Produce Safety Alliance Extension Aide - Military Veterans

Produce Safety Alliance Extension Aide

Produce Safety Alliance Extension Aide

Department of Food Science

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Geneva, NY

As an individual contributor you will model and support a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing and continually seek to understand how your role, behaviors, and actions impact the success of this culture.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) is a pioneer of purpose-driven science and Cornell University's second largest college. We work across disciplines to tackle the challenges of our time through world-renowned research, education, and outreach. The questions we probe and the answers we seek focus on three overlapping concerns: We believe that achieving next-generation scientific breakthroughs requires an understanding of the world's complex, interlocking systems. We believe that access to nutritious food and a healthy environment is a fundamental human right. We believe that ensuring a prosperous global future depends on the ability to support local people and communities everywhere. By working in and across multiple scientific areas, CALS can address challenges and opportunities of the greatest relevance, here in New York, across the nation, and around the world.

Position Summary

While position responsibilities vary, every member of our community is expected to foster a culture of belonging and a psychologically healthy work environment by communicating across differences; being cooperative, collaborative, open, and welcoming; showing respect, compassion, and empathy; engaging and supporting others regardless of background or perspective; speaking up when others are being excluded or treated inappropriately; and supporting work/life integration of oneself and others.

The Produce Safety Alliance (PSA), based in the Department of Food Science at Cornell AgriTech, is a collaborative project with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) to provide educational outreach assistance to fresh produce growers and packers, including grower cooperatives, to increase their understanding of the critical role they play in public health by implementing food safety practices on the farm and in packinghouses. Since 2010, the PSA has been developing and delivering a standardized curriculum to educate fruit and vegetable growers, educators, industry members, state departments of agriculture, and regulatory officials on current best practices and guidance related to produce safety, as well as the regulatory requirements that were issued by the US FDA in November 2015 in the Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (a.k.a., Produce Safety Rule) as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). In addition to conducting trainings to increase understanding and implementation of practices in the FSMA Produce Safety Rule, the PSA team provides technical assistance, develops additional educational materials, and facilitates collaboration nationally and internationally to address implementation challenges.

As a key member of the PSA team, the Program/Extension Aide II will provide program support including data processing and reporting for training evaluations, bookstore coordination and shipping, social media support, website support, and other administrative duties including literature searches, webinar technical support, and general administrative help as needed. This is a benefits eligible full-time position.

No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

No relocation assistance is available for this position.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to supporting diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and wellbeing.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Experience incorporating the perspectives of multiple communities, including communities of color.
• Experience working with diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing programs.
• Passionate about working in an organization that values and promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and wellbeing.
• Ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and backgrounds.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive and equitable working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• High School Diploma and over 1 year of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Computer proficiency and the ability to learn new programs as needed to support the program goals.
• Must be experienced with the use of Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must be organized and flexible as the PSA is a very dynamic program that must nimbly adjust to changing directives.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Spanish-language written and verbal fluency.
• Experience with high volume scanning, social media posting and strategies, shipping, database interaction, Salesforce, and knowledge of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule.

How to Apply:

You must submit both a resume/CV and cover letter. Applications will not be considered without both submitted documents.

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students, and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery, and engagement.

University Job Title:
Program/Extension Aide II
Job Family:
Academic Support
Level:
B
Pay Rate Type:
Hourly
Pay Range:
$21.20 - $22.54
Remote Option Availability:
Hybrid
Company:
Contract College
Contact Name:
Joan Olson

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• Unique applicable skills
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2024-12-20