Summer Instructor, Halau o Kapikohanaiamalama Job Listing at Kamehameha Schools in Makawao, Hawaii (Job ID JR-05334)

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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 Maui Campus seeks Instructors to support our Halau O Kapikohanaiamalama summer program. This is a temporary position working from June - July 2025.

Here is a direct link to learn more about the program: https://www.ksbe.edu/education/maui/summer-school

Job Summary

Designs, plans, and facilitates learning experiences that are Hawaiian culture-based, dynamic, nurturing, designated course/grade-level and engaging for students. Responsible for overall student achievement in accordance to standards based curriculum outcomes and objectives and creating a safe and nurturing classroom and outdoor learning environment. Attends program-specific professional development workshops and applies innovative educational strategies to implore critical and creative thinking within a framework of project based learning.  Collaborates with professional learning community and utilizes feedback from colleagues, instructional coaches and administrators to inform and immediately improve practice and instruction.  Regularly assesses student progress and uses data to modify curriculum and instruction.  Plans and coordinates field trips, on and off-campus educational activities.  Models mutual respect and enforces the summer school rules and regulations in a positive and formative manner.  Effectively communicates with students, parents, colleagues and Summer School Coordinators.  Serve as a contributing member of summer school program.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develops lesson plans and delivers learning experiences in accordance to course curriculum, ensuring that instruction is rigorous, focused on student outcomes, culturally connected, and reflects summer program goals and philosophy.  Instruction and learning experiences should:
  • Engage learners in analytical and critical thinking, problem-solving and creativity.
  • Address each learner's needs, interests and skill levels.
  • Be designed in collaboration with industry experts and cultural practitioners.
  • Encourage confidence in Native Hawaiian cultural connectedness.
  • Employ a variety of instruction and assessment for learners to demonstrate progress and achievement, and.
  • Reflect Project Based Learning techniques and STEAM practices.
• Participates in program-specific professional development workshops and integrates knowledge gained from industry experts and cultural practitioners as well as educational strategies and best practices in 'aina and project based learning, STEAM, technology and culturally relevant elements of content area.  Applies learning and development to lesson planning, instruction, in-program adjustments and assessments.
• Collaborates with grade level teachers in scheduled professional learning communities to inform practice and adjust instruction to meet curriculum and program goals.  Utilizes feedback from colleagues, instructional coaches and administrators about professional practice to improve whole-school objectives and immediately inform/impact own practice.
• Regularly assesses student progress and uses data to modify curriculum and instruction.  Prepares and submits weekly progress reports that chart student achievement. 
• Plans and coordinates field trips, on and off-campus educational activities.
• Models mutual respect and enforces the summer school rules and regulations in a positive and formative manner.
• Effectively communicates with students, parents, colleagues and Summer School Coordinators as necessary to inform of student progress and any other academic or social issues that may arise.
• Effectively manages the day to day work of assigned Teaching Assistant.

Position Requirements

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

• Bachelor's Degree in Elementary or Secondary Education, Math, Science, College Counseling, or a closely related field of primary instructional responsibility.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a directly related field.
• A combination of education and Hawaiian traditional knowledge that would allow the user to produce and contribute to program instructor expectations.
• Knowledge of culturally relevant, age-appropriate educational strategies.
• Experience with school-aged students and/or Hawaiian customs and practices.
• Experienced with cultural protocol and has working knowledge of the Hawaiian language.
• Knowledge of Hawaiian culture-based methodologies, 'aina-based learning, and age-appropriate educational strategies.
• Experience planning, preparing, improving, and implementing innovative and engaging curriculum.
• Ability to connect and engage with students and develop relationships necessary for a successful learning environment in a short program period.
• Possesses effective communication skills that build and strengthen relationships with and between students, faculty/staff, ‘ohana (family), and administrators.
• Ability to manage a student driven curriculum designed classroom with balance between teacher-led instruction and appropriate opportunities for student choice, while meeting course objectives.
• A commitment to the challenge of improving educational outcomes for the lahui (Hawaiian people).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage workflow, handle multiple tasks and projects, coordinate numerous student activities, and meet frequently shifting deadlines.
• Ability to plan and document accurately and appropriately.
• Ability to take initiative, approach challenges with an improvement mindset, and work collaboratively.
• Understands the value of, and has ability to access quality cultural and global resources.
• Ability to manage small and large groups of students in classroom and field learning activities.
• Knowledge in creating and promoting a culture of learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Summer program teaching experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Education or closely related field.
• Previous experience with DOE, Charter, Private and/or higher education systems.
• Experience with cultural protocol and has working knowledge of the Hawaiian language.
• Knowledge of Hawaiian culture-based methodologies, 'aina-based learning, and age appropriate educational strategies.
• Knowledge of the design thinking process.
• Knowledge of mathematical mindsets methodology.
• Experience directly in Native Hawaiian servicing organizations and Native Hawaiian communities, with clear success in demonstrating the Hawaiian cultural behavioral expectations inherent in working in such settings.
• Knowledge and familiarity of KS internal policies, procedures, Strategic Plan, vision, mission and goals.
• Knowledge of instructional group strategies/differentiation to manage small and large groups of students in classroom and field learning activities. 
• Experience in working with ethnically diverse student and staff populations, especially Native Hawaiians.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Christian values.
• Possesses a flexible growth mindset focused on cultural innovation to facilitate learning.

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stands and performs instructor type tasks and grasp light or fine manipulation, talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus. 
• Occasionally works outdoors including walking on uneven ground and in outdoor weather including sun, wind and rain.
• Occasionally stand and/or walk, write by hand, and lift and/or carry, push and/or pull objects that weigh up to 10-20 pounds.
• Rarely twist, kneel, crawl, climb, reach or work above shoulder, or grasp forcefully.

Working Conditions

• Work is conducted in a school environment and requires work to be conducted in non-standard workplaces for off-campus huakaʻi which may occur in outdoor settings.
• Work is typically conducted Monday through Friday at normal business hours but evening and weekend hours may be required to meet goals and objectives.
• Normal business hours during summer school program are 7:00am-3:30pm.
• Ability and commitment to attend up to seven days of pre-program professional development as scheduled on weekends and after-school hours.
• Work is intense and fast-paced, with hands-on, project based learning for students.
• Work will require flexibility and willingness for visits/observations by interested KS staff and partner stakeholders as determined by administration.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents assigned to this job. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responsibilities, duties and skills required. The incumbent may be expected to perform other duties as assigned.

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