diff --git a/app/Config/Routes.php b/app/Config/Routes.php
index 4b9cfaa..3a86e50 100644
--- a/app/Config/Routes.php
+++ b/app/Config/Routes.php
@@ -1290,6 +1290,7 @@ $routes->get('/landing_page/admin_dashboard', 'View\LandingPageController::admin
 $routes->get('/teacher_dashboard', 'View\LandingPageController::teacher', ['filter' => 'auth:teacher_dashboard,read']);
 $routes->get('/landing_page/student_dashboard', 'View\LandingPageController::student', ['filter' => 'auth:student_dashboard,read']);
 $routes->get('/parent_dashboard', 'View\LandingPageController::parentDashboard', ['filter' => 'auth:parent_dashboard,read']);
+$routes->post('/parent_dashboard/job-openings-popup', 'View\LandingPageController::hideJobOpeningsPopup', ['filter' => 'auth:parent_dashboard,read']);
 $routes->get('/landing_page/guest_dashboard', 'View\LandingPageController::guest', ['filter' => 'auth:guest_dashboard,read']);
 $routes->get('/dashboard', 'View\LandingPageController::index');
 $routes->get('/access_denied', 'ErrorController::accessDenied');
diff --git a/app/Controllers/View/LandingPageController.php b/app/Controllers/View/LandingPageController.php
index c751061..fb0c398 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/View/LandingPageController.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/View/LandingPageController.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use App\Models\AttendanceRecordModel;
 use App\Models\AttendanceDayModel;
 use App\Models\CalendarModel;
 use App\Models\JobPositionModel;
+use App\Models\PreferencesModel;
 use \Config\Database;
 use DateTimeImmutable;
 use DateTimeZone;
@@ -775,39 +776,6 @@ class LandingPageController extends BaseController
         }
 
 
-        // Fetch Notifications (only active, non-expired, non-deleted)
-        $notifications = $this->db->table('notifications')
-            ->select([
-                'notifications.id',
-                'notifications.title',
-                'notifications.message',
-                'notifications.target_group',
-                'notifications.created_at',
-                'notifications.expires_at',
-                'user_notifications.user_id',
-                "CASE 
-                    WHEN user_notifications.user_id IS NOT NULL THEN 'personal'
-                    ELSE 'broadcast'
-                END as notification_type"
-            ])
-            ->join(
-                'user_notifications',
-                'user_notifications.notification_id = notifications.id AND user_notifications.user_id = ' . (int) $parentId,
-                'left'
-            )
-            ->groupStart()
-            ->where('notifications.target_group', 'parent')
-            ->orWhere('user_notifications.user_id', $parentId)
-            ->groupEnd()
-            ->where('notifications.deleted_at IS NULL') // Exclude soft-deleted notifications
-            ->groupStart()
-            ->where('notifications.expires_at IS NULL')
-            ->orWhere('notifications.expires_at > NOW()') // Exclude expired
-            ->groupEnd()
-            ->orderBy('notifications.created_at', 'DESC')
-            ->get()
-            ->getResultArray();
-
         // Fetch Student Information (no filtering needed by school year or semester)
         
         $students = $this->db->table('students')
@@ -823,6 +791,8 @@ class LandingPageController extends BaseController
         }
         unset($student);
 
+        $notifications = $this->parentDashboardNotifications((int) $parentId, (int) session()->get('user_id'));
+
 
         // Fetch Attendance Records (filtered by most recent school year and semester)
         $attendanceData = $this->db->table('attendance_data')
@@ -870,12 +840,14 @@ class LandingPageController extends BaseController
         $paymentBalance = (float) ($paymentRow['account_balance'] ?? 0);
         $openPositions = [];
 
-        try {
-            if ($this->db->tableExists('job_positions')) {
-                $openPositions = (new JobPositionModel())->openPositions();
+        if (! $this->parentHidesJobOpeningsPopup($parentId)) {
+            try {
+                if ($this->db->tableExists('job_positions')) {
+                    $openPositions = (new JobPositionModel())->openPositions();
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                log_message('error', 'Unable to load parent dashboard job positions: ' . $e->getMessage());
             }
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-            log_message('error', 'Unable to load parent dashboard job positions: ' . $e->getMessage());
