The committee will meet again at 7pm on June 15th at the Rakaia School. Things are developing well and registrations and signage will be out soon. Please book March 4-6, 2022 into your calendar for this celebration of education in Rakaia.

Bilingual Liaison Workers

The Kahui Ako has been successful in gaining funding to appoint two workers to support our Filipino children and so we are looking for any community members who may speak Tagalog and would be interested in working with the schools and ECE in the Kahui Ako.

There are two positions for 10 hours a week each.

1. Key Tasks

Bilingual Liaison Workers in schools can:

· assist with successful adjustment to schooling and ensure closer family –

school links

· provide assistance to guidance, health, special needs and pastoral care.

· provide mentoring and career advice for refugee students

· increase the retention of students in schools

· improve school-family-student communications and relationships

Bilingual Liaison Workers can contribute to these outcomes by:

· providing social and emotional support to students

· translating important school communications

· providing cultural information to the staff

· doing home visits for routine and emergency matters

2. Person Description

The Bilingual Liaison Worker should:

· be an educated and reputable person from the community preferably with

experiences in education in countries of origin and N Z.

· have a high level of literacy in their first language and in English.

· understand the cultural and social aspects of NZ especially in education.

· have experience in working with children in social and learning areas.

· have experience in giving guidance and support to students of the same

ethnic group and/or other groups.

· be mindful of confidentiality issues when working with students.

If this is something that interests you then please contact Mark Ellis at Rakaia School. A formal application form and job description will be available very soon.