Hawaii Department of Education > Classified and Support Services Personnel Recruitment

Job Title:	Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant (Marshallese) - Temporary, Part-time
Salary:	See Position Description
Job Type:	Temporary, Full-time
Location:	Statewide

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Marshallese. Amended 10-21-09: Salary Recruitment Number: 062-1011 *Salary:** * Temporary salary adjustment due to furloughs and respective collective bargaining agreements Click here for more information: http://doe.k12.hi.us Bilingual/Bicultural School-Home Assistant, SR-11, $13.86 per hour Location: Statewide The immediate vacancies are in the Leeward & Hawaii Districts. Vacancy: Temporary, Part-time NOTE: Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself eligible for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force. Summary: Serves as liaison between school and project staff and target group parents; provides language and cultural assistance; and performs other duties as required. Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Please note that unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Possession of the required amount of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. Overall paid or unpaid experience must be of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of the position. Note: Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years. To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Minimum Qualification Requirements:
General Experience Requirement: 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: a) Understand and explain various materials related to the program/project/activity. b) Establish and maintain rapport with individuals and groups and encourage participation in program/project activities. c) Speak effectively with individuals and groups and to elicit pertinent information. d) Plan and conduct group information sessions. e) Prepare activity reports. f) 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: a) Knowledge of local culture that is generally gained by participating in daily living activities in the local community. b) Knowledge of the culture and language of a target group (e.g., Ilocano, Samoan, Korean, Chinese or Japanese) and the ability to speak the target group language. Such knowledge and ability may have been gained by participating in normal daily living activities in the target group homeland or by participating in normal daily living activities in target group immigrant community. c) Ability to establish and maintain rapport with target group. Substitutions Allowed: 1. Successful completion of a one (1) year Human Services Curriculum leading to a Certificate 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. 2. 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. 3. 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.