         }
 
         // Pass data to the view, including the deadlines
@@ -892,6 +864,255 @@ class LandingPageController extends BaseController
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function hideJobOpeningsPopup()
+    {
+        $userId = (int) (session()->get('user_id') ?? 0);
+        if ($userId <= 0) {
+            return $this->response->setStatusCode(401)->setJSON([
+                'ok' => false,
+                'error' => 'Please log in to update this setting.',
+                'csrf_token' => csrf_token(),
+                'csrf_hash' => csrf_hash(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        if (
+            ! $this->db->tableExists('user_preferences')
+            || ! $this->db->fieldExists('hide_job_openings_popup', 'user_preferences')
+        ) {
+            return $this->response->setStatusCode(500)->setJSON([
+                'ok' => false,
+                'error' => 'Preference storage is not ready.',
+                'csrf_token' => csrf_token(),
+                'csrf_hash' => csrf_hash(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        $hide = (string) $this->request->getPost('hide_job_openings_popup') === '1' ? 1 : 0;
+        $preferencesModel = new PreferencesModel();
+        $existing = $preferencesModel->where('user_id', $userId)->first();
+
+        if ($existing) {
+            $preferencesModel->update((int) $existing['id'], [
+                'hide_job_openings_popup' => $hide,
+            ]);
+        } else {
+            $preferencesModel->insert([
+                'user_id' => $userId,
+                'hide_job_openings_popup' => $hide,
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        return $this->response->setJSON([
+            'ok' => true,
+            'hide_job_openings_popup' => $hide,
+            'csrf_token' => csrf_token(),
+            'csrf_hash' => csrf_hash(),
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function parentHidesJobOpeningsPopup(int $parentId): bool
+    {
+        if ($parentId <= 0) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            if (
+                ! $this->db->tableExists('user_preferences')
+                || ! $this->db->fieldExists('hide_job_openings_popup', 'user_preferences')
+            ) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            $preferences = (new PreferencesModel())->where('user_id', $parentId)->first();
+
+            return ! empty($preferences['hide_job_openings_popup']);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            log_message('error', 'Unable to load parent job openings popup preference: ' . $e->getMessage());
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function parentDashboardNotifications(int $parentId, int $userId): array
+    {
+        $notifications = array_merge(
+            $this->parentAttendanceNotifications($parentId),
+            $this->activeParentBroadcastNotifications($parentId, $userId)
+        );
+
+        usort($notifications, static function (array $a, array $b): int {
+            return strtotime((string) ($b['created_at'] ?? '')) <=> strtotime((string) ($a['created_at'] ?? ''));
+        });
+
+        return array_slice($notifications, 0, 25);
+    }
+
+    private function parentAttendanceNotifications(int $parentId): array
+    {
+        if (
+            $parentId <= 0
+            || ! $this->db->tableExists('parent_notifications')
+            || ! $this->db->tableExists('students')
+        ) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $rows = $this->db->table('parent_notifications pn')
+            ->select([
+                'pn.id',
+                'pn.student_id',
+                'pn.code',
+                'pn.incident_date',
+                'pn.channel',
+                'pn.subject',
+                'pn.status',
+                'pn.response',
+                'pn.semester',
+                'pn.school_year',
+                'pn.created_at',
+                'pn.updated_at',
+                'students.firstname',
+                'students.lastname',
+            ])
+            ->join('students', 'students.id = pn.student_id')
+            ->where('students.parent_id', $parentId)
+            ->where('pn.school_year', (string) $this->schoolYear)
+            ->where('pn.semester', (string) $this->semester)
+            ->orderBy('COALESCE(pn.updated_at, pn.created_at)', 'DESC', false)
+            ->orderBy('pn.id', 'DESC')
+            ->limit(100)
+            ->get()
