(Casual Hire) Distance Education Support Specialist

University-of-Hawaii-System; Hilo (HI); Presencial; USD 28.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

University of Hawai'i is seeking a Distance Education Support Specialist for a casual hire, full-time temporary position in Hawaii. The role focuses on supporting distance education initiatives, working with faculty, staff, and students to enhance academic services.

The successful candidate will collaborate across departments, prepare reports, and assist with outreach related to distance education partnerships, while adhering to the temporary and non-benefit nature of Casual Hire appointments.

Formación

• BA in Hawaiian Studies, Liberal Arts, Social Science, or Communication with at least 1 year experience in academic student support or related areas.
• Experience or training with Hawaiian cultural and language focus and/or higher education.
• If qualified applicants are not available, those not meeting minimum qualifications may be considered.

Responsabilidades

• Assist with academic affairs student support events, activities, and programming focusing on Distance Education.
• Collaborate with admin, faculty and staff to provide academic and student support for Hawaii CC Distance Education.
• Prepare program reports, budgets, procurement, facilities, and related reports.

Conocimientos

Academic student support

Hawaiian cultural focus

Higher education experience

Educación

BA in Hawaiian Studies

BA in Liberal Arts

BA in Social Science

BA in Communication

Descripción del empleo

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Full-Time Temporary

Job Number

2026-02242

Hawai'i Community College - Liberal Arts and Public Services

Opening Date

10/20/2026

10/22/2026 11:59 PM Hawaii

Position Number:

***** Casual Hire

Description

**** Applicants seeking short-term or part-time work with the University of Hawaii may apply for Casual Hire appointments, which include administrative, professional, and technical (APT) or instructional-type positions. Because of the temporary nature of these appointments, Casual Hire employees are not eligible for most benefits provided to regular Board of Regents or Civil Service employees. Casual Hire appointments may last for up to 89 days for full-time employees, and up to 1 calendar year for part-time employees.

Title: (Casual Hire) Distance Education Support Specialist

• Assist with academic affairs student support events, activities, and programming with a special focus on Distance Education.
• Work closely with admin, faculty and staff to provide academic and student support for Hawaii CC Distance Education.
• Work closely with Academic Affairs and Student Affairs to provide support and assistance to Hawaii CC faculty, staff and students with a special emphasis on Distance Education.
• Prepare program reports, budgets, requests and reports, procurement, facilities, etc.
• Works closely with the HLS program and HLS coordinator relating to the Distance Education resources for the Ha’akumalae Protocols Program.
• Collaborate with the Hawaii CC ITSO office and Hawaii CC Faculty/Staff Development committee to increase access to resources for Hawaii CC faculty.
• Assist with indigenous repository resources for Hawaii CC.
• Assist with recruitment and outreach relating to Distance education partnerships, programs and services.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• BA in Hawaiian Studies, Liberal Arts, Social Science, Communication and at least 1 year of experience with academic student support activities, training with Hawaiian cultural and language focus and/or experience in higher education; or equivalent education/training or experience. If qualified applicants are not available, those not meeting minimum qualifications may be considered.

EEO, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/ , or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

Accommodation Request: The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by‑case basis. For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/

Employer University of Hawaii

Department Hawai'i Community College - Liberal Arts and Public Services Address 1175 Manono Street

Hilo, Hawaii, 96720

Inquiries: 808-934-2525