Assistant Program Coordinator, Hoomakaikai

Job Posting Title

Assistant Program Coordinator, Hoomakaikai

Employee Type

Temporary Seasonal (Fixed Term) (Seasonal)

Recruiting Start Date

11-03-2025

Job Exempt?

No

Recruiting End Date

Open Until Filled

Aloha mai!  Mahalo for your interest in Kamehameha Schools.  If you are looking for an opportunity to utilize your skills and talents and grow in your profession, while serving and strengthening our Native Hawaiian community, we would love to have you join our ʻohana!

Kamehameha Schools is searching for an Assistant Program Coordinator to support our Ho’omāka’ika’i summer program! This program hosts 5 week-long overnight sessions for rising 6th graders to support connecting with and exploring Hawaiian culture. The ideal candidate is familiar with the program, has strong leadership skills, brings relevant experience or education related to Hawaiian culture and/or Hawaiian Culture Based Education (HCBE), and will be proactive and resourceful in their approach. We are seeking candidates who have availability for the evening shift.  If this sounds like you, and you enjoy being on your feet and traveling to various indoor/outdoor huakaʻi locations (loʻi and ocean included), this is the perfect opportunity for you!  

  

Hire Dates: March 2 (Monday) - July 17 (Friday)  

• Weekly Training: March 2 -  June 6  
• Program Dates: June 7 - July 10  
• Closeout: July 13 - July 17 

  

Shift Types: 

Evening Shift:  

• Sunday: 11am-8pm  
• Monday - Thursday: 12pm-8pm  
• Friday: 10am-5pm 

  

Learn more about the program here:  https://www.ksbe.edu/education/kapalama/halau-kukalaulama/hoomakaikai

Job Summary

Serves as operational coordinator for the program.  Provides educational leadership and guidance on instructional methods to program staff.  Coordinates and communicates program evaluation plan.  Provides continuous feedback on program components to assure effective and relevant delivery of program.  Provides input to evaluate staff performance.

Essential Responsibilities

Instruction & Learning Environment

• Serves as the operational coordinator of the program.  Ensures continuity through all program activities (day/night).  Maintains order, group cohesion and an inviting, comfortable environment that enables all participants to engage and take full advantage of all benefits associated with the program session.  Operationalizes and implements program curriculum.  Assists in the development of curriculum and coordinates delivery of lessons.  Provides educational leadership and guidance in the development of program curriculum and activities ensuring relevance and rigor. 

Operations

• Oversees various activities to include program check-in and check outs insuring student accountability.  Coordinates and communicates program evaluation plan.  Assists in the orientation training and the evaluation of program staff.  Closes program insuring that all equipment and supplies are accounted for and stored properly. Serves as a point to contact to parents, family, staff regarding a variety of day to day activities including but not limited to child development, successes and challenges.  Determines appropriate order of daily events and recommends changes, modifications based on what is working best for the current group in the program.  Resides in program assigned living space (Asst. Coordinator – Night).   

Staff

• Oversees, monitors, coaches, and counsels staff and students where necessary.  Observes, provides feedback for performance evaluation of staff (mid and final).  Ensures that Kamehameha Schools (KS) policies and procedures relevant to the program are communicated and understood throughout the session. 

Miscellaneous

• Uses sound judgment and decisiveness to resolve a variety of situations involving students and or staff, insuring the health and well-being of all students and staff.    Represent