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CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV (SR 22) - OAHU
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CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAM SPECIALIST IV (SR 22) - OAHUEmployer
State of Hawai'i
Salary
See Position Description
Location
State of Hawaii Executive BranchJob Type
Various
Job Number
217263
Department ND
Health
Opening Date
04/17/2019
Closing Date
Continuous
Bargaining Unit
13
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Number 217263 - The immediate vacancies are located in Downtown, Oahu Employment Only - $4,316 to $5,053 per month (SR-22, Step C to G). One of the immediate vacancies is for temporary full-time employment.
Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.
Note: 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.
A continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the Civil Service Hawaii State Government Jobs page of our website.Duties Summary
Assists in determining and fostering services for children and youth by conducting fact-finding and analysis and preparing reports of findings and tentative recommendations; and performs other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:
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.
Specialized Experience: One year of progressively responsible professional analytical work experience in a program or agency servicing children and youth which provided knowledge of the needs and characteristics in children and youth and which demonstrated the ability to conduct studies and analysis of services, programs and problems and needs of children and youth, conduct operational studies, and prepare report of findings and recommendations.
Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements may apply.
License: You must possess a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.
The information provided above represents a summary of the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements (MQRs). To view the MQRs in their entirety, please CLICK HERE.
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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 click: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service
ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANTS
The Department of Human Resources Development will use electronic mail (email) to notify applicants of important information relating to the status and processing of their applications as part of our ongoing efforts to increase operational efficiency, promote the conservation of green resources, and minimize delays and costs.
Please ensure that the email address and contact information you provide is current, secure, and readily accessible to you. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails or fail to check your email-box in a timely manner.
TESTING INFORMATION
The examination for this recruitment will be conducted on an unassembled basis where the examination score is based on an evaluation and rating of your education and experience. It is therefore important that your employment application provide a clear and detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of each position you held.
In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawaii may be required at the discretion of the hiring agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing are required, applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are referred to the vacancy must be available to participate in person and at their own expense in this phase of the selection process.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. In addition to employment availability and score, the referral of qualified applicants may be based upon other factors including date of receipt of the application.
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 808-587-0936 for assistance.
CLICK HERE for further information about Equal Employment Opportunity, the Merit Civil Service System, Citizenship and other requirements, Reasonable Accommodation, Veterans Preference, Examination Requirements, and the State Recruiting Office's Levels of Review.
YOUR JOB BENEFITS WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI'I
Click on this link: https://hidhrd.adobeconnect.com/p2v443ex9w0r/ for information regarding the wonderful benefits the State of Hawai'i has to offer employees.
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.
Note: Benefits for NON-CIVIL SERVICE appointments will be provided by the hiring department at the time of interview.
With Civil Service modernization, effective July 1, 2002, 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. As a temporary member of the civil service, you will be 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 members of the civil service, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force of a permanent member of the civil service.
Paid Holidays
You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
Paid Vacation
You may earn vacation leave at a rate that other employers find tough to match – 21 days each full year from the FIRST year of employment. This compares to an average of 10 days offered by private companies. You may accumulate up to a total of 90 days (720 hours) of vacation.
Paid Sick Leave
You may earn sick leave at the same rate as vacation – 21 days per year from the FIRST year, and there is no limit on the amount you can accumulate. Expectant mothers may also use sick leave for pre-natal or post-natal check-ups or any illness related to pregnancy. Plus, unused accumulated sick leave may eventually be used to increase your retirement benefits in certain situations.
Other Leaves
Reasonable time off with pay may be provided for jury or witness duty, a death in the family, some military duty, and donation to the Blood Bank. Leave sharing donations may be granted to eligible employees who have serious personal illnesses or injuries or need to care for a seriously ill or injured family member. Various leaves without pay may also be granted with full re-employment rights.
Health Insurance
The State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Dental Plan. For more information, visit the Employer Union Trust Fund website www.eutf.hawaii.gov for coverage and options.
Group Life Insurance
The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees.