+            ->getResultArray();
+
+        $notifications = [];
+        $seen = [];
+
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            $key = implode('|', [
+                (string) ($row['student_id'] ?? ''),
+                (string) ($row['code'] ?? ''),
+                (string) ($row['incident_date'] ?? ''),
+                (string) ($row['subject'] ?? ''),
+            ]);
+
+            if (isset($seen[$key])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $seen[$key] = true;
+            $studentName = trim((string) ($row['firstname'] ?? '') . ' ' . (string) ($row['lastname'] ?? ''));
+            $code = strtoupper((string) ($row['code'] ?? ''));
+            $incidentDate = (string) ($row['incident_date'] ?? '');
+            $subject = trim((string) ($row['subject'] ?? ''));
+
+            $title = $subject !== '' ? $subject : $this->parentNotificationCodeLabel($code);
+            if ($studentName !== '') {
+                $title .= ' - ' . $studentName;
+            }
+
+            $messageParts = [];
+            if ($incidentDate !== '') {
+                $messageParts[] = 'Incident date: ' . $incidentDate;
+            }
+            if (!empty($row['status'])) {
+                $messageParts[] = 'Status: ' . ucfirst((string) $row['status']);
+            }
+
+            $notifications[] = [
+                'id'                => $row['id'] ?? null,
+                'title'             => $title,
+                'message'           => implode(' | ', $messageParts),
+                'created_at'        => $row['updated_at'] ?: ($row['created_at'] ?? null),
+                'notification_type' => $this->parentNotificationCodeLabel($code),
+                'status'            => $row['status'] ?? null,
+                'code'              => $code,
+                'incident_date'     => $incidentDate,
+                'student_name'      => $studentName,
+            ];
+
+            if (count($notifications) >= 25) {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $notifications;
+    }
+
+    private function activeParentBroadcastNotifications(int $parentId, int $userId): array
+    {
+        if ($parentId <= 0 || ! $this->db->tableExists('notifications')) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $builder = $this->db->table('notifications')
+            ->select([
+                'notifications.id',
+                'notifications.title',
+                'notifications.message',
+                'notifications.target_group',
+                'notifications.created_at',
+                'notifications.expires_at',
+                "CASE
+                    WHEN user_notifications.user_id IS NOT NULL THEN 'personal'
+                    ELSE 'broadcast'
+                END as notification_type",
+            ])
+            ->join(
+                'user_notifications',
+                'user_notifications.notification_id = notifications.id AND user_notifications.user_id IN (' . implode(',', array_unique([$parentId, $userId])) . ')',
+                'left'
+            )
+            ->groupStart()
+            ->whereIn('notifications.target_group', ['parent', 'everyone'])
+            ->orWhere('user_notifications.user_id IS NOT NULL')
+            ->groupEnd()
+            ->where('notifications.deleted_at IS NULL')
+            ->groupStart()
+            ->where('notifications.scheduled_at IS NULL')
+            ->orWhere('notifications.scheduled_at <=', utc_now())
+            ->groupEnd()
+            ->groupStart()
+            ->where('notifications.expires_at IS NULL')
+            ->orWhere('notifications.expires_at >', utc_now())
+            ->groupEnd();
+
+        if ($this->db->fieldExists('school_year', 'notifications')) {
+            $builder->where('notifications.school_year', (string) $this->schoolYear);
+        }
+
+        if ($this->db->fieldExists('semester', 'notifications')) {
+            $builder->groupStart()
+                ->where('notifications.semester', null)
+                ->orWhere('notifications.semester', '')
+                ->orWhere('notifications.semester', (string) $this->semester)
+                ->groupEnd();
+        }
+
+        return $builder
+            ->groupBy('notifications.id')
+            ->orderBy('notifications.created_at', 'DESC')
+            ->limit(25)
+            ->get()
+            ->getResultArray();
+    }
+
+    private function parentNotificationCodeLabel(string $code): string
+    {
+        return match ($code) {
