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A recent grant award has resulted in this opportunity to bring on a new team member in the capacity of Program/Office Assistant, as part of our Mana Mele Project. Mana Mele teaches youth ‘ABC’s’ – Academics, Business, & Culture – through music and multimedia. For more about Mana Mele, see the ʻAboutʻ section of manamele.org and follow Mana Maoli on Facebook and Instagram.

Position: Program/Office Assistant

Start Date: ASAP

Compensation: Starting at $10-15/hr, depending on relevant skills and experiences

Hours: Part-time (15-25 hours per week), flexible

Location: Palolo (some work can be done remote)

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The Mana Mele Project – a collaboration between Mana Maoli, the MELE program at HCC, and 10 Hawaiian charter schools on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi – features a Music & Multimedia Academy, 4-in-1 solar-powered mobile studio, and Mentorships connecting pro artists with youth.

Mana Maoli has created an additional Project Coordinator position for this project, and is now accepting applications.

Mana Maoli is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that founded and supports Hālau Kū Māna public charter school, while operating the Maoli Music Program (see manamaoli.org for more info), whose primary focus moving forward is the Mana Mele Project (see manamele.org for … READ MORE!

Who is up for the exciting challenge of teaching our Hawaiian Charter School youth Mana Maoli’s ‘ABC’s’ – Academics, Business, & Culture – through music and multimedia?

Mana Maoli is currently seeking 3 part time teachers on Oahu and Kaua’i for our Mana Mele Project: www.manamaoli.org/maolimusic

Oahu – Mana Mele Multimedia Instructor ($20/hr, 15hrs/wk, 50wks)

Hakipu’u Learning Center Public Charter School, Kaneohe HI

10hrs/wk instruction, 2hrs/wk prep, 3hrs/wk curriculum development

Minimum qualifications:

• Strong background in video production, from pre to post-production.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience teaching/working with youth
• Curriculum Development Background
• Bachelors Degree
• Have an understanding of project-based learning and

ACADEMY UPDATES

Our academy coordinator, Luanna, leads regular primary partner school meetings with instructors and mentors to coordinate and ensure timely completion of curriculum development, programmatic planning and implementation at schools participating in the Mana Mele program.  Some of the other awesome work she’s doing includes surveying instructors, our advisory council, and student to analyze how best to improve the Mana Mele academy curriculum, creating and refining culture-based multimedia music education curriculum modules that are aligned with Common Core Standards, and providing support to our team of instructors.

One of the 9 schools we’re fortunate enough to have been able to … READ MORE!