Bilingual/Bicultural School/Home Assistant (Kosraean/Marshallese) - Kaimuki High

About the role

This position serves as a bilingual/bicultural liaison to promote cooperation and understanding between parents, school, and project personnel. Duties include disseminating project information, explaining school programs, policies, and procedures, and encouraging parental involvement in school activities.

Responsibilities

• Serves as liaison to assist in promoting cooperation and understanding between parents, and school and project personnel.
• Serves as liaison to assist in solving students' educational and related problems.
• Disseminates project information.
• Explains school programs, policies and procedures to parents; translates and relates parents' concerns to project and school staff.
• Sets up and maintains a file of community resources; suggests various resources to assist parents with their problems.
• Suggests parents and others in the community with special skills as resource persons in the classrooms.
• Affirms parents to participate in school activities.
• Affords assistance in organizing Parent Advisory Groups and encourages parents to participate.
• Affords assistance in planning and developing projects to increase parent participation in school-related activities.
• Plans for and/or conducts information and interest sessions for parents.
• Participates in various training programs; prepares activity reports.

Requirements

• Minimum of one (1) year's experience that provided the applicant with the following knowledge and skills: Knowledge of Kosraean/Marshallese culture; Ability to speak, read, write, and understand Kosraean/Marshallese language; Ability to establish and maintain rapport with Kosraean/Marshallese communities.
• Valid motor vehicle operator's license to drive in the State of Hawaii.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of a one (1) year Human Services Curriculum leading to a certificate of achievement at an accredited Community College and which included field experience in Community Service may be substituted for one (1) year of general experience.
• Successful completion of a two (2) year Human Services Curriculum leading to a degree at an accredited Community College and which included field experience in Community Service may be substituted for the general experience requirement.
• Partial completion of a substantially full-time Human Services Curriculum at an accredited Community College and which included field experience in Community Service may be substituted for the general experience on a month-for-month basis.

Skills

Excellent communication skills, including the ability to speak, read, write, and understand Kosraean/Marshallese language. Proficiency in establishing and maintaining rapport with Kosraean/Marshallese communities. Effective organizational and planning skills. Ability to prepare and present activity reports.

Benefits

Salary range: Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant, SR-11: $3,606.00 per month.

Pay

The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Schedule

Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.