+            'ABS_1' => 'Unreported absence',
+            'ABS_2' => 'Repeated absences',
+            'ABS_3' => 'Attendance warning',
+            'ABS_4' => 'Attendance review',
+            'LATE_2' => 'Repeated lateness',
+            'LATE_3' => 'Lateness warning',
+            'LATE_4' => 'Lateness review',
+            'MIX_L2A1' => 'Attendance warning',
+            default => 'Parent notice',
+        };
+    }
+
     public function guest()
     {
         return view('/landing_page/guest_dashboard');
diff --git a/app/Database/Migrations/2026-09-02-000100_AddHideJobOpeningsPopupToPreferences.php b/app/Database/Migrations/2026-09-02-000100_AddHideJobOpeningsPopupToPreferences.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91b280b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Database/Migrations/2026-09-02-000100_AddHideJobOpeningsPopupToPreferences.php
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Database\Migrations;
+
+use CodeIgniter\Database\Migration;
+
+class AddHideJobOpeningsPopupToPreferences extends Migration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        if (! $this->db->tableExists('user_preferences')) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->db->fieldExists('hide_job_openings_popup', 'user_preferences')) {
+            $definition = [
+                'type'       => 'TINYINT',
+                'constraint' => 1,
+                'default'    => 0,
+                'null'       => false,
+            ];
+
+            if ($this->db->fieldExists('menu_custom_mode', 'user_preferences')) {
+                $definition['after'] = 'menu_custom_mode';
+            }
+
+            $this->forge->addColumn('user_preferences', [
+                'hide_job_openings_popup' => $definition,
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        if (
+            $this->db->tableExists('user_preferences')
+            && $this->db->fieldExists('hide_job_openings_popup', 'user_preferences')
+        ) {
+            $this->forge->dropColumn('user_preferences', 'hide_job_openings_popup');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Filters/SchoolYearWritableFilter.php b/app/Filters/SchoolYearWritableFilter.php
index 1363806..5bf1761 100644
--- a/app/Filters/SchoolYearWritableFilter.php
+++ b/app/Filters/SchoolYearWritableFilter.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ final class SchoolYearWritableFilter implements FilterInterface
         'api/register',
         'user/select_role',
         'set-role',
+        'parent_dashboard/job-openings-popup',
         'processForgotPassword',
         'user/forgot_password',
         'user/processResetPassword',
diff --git a/app/Models/PreferencesModel.php b/app/Models/PreferencesModel.php
index f0b4c47..0ceb9d3 100644
--- a/app/Models/PreferencesModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/PreferencesModel.php
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class PreferencesModel extends Model
         'menu_custom_bg',               // Custom menu background color
         'menu_custom_text',             // Custom menu text color
         'menu_custom_mode',             // Custom menu mode: light|dark
+        'hide_job_openings_popup',      // Parent dismissed volunteer openings popup
         'created_at',                   // Timestamp of when the record was created
         'updated_at'                    // Timestamp of when the record was last updated
     ];
diff --git a/app/Views/landing_page/parent_dashboard.php b/app/Views/landing_page/parent_dashboard.php
index 9b4168e..a571367 100644
--- a/app/Views/landing_page/parent_dashboard.php
+++ b/app/Views/landing_page/parent_dashboard.php
@@ -71,14 +71,18 @@
                         <ul class="mb-0 ps-3">
                             <?php foreach ($notifications as $n): ?>
                                 <li class="mb-2">
-                                    <strong><?= esc($n['title']) ?></strong><br>
+                                    <strong><?= esc($n['title'] ?? 'Notification') ?></strong><br>
                                     <small class="text-muted">
                                         <?= isset($n['created_at']) && strtotime($n['created_at'])
                                             ? esc(local_datetime($n['created_at'], 'm-d-Y H:i'))
                                             : 'No date' ?>
                                     </small>
+                                    <?php if (!empty($n['message'] ?? '')): ?>
+                                        <br>