Retirement Plan
The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees. Generally, employees under the Hybrid Plan with 10 years of credited service and who have reached 65 years of age or have 30 years of credited service and have reached 60 years of age may retire and receive benefits. To find out more about the options you have, go to http://ers.ehawaii.gov.
Premium Conversion Plan
Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex. This program allows employees to set aside money from their paychecks to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and eligible dependent care expenses on a BEFORE-TAX basis.
Transportation Benefits
Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct qualified transportation expenses (i.e. eligible parking fees, monthly bus passes for TheBus, fare coupons for The Handi-Van, Vanpool Hawaii participation fee, etc.) through pre-tax payroll deductions.
Deferred Compensation
The State offers employees a voluntary pre-tax retirement savings plan designed to give employees a tax break today and an opportunity to build a retirement nest egg through voluntary payroll deductions. Several types of investment options are available.
Temporary Disability Insurance
Qualified employees may be eligible to receive benefits for a disability caused by a non-work related injury or illness under this program.
Social Security
As an employer, the State also contributes to an employee's social security account.
Promotions & Transfers
For employees with membership in the civil service, the State offers promotion and transfer opportunities throughout the State Executive Branch.
Training & Continuing Education
The State supports developmental activities related to an employee's work. In many departments there are numerous in-service training opportunities available. Sabbatical leaves with pay are available for qualified employees.
Travel Expenses
The State may pay for certain business related travel expenses including mileage reimbursement for use of a personal car during work, airfare, meals and lodging expenses for trips to neighbor islands or out of state.
Incentive & Service Awards
The State has a program that recognizes employees for their years of service and provides cash awards for their superior accomplishments and other contributions that improve State operations.
Union & Collective Bargaining
Employees have the right to join the union for collective bargaining with the State and employee representation. Some employee unions provide discounts, insurance and other opportunities. Employees may also decide not to join a union, however, employees are required to pay union service fees unless the employee's job is excluded from collective bargaining.
The above information is solely intended as a summary of the benefits available to State of Hawaii employees and is subject to change. Whether or not you are entitled to a particular benefit will depend on your specific appointment and employment status (included, excluded, exempt, non-exempt). Please refer to the appropriate collective bargaining agreement or executive order and all applicable laws, rules, policies, or plan documents for further details. Nothing herein shall be deemed as creating an employment contract, promise of employment, promise of continued employment, or obligation of any kind on the part of the State of Hawaii.
CLICK HERE for more information on the State of Hawaii's Benefits At-A-Glance.
The State of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Revised 01/13
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01APPLICANT'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT - REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
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 directed 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 an 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, applicants must submit an official letter of verification. The letter should include the job title, employment dates, number of hours worked, a description of the professional 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. Documents should be identified by job title and recruitment number.- I acknowledge that I have read, understand and agree to all of the above.
02APPLICANT'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT (Continued)
Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. In general, 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.- I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to all of the above.
03APPLICANT'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT - MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS (Complete information and details)
A summary and link to the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements are provided in the job announcement.- I acknowledge I have accessed the link provided, and have read, understand, and agree to all the above.
04EMPLOYMENT AVAILABILITY
Check the following conditions of employment in which you are interested and for which you are available.- Permanent Full-time
- Permanent Part-time
- Temporary Full-time
- Temporary Part-time
- Shift Work
05GEOGRAPHICAL AVAILABILITY FOR THE ISLAND OF OAHU
Check all the locations in which you are willing to accept employment. Note: You must be available to work in the areas that are within any or all geographic area(s) that you have selected.- Downtown (Includes Nuuanu, Pauoa, Makiki-Kapiolani, Ala Moana)
- Manoa to Kahala (Includes McCully, Moiliili, Waikiki, Kapahulu, Kaimuki, Waialae, Palolo)
06BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
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.- Yes
- No
07PARTIAL SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE
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.
- I am not using the substitution
- I satisfactorily completed all academic requirements for a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in psychology, sociology, education, human development or related social or behavioral science which included coursework in human service organizations and their services including services to children and youth or in human physical, mental/emotional or social development.
