EMPLOYMENT SERVICE SPECIALIST V - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

Recruitment Number 25-0382 Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Council has one (1) permanent full-time vacancy in Downtown. Salary $6,043 to $7,351 per month (SR-24, Step D to I) Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors. This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page. Plans, organizes, directs, manages and controls the employment service activities of an extensively organized office where the work is so intense as to require two levels of subordinate supervisors; or plans and supervises the development, evaluation and planning functions for a major employment service program requiring the assistance of lower-level journeyman program specialists; and performs other related duties as assigned. To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements: Legal Authorization to Work The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States. Basic Education Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree. Specialized Experience: Three and one-half (3 1/2) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in one or a combination of Type A or Type B experience below: Type A Progressively responsible full-time experience in the field of employment service, personnel administration or related fields which involved one or more of the following duties and responsibilities: Obtaining applications for employment and assessing applicants' qualifications in terms of skills, knowledge, suitability for employment or employment training. Determining job content and requirements. Developing methods and techniques for the improvement of personnel or employment programs. Referring applicants to suitable jobs. This experience must have provided applicants with knowledge of various kinds of occupations and occupational requirements, employment interviewing or counseling, or personnel management principles, practices, and techniques. Examples of qualifying experience are work as an employment interviewer, employment counselor or personnel specialist in a public or private employment agency, vocational counseling or guidance work, or other pertinent personnel management work. Type B Progressively responsible professional experience in the field of social work or related fields which involved assisting youths or adults with personal, social and emotional problems toward their resolution. This experience must have involved counseling or guidance in situations where youths or adults had moderately difficult to difficult problems of grasping or understanding the nature of their problems, choosing between various courses of action possible, adjusting to environmental conditions and/or acquiring or sustaining proper motivation. Examples of qualifying experience are work as a social caseworker or group worker in a public or private agency, parole-probation counselor, student counselor, or religious counselor. Non-Qualifying Experience Work experience which is not primarily concerned with employment interviewing, counseling, or guidance, or personnel work is not qualifying for these positions. For example most work experience as an office manager or in a supervisory or managerial position includes responsibility for personnel functions. However, if the paramount responsibility of the position is not concerned with employment services or personnel recruitment and placement work, or counseling or guidance, such experience is NOT considered qualifying. Supervisory or Staff Specialist Experience ONE (1) year of either staff specialist and/or supervisory experience as described in A or B below: A. Experience in the field of employment services, personnel administration or related fields which included: Planning, organizing, administration scheduling and directing the work of others; Assigning and reviewing their work; Advising them on difficult work problems; Training and developing subordinates; Evaluating their work performance. B. Experience in the field of employment services, personnel administration, or related fields as a staff specialist which involved work such as conducting studies and making recommendations for the development or revisions of standards, policies, procedures and techniques pertaining to program or activity, giving technical advice and direction, gathering data to determine conformance with standards and requirements, conducting special studies, recommending staff improvements and developing training materials, or work experience which involved securing the cooperation and support of private and public agencies and community organizations to promote employment services goals, collecting and analyzing data on present and projected manpower needs and on employment training programs to meet manpower needs, and evaluating standards, policies, procedures and techniques pertaining to veterans' placement activities. Administrative Aptitude Experience Applicants must possess administrative aptitude. Administrative aptitude will be considered to have been met when there is strong affirmative evidence of the necessary administrative aptitudes and abilities. Such evidence may be in the form of success in regular or special assignments or projects which involved administrative problems (e.g., in planning, organizing, promoting, and directing a program, including policy and budgetary considerations; and/or providing staff advice and assistance in such matters); interest in administration demonstrated by the performance of work assignments in a manner which clearly indicates awareness of administrative problems and the ability to solve them; completion of educational or training courses in the area of administration accompanied by the application of the principles, which were learned, to work assignments; management's observation and evaluation of the applicant's leadership and administrative capabilities; success in trial assignments to managerial and/or administrative tasks. Substitutions Allowed Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements may apply. Minimum Qualification Requirements The information provided above represents a summary of the Minimum Qualification Requirements. To view the Requirements in their entirety, please refer to the official posting. The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance. #J-18808-Ljbffr State of Hawai'i