economic development plans programs, and strategies; collaborates with non-profit…