+                                        <span><?= esc($n['message']) ?></span>
+                                    <?php endif; ?>
                                     <br>
-                                    <span class="badge bg-light text-dark"><?= ucfirst($n['notification_type'] ?? 'broadcast') ?></span>
+                                    <span class="badge bg-light text-dark"><?= esc(ucfirst((string) ($n['notification_type'] ?? 'notice'))) ?></span>
                                 </li>
                             <?php endforeach; ?>
                         </ul>
@@ -256,6 +260,20 @@
                     <?php endforeach; ?>
                 </div>
                 <div class="modal-footer">
+                    <div class="form-check me-auto text-start">
+                        <input
+                            class="form-check-input"
+                            type="checkbox"
+                            value="1"
+                            id="hideJobOpeningsPopup"
+                            data-save-url="<?= esc(site_url('parent_dashboard/job-openings-popup')) ?>"
+                            data-csrf-name="<?= esc(csrf_token()) ?>"
+                            data-csrf-value="<?= esc(csrf_hash()) ?>">
+                        <label class="form-check-label" for="hideJobOpeningsPopup">
+                            Do not show again
+                        </label>
+                        <div class="small text-muted d-none" id="hideJobOpeningsPopupStatus"></div>
+                    </div>
                     <a class="btn btn-outline-secondary" href="<?= site_url('careers') ?>">View all openings</a>
                     <button type="button" class="btn btn-secondary" data-bs-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
                 </div>
@@ -276,6 +294,68 @@
             }
 
             bootstrap.Modal.getOrCreateInstance(modalEl).show();
+
+            const checkbox = document.getElementById('hideJobOpeningsPopup');
+            const statusEl = document.getElementById('hideJobOpeningsPopupStatus');
+            if (!checkbox) {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            checkbox.addEventListener('change', async function () {
+                if (!checkbox.checked) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                checkbox.disabled = true;
+                if (statusEl) {
+                    statusEl.classList.remove('d-none', 'text-danger');
+                    statusEl.classList.add('text-muted');
+                    statusEl.textContent = 'Saving preference...';
+                }
+
+                const body = new FormData();
+                let csrfName = checkbox.dataset.csrfName || '';
+                let csrfValue = checkbox.dataset.csrfValue || '';
+                body.append('hide_job_openings_popup', '1');
+                if (csrfName && csrfValue) {
+                    body.append(csrfName, csrfValue);
+                }
+
+                try {
+                    const response = await fetch(checkbox.dataset.saveUrl || '', {
+                        method: 'POST',
+                        headers: {
+                            'Accept': 'application/json',
+                            ...(csrfValue ? { 'X-CSRF-TOKEN': csrfValue } : {})
+                        },
+                        body
+                    });
+                    const data = await response.json().catch(function () {
+                        return {};
+                    });
+
+                    if (data.csrf_token && data.csrf_hash) {
+                        checkbox.dataset.csrfName = data.csrf_token;
+                        checkbox.dataset.csrfValue = data.csrf_hash;
+                    }
+
+                    if (!response.ok || !data.ok) {
+                        throw new Error(data.error || 'Unable to save preference.');
+                    }
+
+                    if (statusEl) {
+                        statusEl.textContent = 'Saved.';
+                    }
+                } catch (error) {
+                    checkbox.checked = false;
+                    checkbox.disabled = false;
+                    if (statusEl) {
+                        statusEl.classList.remove('d-none', 'text-muted');
+                        statusEl.classList.add('text-danger');
+                        statusEl.textContent = error.message || 'Unable to save preference.';
+                    }
+                }
+            });
         });
     </script>
     <?= $this->endSection() ?>