Lead Navigator of Haumana-Centered Learning

Kamehameha Schools Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop dba Kamehameha Schools; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kamehameha Schools seeks a Lead Navigator of Haumāna-Centered Learning to support Haumāna-Centered Learning pillars, serving as an instructional coach and strategic partner to educators and campus leaders in K-12 settings. This role emphasizes culturally grounded instruction, data-informed decision making, and the ethical integration of technology to enhance teaching and student agency.

The Lead Navigator will design and facilitate professional learning, coach educators, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications: an equivalent combination of education.
• Prior K-12 teaching experience with demonstrated success coaching educators.
• Strong Hawaiian cultural competencies and grounding in 'ike Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian worldviews.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and improve culturally grounded instructional approaches.
• Coordinate with campus and leadership for cohesive teaching priorities.
• Lead cross-functional teams to support educators and student learning.
• Apply Hawaiian culture knowledge to advance student self-determination.
• Promote data-informed decisions and ethical tech integration in teaching.

Education

Equivalent combination of education

Job description

Lead Navigator of Haumana-Centered Learning

Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha ma Hawaiʻi is looking for a Lead Navigator of Haumāna-Centered Learning. This role supports our Kula Ha'aha'a (Elementary School) by serving as an instructional coach and strategic partner to educators and campus leaders, helping translate Haumāna-Centered Learning pillars‑moʻokūʻauhau (Hawaiian cultural foundations), agency, mastery, and experiential learning‑into impactful classroom instruction. From driving data‑informed learning and ethical technology integration to modeling culturally‑responsive teaching rooted in i‘ike Hawaiʻi, the Lead Navigator plays a critical role in supporting educator growth and student agency in service of a self‑determined and thriving lahui.

Job Summary:

Creates and implements Haumana‑Centered Learning (HCL) practices that advance personalized, culturally grounded teaching and learning across K‑12 educational environments. Serves as an instructional leader, coach, and collaborative partner to campus and divisional teams in the development of HCL experiences rooted in Hawaiian culture, epistemologies, and worldviews.

Leads the design and facilitation of professional learning, coaching, and instructional support that strengthen educator practice, promote data‑informed decision making, and support student agency, mastery, experiential learning, and identity development. Champions the ethical integration of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance teaching, learning, and educator effectiveness.

Essential Responsibilities

Strategic Instructional Leadership & Collaboration

• Serves as an instructional leader in the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of culturally grounded instructional approaches to support teachers' cultivation of student self‑determination (ea) to secure a thriving lahui.
• Collaborates and coordinates with campus, divisional, and K‑12 leadership teams to ensure a cohesive, unified approach to teaching and learning through instructional priorities, learning experiences, and educator support systems.
• Leads and coordinates instructional support teams through cross‑functional partnerships, professional collaboration, and shared problem‑solving to maximize support for educators and student learning.
• Engages in continuous reflective practice and collaborative problem‑solving to strengthen instructional effectiveness and build institutional capacity.
• Applies deep knowledge of Hawaiian culture, history, worldviews, and educational practices to advance student‑centered and culturally responsive learning environments.

Transformative Instructional Coaching and Co‑Teaching

• Coaches, mentors, and supports educators through co‑planning, modeling, observation, feedback, and co‑teaching practices that are innovative, culturally responsive, and dismantle instructional barriers.
• Designs, facilitates, and evaluates professional learning experiences that build educator capacity in HCL pillars, including agency, mastery, experiential and mookuauhau‑based practices.
• Utilizes adult learning principles to develop and deliver in‑person, hybrid, and online professional learning opportunities.
• Promotes the effective and ethical integration of instructional technologies, learning platforms, and AI tools to enhance teaching and learning outcomes.

Data Analysis, Assessment & Continuous Improvement

• Partners with educators to collect, analyze, and interpret qualitative and quantitative student data to inform instructional practices and improve student outcomes.
• Supports the design and implementation of formative assessment practices that guide instructional decision making and measure student progress.
• Establishes and evaluates indicators of success for coaching and professional learning initiatives, using evidence to refine strategies and maximize impact on student outcomes.
• Uses data and culturally responsive practices to support equitable learning opportunities and student success.

The ideal candidate:

• Is a highly collaborative instructional coach and experienced educator who is passionate about teacher development, and continuous improvement.
• Possesses strong Hawaiian cultural competencies and can guide the authentic grounding of learning and teaching in 'ike Hawaiʻi and Hawaiian worldviews.
• Has prior K‑12 teaching experience and demonstrated success coaching educators.
• Experience with competency‑based, mastery‑based, project‑based, place‑based, and personalized educational approaches is a plus.

Position Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education