Life Skills Specialist (Olomana, Oahu)

Oct 20 2025
Steadfast Housing Development Corporation |Honolulu|Full Time, $18.00 / hour
Job Description
  • 🌺 Join Our Team at Steadfast Housing Development Corporation 🌺

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others while working in a supportive, independent environment? At Steadfast Housing Development Corporation (SHDC), we’ve been providing housing and behavioral health services since 1989. Our mission is to empower adults living with serious and persistent mental illness to develop the skills they need for independent living.

 

We are currently hiring a Life Skills Specialist for one of our group homes on Oahu. This is an exciting opportunity for compassionate, motivated individuals who want meaningful work that gives back to the community.


🌟 Why You’ll Love Working With Us:

Full-time staff enjoy a strong benefits package valued at over $10,000 per year, including:

  • 💙 Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, & Prescription Coverage
  • 🌴 Paid Time Off (PTO) – up to 40 hours annually
  • 🎉 Six Paid Holidays each year (paid at double time if required to work on the holiday)
  • 💰 Profit-Sharing Retirement Account to plan for your future
  • 🛡️ Life Insurance – $15,000 policy fully covered by SHDC
  • EAP

🏡 What You’ll Be Doing:

As a Life Skills Specialist, you’ll work in a group home setting where you’ll:

  • Support residents with developing essential life skills (cooking, budgeting, hygiene, etc.)
  • Provide a safe, stable, and supportive environment to help adults prepare for independent living
  • Maintain and oversee the home and property
  • Work independently in a self-directed role that makes a meaningful impact every day

✅ What You’ll Need:

  • High School diploma or GED
  • Valid Hawaii Driver’s License and a clean driving abstract (no more than 3 violations in the past 3 years)
  • Reliable vehicle with current registration, safety check, and insurance
  • Ability to pass a background check, drug screening and sex offender checks
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📍 Current Opportunity – Oahu:

 

8-16 Hour Group Home – Life Skills Specialist

  • Hourly Rate: $16/hour + complimentary housing (for live-in staff)
  • Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 10:00am–7:00pm
  • Location: Olomana Group Home (Kailua)
  • Position is open to live-in candidates (preferred), but non-live-in applicants will also be considered.

📧 How to Apply

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you! Please email your resume and indicate the position and location you’re interested in to:

Wesley Chun: 📧 [email protected]

 

 

➡️ Interviews will be scheduled promptly, and shifts are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Job descriptions and applications will be provided to applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process.

 

🌺 Thank you for your interest in joining the SHDC ohana! 🌺