Bilingual​/Bicultural School-Home Assistant; Marshallese - Waikoloa Elementary & Middle

Position: Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant (Marshallese) - Waikoloa Elementary & Middle
Description

This posting is being used to fill Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant positions at the specific location.

Salary Range:

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

Examples of Duties

* 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.

* Seeks community resources and maintains a file of these resources; suggests various resources to assist parent with their problems.

* Suggests parents and others in the community with special skills as resource persons in the classrooms.

* Encourages parents to participate in school activities.

* Assists in organizing Parent Advisory Groups and encourages parents to participate.

* 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, etc.

* Participates in various training programs; prepares activity reports.

Minimum Qualifications

General Experience Requirements:

Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had general work experience of the kind and quality described below:

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 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 to elicit pertinent information.

* Plan and conduct group information sessions.

* Prepare activity reports.

* Recognize and identify basic individual human needs.

Specialized Experience Requirement:

In addition, applicants must have had at least one (1) year's experience that provided the applicant with the following knowledge and skills:

* Knowledge of Marshallese culture. Such knowledge may have been gained by participating in normal daily living activities in one of these communities.

* Ability to speak, read, write, and understand Marshallese language. Such ability may have been gained by participating in normal daily living activities in one of these communities.

* Ability to establish and maintain rapport with Marshallese communities.

License Requirement:

This position requires possession of a valid motor vehicle operator's license to drive in the State of Hawaii.

Substitutions Allowed:

* Successful completion of a one (1) year Human Services Curriculum leading to a certificated 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.

Quality of

Experience:

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.

Supplemental Information

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

Requirements:
Applicants must meet all the…