Student Support Job Kailua-Kona area,Hawaii USA,Education / Teaching

Title:

Student Support (Native Hawaiian Center Academic Advisor)

Position Number: 0097380

Hiring Unit:
Dean’s Office

Location:

Leeward Community College

Date Posted:
September 3, 2026

Closing Date:
September 18, 2026, 11:59 PM HST

Band: B

Salary:
Salary schedules and placement information

Additional Salary Information: PBB; minimum $5,640/month

Month: 11-month

Full Time/Part Time:
Full Time

Temporary/Permanent:
Permanent

Other conditions: general funds, to begin approximately 11/26, pending position clearance and actual staffing requirements. Assignments may be on- and off-campus, evenings and weekends as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

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* Essential Functions)

* Under general supervision, serves as the primary success coach for a cohort of students, providing direct, ongoing, and comprehensive support throughout their academic journey-from recruitment and intake to graduation and transfer-using culturally-grounded advising and persistence strategies.

* Implements and maintains a proactive case management system to monitor the academic progress, persistence, and well-being of program participants, providing timely interventions and personalized support to students facing academic or personal challenges.

* Develops and executes a hands-on, culturally responsive outreach plan to directly engage prospective students, families, and community partners, personally guiding them through the application, financial aid, and enrollment processes.

* Creates, coordinates, and leads a robust calendar of cultural enrichment activities designed for direct student participation, such as malama aina projects, wellness workshops, guest speakers, and field trips to foster community, retention, and belonging.

* Designs, implements, and directly supervises a peer mentorship program, including the recruitment, training, and daily guidance of student mentors, to create a strong, supportive, student-led learning community.

* Serves as a primary liaison and advocate for program participants, working directly with faculty, counselors, and staff (e.g., Financial Aid, Mental Health) to navigate barriers, resolve issues, and coordinate wrap-around services.

* Actively connects students with resources for career exploration and transfer, establishing partnerships with industry and university liaisons to coordinate campus visits, secure internships, and facilitate seamless transfer planning.

* Designs and facilitates a regular schedule of workshops focused on tangible student needs, such as financial literacy, scholarship applications, time management, and career readiness, all grounded in a Hawaiian cultural context.

* Develops and maintains accessible, student-centered resources, such as program social media channels, newsletters, scholarship lists, and transfer guides, to ensure students receive timely and critical information.

* Defines criteria and collects data to track individual student progress and retention; prepares narrative and statistical reports to demonstrate the direct impact of interventions and identify areas for continuous improvement in student support.

* Designs and evaluates direct student support services—including culturally grounded new student orientations and cohort-building activities that integrate Hawaiian culture-based education as the foundational framework.

* Functions as an integral team member within the Kipuka, Native Hawaiian Center at Pu?uloa, actively participating in team-based student support strategies and campus-wide events.

Assignments may include work on days, evenings, or weekends, both on- and off-campus.

Other Duties as Assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Business, Education, Social Sciences, or Arts & Humanities and 3 year(s) of progressively responsible…