Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:
December 21, 2025If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.
Available Title(s):
1132-YN_ADMINPRO - Extension CoordinatorBusiness Title:
Extension CoordinatorEmployee Type:
Admin. Professional (+) (Fixed Term)Position Details:
Summary of Duties:
As the Extension Coordinator, you will provide oversight and leadership for outreach and engagement within the Washington State University (WSU) Forest Health Lab at the Puyallup Research and Extension Center. In this role, you will develop informal and formal education programs related to tree health, invasive species, urban forestry, and community science. Your duties will include developing curriculum and programming, coordinating internships, leading training activities, organizing webinars, designing newsletters, providing guest lectures, presenting at meetings, tabling at events, and managing other outreach and engagement activities. You will also lead evaluations of program impacts and develop best practices for measuring success. Key tasks include co-designing educational materials with Tribal communities, coordinating a 10-week summer internship program, organizing webinars for public and stakeholder audiences, and engaging participants in the Forest Health Watch program. You will collaborate with other extension program staff, community partners, students, the public, and other stakeholders to ensure programs and activities meet the guidelines, expectations, objectives, policies, and procedures of WSU Extension and the WSU Forest Health Lab under the direction of WSU faculty.
Percentage Breakdown of Job Functions:
20% Manage Program Materials
20% Collaboration and Outreach
15% Research Activities
10% Program Volunteer Management
10% Relationships
10% Communication
10% Administration, Reports, and Recordkeeping
5% Other
Additional Information:
This is a full time (100% FTE), temporary position. This position is overtime eligible.
Temporary End Date:
This is a temporary position that is renewed on an annual basis. Renewal is dependent on the need for extension and/or if additional funding is secured to extend employment.
Monthly Salary:
$4,050.92 - $4,940.13 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.
Benefits:
WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts; training and development; and employee tuition waiver. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for AP staff and Total Compensation.
Required Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant extension program discipline and two (2) years of related program experience. Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Computer literacy – capacity to develop presentations, track hours, design flyers, etc.
Technical writing experience.
Basic understanding of biology and ecology.
Experience with community engagement or outreach.
This position requires the ability to travel and work a flexible schedule during the week including nights and weekends occasionally requiring overnight travel.
Must have, or be able to obtain by time of hire, a valid driver’s license and meet requirements in accordance with SPPM 7.10 and departmental driving standards.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in biology, ecology, environmental science, or natural resource related fields.
Advanced computer literacy – capacity to collect and manage data in excel and visualize in r, capacity for graphic design with adobe, canva, or other graphic software.
Experience with geographic information system (GIS) and creating Storymaps with ArcGIS Online.
Experience in preparing newsletters in Mailchimp or similar.
Experience in web design with Wordpress and basic web accessibility practices.
Experience with video editing.
Experience developing and conducting participant evaluations.
Experience in organizing and hosting webinars or online workshops.
Experience identifying trees and/or invasive species.
Experience in managing volunteers.
Experience in developing curriculum.
Demonstrated development of community partnerships.
Area/College:
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS)
Department Name:
WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center
Location:
Puyallup, WA
Application Instructions:
Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.
1) Resume
2) Cover Letter
External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.
Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.
Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.
Reference contact information will be requested later in the recruitment process through Workday.
Background Check:
This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.
Time Type:
Full timePosition Term:
12 MonthWashington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.
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