Bilingual Chuukese School-Home Liaison

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is seeking a Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant at the SR-11 level for a full-time position in Hawaii. The role involves acting as a liaison with parents, school staff, and project personnel to promote cooperation and understanding, translate information, and connect families with community resources.

Minimum experience includes coordinating with diverse groups, effective communication, and the ability to plan information sessions.

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Skills

Communication

Rapport-building

Speaking effectively

Group information sessions

Report writing

Needs assessment

Job description

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education is seeking a Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant at the SR-11 level for a full-time position in Hawaii. The role involves acting as a liaison with parents, school staff, and project personnel to promote cooperation and understanding, translate information, and connect families with community resources.

Minimum experience includes coordinating with diverse groups, effective communication, and the ability to plan information sessions.