K-8 Program Assistant, Kauluhala Summer Academy

Job Posting Title

K-8 Program Assistant, Kauluhala Summer Academy

Employee Type

Temporary On-Call (Fixed Term)

Recruiting Start Date

11-20-2025

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!

The Kauluhala Summer Academy is seeking three (3) Summer Program Assistants to support their Elementary and Middle School programs.

Job Summary

Provides administrative and office support for the summer school program. Responsible for filing, phones, email, processing documents, assisting with budgeting and purchasing activities (field trips, supplies, etc.), copying, distribution, data entry, compiling of various documents.  Participates in the registration process for students to include but not limited to: registration, filling waitlist, mailouts, fee collection, withdrawals, etc. Serves as office manager for an assigned unit during the summer session.

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides administrative and office support for the Summer School Program including but not limited to: handling routine correspondences, transmitting, faxing, copying, filing, distributing, data entry and organizing as needed.  Answers/directs phone calls assisting parents, students, counselors etc. with summer school attendance, questions, concerns and issues. Works in collaboration with other KS departments (admission, client services, financial aide) to assist families through the summer school process.
• Assist with the registration students in a short period of time to include but not limited to: registering students in classes, bus and lunch; filling waitlist, mailouts, fee collection, document collection, withdrawals, etc. May include registration of new invitees who are required to attend summer school.
• May serve as an office manager that assists the unit coordinator and assistant unit coordinator to ensure a safe, nurturing and stimulating learning environment in the unit. Maintains daily logs of all incoming visitors and students, transportation changes, medical services, early releases, etc.  Maintains files, many confidential in nature that may include personnel, timesheets and attendance records for students and staff. Assists with budgeting and purchasing activities that correlate to the unit needs (field trips, supplies, etc.) Provides SMS and KS Connect support for the office to include but not limited to: running reports and rosters, finding student and parent demographic information, schedules, etc. May be assigned to bus duty, terminal duty, recess supervision, monitoring of students, etc.
• Responsible for an end of summer report to include all duties through-out employment.

Position Requirements

Minimum Qualifications - An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum 2 years of related work experience.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and complex projects and meet competing deadlines
• Ability to work in PC applications including word processing, spreadsheets, database, multimedia presentations, electronic mail and internet.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Ability to manage multiline phone system.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with various levels within and outside of KS to include administrators, faculty/staff, students, parents, vendors and to interact and work effectively with others in the Summer School program.
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with various KS departments and divisions and work well within a team approach concept.
• Ability to keep confidential information and data
• Ability to work independently with little supervision, self motivated with the ability to take appropriate initiative, establish work priorities and balance competing priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work flexible hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with KS programs, policies and procedures
• Knowledge of Hawaiian Culture (i.e. values, programs, etc.)

Physical Requirements

• Frequently sit, perform desk based computer tasks and grasp light/fine manipulation.
• Occasionally stand/walk, write by hand, and lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.<