2023-2024 County Ambassador Application

2023-2024 County Ambassador Application - Due May 30, 2023

4-H County Ambassadors serve in the highest 4-H leadership role in Nevada County 4-H. The 4-H County Ambassador position not only recognizes a member's leadership abilities, but it is also a working honor. County Ambassadors are role models for their fellow 4-H members and their community.

A County Ambassador is the representative and champion of the 4-H program in the county. While no two County Ambassador programs are identical, they follow the same guidelines, provide similar opportunities and have the same learning goals.

All County Ambassadors are highly encouraged to attend and participate in the 4-H State Leadership Conference, 4-H Area Summits, as well as serve on state-wide committees and participate in other activities or events beyond the county level. These experiences help expand leadership skills and are beneficial for those wishing to go on to become State Ambassadors.

The County Ambassador Handbook is available HERE.

2023-2024 Nevada 4-H Ambassadors

Annual Plan of Action

County Ambassadors develop an annual Plan of Action that includes choosing and developing three leadership competencies and completing one service-learning project. County Ambassadors choose from six leadership competencies:

Advise, Advocate, Mentor, Plan, Promote, Teach

Responsibilities

If I am selected as a 4-H County Ambassador, I will have many obligations to fulfill, including the following:

Serve as an active participant, providing a link between 4-H members, clubs, and council
Represent 4-H at various levels, not only within the club, but at county, sectional, and state
Attend regular County 4-H Ambassador team meetings (usually monthly)
Attend County Council meetings (held the 2nd Thursday of each month beginning at 7:00 pm, except for the months of August, December, and June) to give a County Ambassador report
Assist and/or present awards at county events as requested by event organizers (e.g. Presentation Day, Bi-County Fashion Revue, and Achievement Night)
Serve as a positive role model; be receptive to new ideas and challenges and promote 4-H, setting a good example for younger members
Represent 4-H to outside organizations when called upon
View the County Ambassador rank, not as an award, but as a new responsibility and learning experience

Qualifications

Applicant must be between 14 – 18 years old, by appointment date (July, 2023) and meet the 4-H membership requirements for the length of the term of service (July 2023 through August 2024).
Applicant must have completed at least one year of membership in 4-H prior to the year of application. Membership does not have to be the most recent consecutive year.
Having a Gold Star is not a requirement.
Completing a 4-H record book is not a requirement.
Applicant must have demonstrated leadership experience and skills. To ensure that the position of County Ambassador is open to 4-H members in all program delivery modes (community club, after-school club, SPIN club, summer camp, 4-H teen teachers, etc.), a member must document the following:

Achievement of a Gold Star Rank as evidenced by the signed and dated Star Rank Chart from the record book or other written documentation that verifies you have achieved this rank.

OR all of the following:

Mastery of a project as demonstrated by at least 6 hours of instruction, documented by a statement of skills.
40 hours of significant leadership roles, either inside or outside of 4-H (this can be club leadership, school leadership, outside organizations or other).
30 hours of citizenship and/or community service, either inside or outside of 4-H.
10 public speaking engagements, at least 2 of which must have been given at a 4-H event (this means a prepared or spontaneous talk/speech and can be at club, countywide, school or other).
Demonstrate involvement in 4-H as evidenced by activities in the areas of: project skill activities, 4-H events attended, and honors/recognition. Definitions for these three categories can be found HERE, on pages 10-16. Completing a Personal Development Report in the 4-H Record Book is not an application requirement for County Ambassador.

Alternatively, a member may submit documentation of having achieved a Gold Star Rank to satisfy the above 5 requirements. Documentation can be the signed and dated Star Rank chart or other written documentation that the Gold Star Rank was achieved.

Please email questions to jcsimmons@ucdavis.edu

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The following Application Requirements must be submitted with your application. There is an UPLOAD option at the bottom, please attach there. If you are unable to upload documents, you may email them or BRING them to Jill Simmons, jcsimmons@ucdavis.edu by the application deadline.

Resume highlighting leadership and citizenship skills, as well as personal and professional development. Find a resume template at: http://4h.ucanr.edu/Resources/Member_Resources/4-H_Resumes/
Written evidence of leadership experience and skills.
Letters of Recommendation (3):

One letter from a 4-H Youth Member
Two letters from adults who have knowledge of the applicant’s leadership experience, skills and character. At least one of the letters must be from a 4-H adult who has knowledge of the applicant’s skills and character demonstrated in the 4-H Youth Development Program.

Recommendations may not be from a parent/guardian, sibling or other family member residing in the same household as the applicant.

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Last Name: ✻

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Parent email: ✻

Parent Cell or Home Phone ✻

Age (must be 14 or above on the day you begin your appointment as a County Ambassador): ✻

Date of birth: ✻

Years in 4-H ✻

4-H enrollment status (check all that apply) ✻

Club Teen Teachers Special Interest/Short Term Summer Camp

I understand that part of the County Ambassador application process is an interview. Interviews will be held on a day and time TBA and you will be notified of the exact date and time. Initial here for acknowledgment.

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The following questions are essay questions. Answers must be between 100 and 300 words.

Question #1: Why do you want to become a 4-H County Ambassador? (100-300 words)

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Question #2: What do you hope to gain from your County Ambassador experience? (100 to 300 words). ✻

Question #3: What do you hope to give to 4-H from your County Ambassador experience? (100 to 300 words). ✻

If selected as a Nevada County 4-H County Ambassador, I understand that my continued appointment as 4-H County Ambassador is dependent upon making every reasonable attempt to follow through with all responsibilities and expectations associated with this appointment.

Furthermore, I understand that in the event that I am unable to successfully fulfill my 4-H County Ambassador responsibilities, at any time in the course of the term, I may be relieved of my position as a 4-H County Ambassador.

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It is the policy of the University of California (UC) and the UC Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources not to engage in discrimination against or harassment of any person in any of its programs or activities (Complete nondiscrimination policy statement can be found at http://ucanr.edu/sites/anrstaff/files/215244.pdf)

Inquiries regarding ANR’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to UCANR, Affirmative Action Compliance & Title IX Officer, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, 2801 Second Street, Davis, CA 95618, (530) 750-1397.

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