The board
- Hours
- Full time
- Where
- Delaware County
- Posted
- Sep 25
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
This position is funded for 12 months; continuation past 12 months will be based on university need, performance, and/or availability of funding.
This is a/an 75 % full-time equivalency (FTE) job. This position will work 30 hours per week. This position is eligible for benefits associated with any full-time position. The salary grade and range listed in the posting is reflective of a 100% Full-time position. Full-time equivalency job offers may fall outside of the listed range due to the assigned percentage of effort.
POSITION SPECIFICS
Penn State Extension in the College of Agricultural Sciences is hiring a Master Gardener Coordinator in Delaware County.
What you'd do
- Serves as the Penn State Extension Master Gardener spokesperson for Delaware County.
- Communicate with partners, county leadership, researchers, staff and volunteers to deliver education to the public.
- Be available consistently at the Extension Office for volunteer support and guidance and to answer inquiries about the Master Gardener program.
- Engage community members as appropriate to promote Extension, the Master Gardener Program and Penn State.
- Manage the efforts of the Master Gardener volunteers to develop and deliver high-quality, research-based educational programming to the public; evaluate and report Master Gardener outreach activities.
- Identify opportunities and educational needs of consumers and stakeholders in the county.
- Empower, organize, and lead Master Gardener volunteers to educate county residents about horticultural and environmental issues through community outreach projects.
- Ensure volunteer compliance with the Master Gardener Policy Statement.
- Train Master Gardeners to evaluate homeowner growing practices and solve cultural/maintenance problems through education.
- Manage the Garden Hotline, staffed by Master Gardener volunteers to answer homeowner questions on pest problems and general home gardening questions utilizing researched-based information.
What they want
- Demonstrated ability to manage volunteers.
- Strong organizational and communications skills.
- Starts
- 2026-09-25