School Dormitory Attendant (Female) - Lahainaluna Boarding

School Dormitory Attendant

This posting is being used to fill School Dormitory Attendant positions at the specified location. The school dormitory provides housing only to currently enrolled students. Housing is not available for staff.

Salary Range: School Dormitory Attendant, HE-03: $4,378.00 per month

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Check attendance; supervise students in the cleaning of the dormitories, lavatories, surrounding areas and grounds, etc.
• Check students' rooms and general living areas for cleanliness, neatness and orderliness of dormitory living quarters.
• Plan and arrange for special social activities and programs and serve as a chaperon.
• Provide basic first aid as necessary and take students to the doctor. Make arrangements for students who are too ill to remain in the dormitory.
• Prepare attendance, incident, and sick reports. Prepare overtime (detention), overnight and weekend lists.

Additional duties:

• Check supplies and items needing repair in the dormitory.
• Order supplies and make arrangements for equipment needing repair.
• Supervise student boarders at breakfast.
• Inspect student boarder's dress and personal appearance.
• Attend staff meetings.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification: These positions are located in the women's dormitory. Work activities include physical contact with female students or full-view observation of female students in personal hygiene or related activities. Consequently, only female applicants will be considered for this recruitment.

Experience and Essential Knowledge and Abilities: Two years of work experience which demonstrated the ability to meet and deal effectively with people and understand and apply various rules and regulations. This requirement may be met from part-time and unpaid work. There must, however, be evidence that participation was on a continuous basis. Examples of acceptable work: a person who has for two years reported once a week to assist in the supervision and guidance of groups of boys and girls in connection with such organizations as the Boy Scouts, Police Activities League (PAL) and Pop Warner League; or a person who has performed volunteer work at the Hawaii State Hospital on a regular and continuous basis, reporting once a week for a few hours to assist in the care of patients. Example of non-acceptable work experience: a member of the YMCA who reports once a year to help with the annual Christmas party at the Youth Correctional Facility. Applicants must also possess knowledge of basic spoken and written English; housekeeping; personal hygiene; basic first aid; the ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate effectively with others in English; understand and follow oral and written instructions; maintain effective relationships with others; supervise the routine of others; organize events and activities; speak before a group of people; and keep and prepare simple records and reports.

Driver's License Requirement: Applicants must possess a current, valid passenger-type motor vehicle operator's license to drive in the State of Hawaii.

Certification: Applicants must possess or obtain during the probationary period, a current Basic First Aid or a Standard First Aid Certificate such as that provided by the American Red Cross.

Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. 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.

Temporary Assignment: Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below:

• A copy of the applicant's TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report
• A signed letter from the applicant's supervisor that includes the applicant's name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked
• Copies of the applicant's signed SF-10 Forms

Documents: Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education.

Information about Temporary Positions: Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available 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.