Marshallese School-Home Liaison & Parent Advocate

Hawaii State Department of Education; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 37,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawaii State Department of Education in Honolulu seeks a Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant to support parent–school collaboration and community outreach. The position requires liaison work, translating information, and facilitating parent participation in school-related activities.

The role includes promoting cooperation between parents and staff, solving educational problems, disseminating project information, and organizing informational sessions. Salary is SR-11: $3,606.00 per month.

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.
• Knowledge of Marshallese culture.
• Ability to speak, read, write, and understand Marshallese language.

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.
• 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.

Skills

Marshallese culture knowledge

Marshallese language

Effective communication

Rapport building

Explain materials

Job description

Hawaii State Department of Education in Honolulu seeks a Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant to support parent–school collaboration and community outreach. The position requires liaison work, translating information, and facilitating parent participation in school-related activities.

The role includes promoting cooperation between parents and staff, solving educational problems, disseminating project information, and organizing informational sessions. Salary is SR-11: $3,606.00 per month.