- I satisfactorily completed all academic requirements for a master's degree from an accredited college or university in human development, sociology, psychology, social work, education or a related social or behavioral science.
- I satisfactorily completed all academic requirements for a master's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration or urban or regional planning or a related field.
08GENERAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Program Specialists perform research, analysis, coordination, evaluation, and other program support functions for services for children and youth. They are not normally involved in providing direct services to clients. Direct service experience may be credited if there is evidence of continuing responsibility for professional analytical work as indicated in the announcement.
How many years of progressively responsible professional experience as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements do you possess?- No Experience.
- Less than six months of experience.
- Six months to less than 1 year of experience.
- 1 year to less than 1 1/2 years of experience.
- 1 1/2 years to less than 2 years of experience.
- 2 years to less than 2 1/2 years of experience.
- 2 1/2 years to less than 3 years of experience.
- 3 years to less than 3 1/2 years of experience.
- 3 1/2 years to less than 4 years of experience.
- 4 years to less than 4 1/2 years of experience.
- 4 1/2 years to less than 5 years of experience.
- 5 years to less than 5 1/2 years of experience.
- 5 1/2 or more years of experience.
09If you stated that you have 'No Experience' in the question above, please indicate 'N/A' below.
If you stated that you possess the General Experience, please provide the following information to address your relevant background.
All employment information listed below should also be listed on your application. Address each change in employer or position separately. The information for EACH employer should include:
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 analyze data. What kinds of data did you collect? From what sources? How did you analyze this data? How were the results of your analyses used?
3) Identifying alternatives and their advantages and disadvantages.
4) Developing logical recommendations for a course of action. What kinds of recommendations did you typically develop? What resulted from your recommendations?
5) Reading and comprehending complex material such as State statutes and/or federal regulations. What were some of the complex materials (laws, regulations, etc.) you regularly dealt with? How did you apply your knowledge of these materials?
6) Drafting comprehensive reports of findings and recommendations. What kinds of reports did you typically draft? What types of recommendations and findings did you address? For whom? How were these reports used?
G. Which best describes your skill and knowledge level with this employer: assistant-trainee, independent worker, or supervisor?
H. Describe your supervisory experience for this employer, if any. Include complete dates, number and titles of positions supervised, and description of your supervisory duties.
I. How did your duties and authority differ from those of your supervisor?10SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT
How many years of progressively responsible professional experience as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements do you possess?- No Experience.
- Less than 1 year of experience.
- 1 year to less than 2 years of experience.
- 2 years to less than 3 years of experience.
- 3 years to less than 4 years of experience.
- 4 years to less than 5 years of experience.
- 5 or more years of experience.
11If you stated that you have 'No Experience' in the question above, please indicate 'N/A' below.
If you stated that you possess the Specialized Experience, please provide the following information to address your relevant background.
All employment information listed below should also be listed on your application. Address each change in employer or position separately. The information for EACH employer should include:
A. Name of employer, dates of employment, hours worked per week and your job title.
B. Description of this employer. Was this a government agency, a non-profit agency, etc.? What types of services did it provide? To whom?
C. What was the age range of the primary target population?
D. Which department or section 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 'prepared studies,' 'surveyed', etc.
E. For this employer, please describe your experience, if any, as it demonstrated your knowledge and abilities in each of the following areas. If 'none', so indicate. Address each area separately. 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) Knowledge of the needs and characteristics of children and youth.
2) Ability to:
--Conduct studies and analysis of services, programs, and the problems and needs of children and youth. How did you do this? Please explain in detail.
--Conduct operational studies and prepare comprehensive reports of findings and recommendations. How did you do this? Please explain in detail.
F. Describe your supervisory duties, if any with this employer. Include the dates, number and job titles of positions officially supervised, and a detailed description of your supervisory duties.
G. How did your duties and authority differ from those of your supervisor?* Required Question
- Employer
- State of Hawai'i
