KKV is Hiring!

KKV was founded by community leaders in 1972 in response to a lack of health services for Kalihi's low income, largely-immigrant Asian and Pacific Islander residents. Together we work to advance health, to inspire healing, to foster reconciliation, and to celebrate abundance in the ahupua'a of Kalihi through strong relationships that honor culture and place.

Understanding health as wellbeing in the broadest sense, KKV pioneers holistic approaches to addressing the needs and aspirations of its culturally-rich community. KKV's 200 staff care for more than 15,000 Kalihi residents a year in over 20 different languages and dialects from nine locations.

In 2014, Kokua Kalihi Valley began a process to develop a new framework of health that accommodates the full spectrum of strengths, challenges, desires, and needs of the community. Through careful and continual listening and engagement, a more universal view of health and wellness is emerging centered around what matters to indigenous and island people. This view, named Pilinahā, looks at four vital connections that people seek in their lives: To your best self, to others, to place, and to past and future.

KKV is recognized nationally as a leader in Social Determinants Of Health (SDOH) programming with a 50 year history of implementing innovative programs, and annually hosts hundreds of visitors and students interested in studying KKV's community-and culturally-based approach.

In 2022, KKV won first place in the Innovations Showcase Competition put on by the Social Determinants of Health Academy. We were recognized for our Hui Hoaka Covid response program. Framed by indigenous Hawaiian values, the program has coordinated staff and volunteers from across KKV and the community to provide a broad array of support for patients and their family members. The program has been highly successful because of its effort to provide deep listening and culturally safe communication; to provide access to resources such as food, supplies, lāʻaulapaʻau, and economic support; and to collect stories and data that will aid KKV in improving care integration and establishingbest practices for SDOH services.

POSITION OPENINGS: One PART time position open (19 hours a week)

JOB SUMMARY: Provide spaces for culturally appropriate and responsive approach for the youth’s mental health and wellbeing in Kalihi. Provide assessment and referral to appropriate healing services at Kokua Kalihi Valley.

Special consideration given to multicultural/multilingual candidates and those with a connection to the ahupuaʻa of Kalihi.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Skills/Knowledge:

  Effective verbal and written communication skills, required.

  Demonstrate effective problem solving skills, required.

  Demonstrate effective analytical decision making skills, required.

  Ability to work with multi-cultural staff and client populations, required.

  Proficient in computer patient care software including Medical Manager, preferred.

  Ability to work in a team setting, required.

  Current Hawaii State driver’s license with diving abstract that meets KKV requirements, required.

• Education/Training:

  Social work training.

  Master’s degree in Social Work, required.

• Experience:

  Two years experiences as a social worker, required.

  One year experience working in community health settings, required.

  SCHEDULE: Part time (approximately 19 hours per week) with occasional weekend hours with regular and predictable attendance. Adjustments to schedule as arrange with supervisor.

BENEFITS:

• Lifestyle benefits in partnership with HR Symphony by Altres

For any questions about this job ad please email JOBS@KKV.NET