Bilingual​/Bicultural School-Home Assistant; Marshallese​/Chuukese - Kau Complex

Salary

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

• Serves as liaison to promote cooperation and understanding between parents, school, and project personnel.
• Serves as liaison to help solve students' educational and related problems.
• Disseminates project information.
• Explains school programs, policies, and procedures to parents; translates and conveys parents' concerns to project and school staff.
• Seeks community resources, maintains a file of these resources, and suggests resources to assist parents with their problems.
• Suggests parents and community members with special skills as resource persons in classrooms.
• Encourages parents to participate in school activities.
• Assists in organizing Parent Advisory Groups and encourages participation.
• Assists in planning and developing projects to increase parent participation in school-related activities.
• Plans for and/or conducts information and interest sessions for parents.
• Assists in translating information on various social and health programs.
• Participates in various training programs; prepares activity reports.

Two (2) years of paid or volunteer work experience in which the applicant worked with individuals and groups and was required to possess the following ability or demonstrated the same:

• Understand and explain various materials related to the program/project/activity.
• Establish and maintain rapport with individuals and groups and encourage participation in program/project activities.
• Speak effectively with individuals and groups and elicit pertinent information.
• Plan and conduct group information sessions.
• Prepare activity reports.
• Recognize and identify basic individual human needs.

At least one (1) year of experience that provided the applicant with the following knowledge and skills:

• Knowledge of Marshallese and/or Chuukese culture, gained by participating in normal daily living activities in one of these communities.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand Marshallese and/or Chuukese language, gained by participating in normal daily living activities in one of these communities.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport with Marshallese and/or Chuukese communities.

This position requires possession of a current, valid driver's license.

Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.