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Job Opportunity with the State of Hawai'i

The immediate vacancy is with the Department of Health located in Manoa to Kahala. The immediate vacancy is temporary - full time.

Salary: $4,961 to $6,043 per month (SR 20, Step D to I). Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors. Employees appointed to temporary positions may also gain membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months. Once you become a member of the civil service, you become eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits afforded to an employee in a permanent position with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.

Provides assistance in determining and promoting the needs of children and youth by planning, developing and conducting research; serves as liaison and technical resource person for assigned areas of responsibility; and performs other related duties as assigned.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements: Legal authorization to work requirement: 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: A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university. General experience: One and one-half year of progressively responsible professional analytical work experience which demonstrated the ability to analyze programs, budgets, services, facilities, manpower requirements, operations or organizations to determine their effectiveness, achievement of program objectives, cost factors, and to participate in planning for future needs or for related management purposes. At least six (6) months of the applicant's experience must have demonstrated some familiarity with human service organizations (including those providing services to children and youth, age 0 to 24 years), and characteristics of children and youth and their development. This experience may have been gained concurrently with the general experience or while serving in another position, either on a paid or volunteer basis and which may have been either full-time or part-time. Substitutions allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements may apply. Driver's License: Applicants must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.

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 808-###-#### for assistance. Public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) program: The PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please visit

The State of Hawaii offers its employees who are members of the civil service a range of benefits. Some benefits are offered as a result of collective bargaining agreements and changes may occur. A summary of these benefits, which is based on full-time employment, is listed below. Paid holidays, paid vacation, paid sick leave, other leaves, health insurance, group life insurance, retirement plan, premium conversion plan, flexible spending accounts, transportation benefits, deferred compensation, promotions & transfers, training & continuing education, travel expenses, incentive & service awards, union & collective bargaining.

Completion of this survey is mandatory. You must select one option; multiple selections permitted. The information you provide will be used to improve our recruitment efforts. We appreciate your cooperation. What led you to explore career opportunities with the State of Hawaii?

The responses you provide to these Supplemental Questions will be used in combination with your application to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements and/or your final score. Failure to provide detailed and complete information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score. Please do not submit a resume in place of completing the Supplemental Questions. You must submit verification (e.g., copies of official transcripts or diploma as instructed below) in order to receive credit for education. In general, proof of education downloaded from and/or submitted through the internet will not be accepted. Education obtained outside the United States must be comparable to education earned at a regionally accredited school in the United States. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript. To receive credit for substitute, temporary assignment, or volunteer experience, you must submit an official letter of verification. The letter should include the job title, employment dates, number of hours worked, a description of the duties performed, and a contact name and phone number. Any information you submit may be verified. Supporting documents must be either electronically attached to your application or submitted to our office at: State of Hawaii - Department of Human Resources Development - 235 South Beretania Street - 11th Floor - Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Concurrent experiences and/or education will not be double credited unless otherwise specified. Your possession of the required amount of experience will not in and of itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. The overall paid or unpaid experience must be of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of the position. Our calculation of experience will be based upon a full-time, 40-hour work week. Part-time experience will be pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week will be pro-rated to six months of experience. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be extra credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week will be credited as one year of experience, not one and a half years.

A summary and link to the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements are provided in the job announcement.

Do you possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or four-year college? If yes, you must submit a copy of an official transcript as verification, if you have not already done so.

Please indicate if you are using the substitution to meet the experience requirement. In order to receive credit for your academic training, you MUST SUBMIT a legible copy of your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS by attaching it to your online application.

General Experience requires a minimum of one and on-half years of progressively responsible professional experience. To access the complete Minimum Qualification Requirement CLICK HERE.

If no General Experience, please indicate "n/a" below. If you possess the General Experience, all employers should be listed on your application. Any information you submit may be verified. Treat each change in position or employer separately. Provide the following for each change in position or employer. A. Name of employer, dates of employment, and your job title. B. Description of this employer. Was this a government agency, a private non-profit agency, etc.? What kinds of services did it provide? To whom (describe clientele)? C. Which department did you work in? What was the primary function of your position? What were your major duties and responsibilities? In your description, avoid the use of vague terms such as 'developed programs', 'prepared plans', etc. D. For this employer, describe your experience, if any, in conducting analyses in each of the following areas. Address each area separately. If 'None', so state. Include your specific role, the steps you took, and the results of your involvement. Give relevant examples that will clearly show the extent of your responsibilities. 1) Programs 2) Budgets 3) Services 4) Facilities 5) Manpower requirements 6) Operations 7) Organizations E. For this employer, please describe your experience, if any, in each of the following areas. Address each area separately. If 'None', so state. Include your specific role, the steps you took, and the results of your involvement. Give relevant examples that will clearly show the extent of your responsibilities. 1) Determining the effectiveness of your program and the achievement of program objectives. How did you look at effectiveness and achievement of objectives? What indicators or measures did you use? 2) Determining cost factors. What kinds of cost factors did you examine? How did you examine these cost factors? 3) Participating in planning for future needs or related management purposes. What was the exact nature of your participation? What kinds of plans were you involved with? What was the purpose of these plans? F. For this employer, please describe your experience, if any, as it demonstrated your ability in each of the following areas. Address each area separately. If 'None', so state. Include your specific role, the steps you took, and the results of your involvement. Give relevant examples that will clearly show the extent of your responsibilities. 1) Identifying information needs. 2) Collecting and analyzing data. What kinds of data did you collect