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Staff Spotlight: Andrew Winchester (Kapa’a High)

Medium shot of Kapaa High Andrew Winchester

Andrew Winchester

Tiêu đề: Head Custodian 
Địa điểm làm việc: Trường trung học Kapaʻa
Số năm trong HIDOE: 10
Số năm giữ chức vụ: 10

H: Hãy mô tả ngắn gọn con đường sự nghiệp của bạn.
MỘT: I worked all in construction before this. I originally applied for this position for the benefits. 

H: Nhiệm vụ chính của bạn là gì?
MỘT:
 Mostly just keeping the school running. I help oversee construction projects when they take place at the school. I mostly try to make school better, and make the campus pretty and more up to date. I help to get through the red tape to get things done at the school. We work closely with DAGS (the Department of Accounting and General Services) on Kauaʻi and are lucky to have a good relationship with them. 

H: Phần yêu thích nhất trong công việc này là gì?
MỘT: My favorite part of the job is just trying to make the whole school look nice. It’s an older school — a 70-year-old school — so there’s a lot of work to be done. 

H: Phần khó khăn nhất trong công việc của bạn là gì?
MỘT: Probably just the state processes of getting projects completed. Also getting funds for things and preventive maintenance on campus. 

H: Bạn có lời khuyên nào cho những người đang cân nhắc vị trí này không?
MỘT: I come from a background of how to fix things so that was helpful for this position. But I had to learn how to make a team work and build team relationships. It’s important to know how to motivate a team so that you can work together to meet your goal or vision. 

H: Vai trò của bạn hỗ trợ sự thành công của sinh viên như thế nào?
MỘT: Being from a construction background, the shop teachers sometimes pick my brain for projects they are working on with students. Right now, for example, they are working on tiny home projects so I’ve helped with that. Also, Kauaʻi is small so we all know each other’s families and are just always looking out for students and their best interest.