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Program Specialist III, IV, V - School Food Services Branch

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Description

This posting will be used to fill various Program Specialist positions at the specified location. The authorized level of these positions is Program Specialist V. Applications are being accepted down to the Program Specialist III in the event of recruiting difficulties.

Salary Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Program Specialist III, SR-20: $4,858.00 - $5,918.00 per month
Program Specialist IV, SR-22: $5,258.00 - $6,399.00 per month
Program Specialist V, SR-24: $5,918.00 - $7,198.00 per month

Examples of Duties:

• Supervises a professional staff and participates in program planning and development activities.
• Implements policies and procedures to assure efficient and effective staff work.
• Makes assignments of projects and special studies to staff.
• Evaluates subordinate's work productivity in relation to the agency's standards of performance.
• Provides consultation, direction and advice to subordinates on program planning and development methods, non-routine or complex assignments or to clarify established guidelines.
• Conducts studies and analyses of major, unprecedented or controversial issues regarding the agency services and operations.
• Formulates and recommends major new policies, program goals or objectives.
• Determines goals and objectives and establishes priorities for the program in accordance with federal and State requirements.
• Develops new program plans to meet constantly changing federal requirements and legislative mandates.
• Evaluates consumer needs and concerns and makes recommendations for development of new programs and/or functions for the agency.
• Researches advancements in the field and develops new methodologies and interprets new concepts to enhance agency programs and services.

Minimum Qualifications:

Basic Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's degree.

Excess work experience as described under the Specialized Experience below or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.

The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Experience Requirements: Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the statements below and in the amounts shown in the following table or any equivalent combination of training and experience:

• Program Specialist III: 1-1/2 years of Specialized Experience
• Program Specialist IV: 2-1/2 years of Specialized Experience
• Program Specialist V: 3-1/2 years of Specialized Experience

Driver's License Requirement: Applicant must possess a current, valid driver's license.

Substitutions Allowed: Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration or a field pertinent to the agency's programs and activities may be substituted for one year of the Specialized Experience.

Supplemental Information: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable.

Equal Opportunity: The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991.