Job Posting Title
Senior Consultant, Learning & Innovation - Preschools
Employee Type
Regular
Recruiting Start Date
10-16-2024
Job Exempt?
Yes
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 hiring a Senior Consultant, Learning & Innovations to support our Kamehameha Schools Preschool program. This position will join our Kamehameha Schools Preschool instructional team and assist in designing and implementing HCBE professional development, coaching, and evaluation on E Ola! for preschool kumu and teaching assistants.
Job Summary
Supports the development of world-class Hawaiian culture-based education advances and initiatives tied to 'aina-based education, extended learning, and the strengthening of a Native Hawaiian identity. Develops and implements a system of support and engagement for the campus, 'ohana, and community to advance innovation for model 21st-century Hawaiian Learning environments.
Essential Responsibilities
Program Development and Implementation
- Leads and designs the development of 'aina-based education, extended learning, and the strengthening of a Native Hawaiian identity through Kamehameha School’s Preschools.
- Designs Hawaiian Culture-Based Education professional development and learning experiences for teachers.
- Provides support and leadership in the implementation and evaluation of best practices in teaching, learning, and innovation.
- Develops and implements a system of support and engagement for the preschools, 'ohana, and community to advance innovation for model 21st-century Hawaiian Learning environments.
Policies and Procedures
- Collaboratively works with preschool leadership in understanding, analyzing, and interpreting data to maintain quality programming and instructional efficacy.
Relationship Management
- Serves as a strong partner/advocate to meet identified program and regional needs.
- Promotes and builds positive, productive relationships with KS preschool educators, leaders, staff, and other partners and collaborators.
Supervision and Evaluation
- Serves to develop teacher effectiveness and competencies through the supervisory process, professional development, coaching, and evaluation.
- Participates in monitoring and improving the quality of instruction through the educator growth and evaluation cycle.
- Participates in the formal supervision and evaluation process.
- Assists in providing additional support through focused assistance for building teacher leaders.
- Creates and sustains an atmosphere of trust by encouraging, facilitating, and recognizing appropriate instructional risk-taking and innovation for growth.
- Makes appropriate and effective decisions for professional development content and strategies that elevate Hawaiian culture-based education as a system.
- Supports the instructional development of educators in understanding and applying Hawaiian culture-based education, standards-based curriculum, and assessment personalization.
- Authority to make appropriate and effective decisions related to the educator growth and evaluation system.
Position Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
An equivalent combination of education and experience may substitute for the requirements listed.
- Master's Degree in Education, Curriculum and Instruction, or closely related field.
- Minimum 5 years of related work experience.
- Minimum 5 years work experience in Hawaiian culture-based education.
- Excellent in supervising instructional staff (observations, conferencing, data and feedback, and documentation).
- Excellent in educational administration related to curriculum and instruction.
- Excellent in designing professional development opportunities and working with diverse communities.
- Excellent in problem-solving skills to identify and resolve existing or potential problems.
- Demonstrate ability to remain flexible in demanding work environments and to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to work with extremely confidential and sensitive information and understand privacy issues; work independently.
- Outstanding personal integrity and ability to manage responsibilities in a manner beyond reproach.
- Strong organizational skills to manage multiple functions and priorities in an efficient manner.
- Excellent communication skills (oral, verbal, and written) to all levels of management, faculty, staff, external agencies, parents, and other school staff and community resource representatives.
- Previous teaching experience with DOE, Charter, Private, and/or higher education systems.
- Knowledge of Hawaiian culture, history, and/or language.
- Ability to travel to various locations, including neighbor islands to conduct business.
- Ability to work evening and weekend hours as required to meet goals and objectives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge and familiarity of KS internal policies, procedures, Strategic Plan, vision, mission, and goals.
- Experience in working with ethnically diverse student and staff populations, especially Native Hawaiians.
- Experience in building working relationships with a wide variety of groups to forward the mission of the organization.
- Highly skilled in facilitating and working across multiple groups to ensure alignment of interests and resource optimization.
Physical Requirements
- Frequently sits, performs desk-based computer tasks, and grasps light or fine manipulation, talks, or hears.
- Occasionally stands and/or walks, writes by hand, and lifts and/or carries, pushes and/or pulls objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
- Frequently twists, bends, stoops, squats, kneels, crawls, climbs, reaches or works above shoulder, or grasps forcefully.
Working Conditions
- This position may involve traveling to various locations, including neighbor islands to conduct business.
- Work is conducted in an office environment and may require work to be conducted in non-standard workplaces.
- Work is typically conducted Monday through Friday at normal business hours but may require after-hours or weekend work.
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.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please contact us at hr@ksbe.edu or 808-534-8040 if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.
Work Year
12
Pay Range
97,600.00 - 139,300.00 Annual
Compensation and Benefits
Based on the compensation range provided below, salaries are commensurate with job-related experience, skills and competencies, education, internal equity, length of work year, and other organizational needs.
At Kamehameha Schools (KS), we recognize that compensation is just one facet of a fulfilling employment experience. Our commitment lies in fostering a positive work environment and equipping employees with the necessary resources to excel every day. Our Total Rewards Program embodies KS's dedication to the physical, mental, and financial well-being of our employee ʻohana. Explore our comprehensive Benefits Summary for more information.
Primary Location
Hilo Lagoon Center
City, State
Hilo, Hawaii
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