Administrative Services Asst, Professional Wkr III, Professional Trainee II & I - East Kauai Complex

Administrative Services Assistant – Job Overview

Authorized level:
Administrative Services Assistant. Applications are accepted down to Professional Trainee I if recruiting difficulties arise.

All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. Placement above the initial step will require prior approval and will be based on special characteristics, critical needs, exceptional qualifications, availability of funds and other relevant factors. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Professional Trainee I, SR‑16: $4,243.00 – $5,162.00 per month
Professional Trainee II, SR‑18: $4,590.00 – $5,588.00 per month
Professional Worker III, SR‑20: $4,961.00 – $6,043.00 per month
Administrative Services Assistant, SR‑22: $5,369.00 – $6,535.00 per month

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree.

Excess work experience as described below in the experience section or any other progressively responsible administrative, professional or other analytical work experience that provides knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in 4 years of successful study and fulfills a prescribed college curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the required education on a year‑for‑year basis.

Education or experience background must have demonstrated the ability to write clearly and comprehensively materials such as reports and analyses; read and interpret complex written material; perform research; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

None for Professional Trainee I; six (6) months for Professional Trainee II; one and one‑half years for Professional Worker III; and for Administrative Services Assistant, two and one‑half (2‑1/2) years of progressively responsible professional analytical work experience.

Experience must have demonstrated the ability to identify information needs, collect and analyze data, identify alternatives and their advantages and disadvantages, develop logical recommendations for a course of action, read and comprehend complex material such as State statutes and/or federal regulations, exercise a high degree of judgment in applying and interpreting rules, regulations, policies and procedures, and draft comprehensive reports of findings and recommendations.

For the Administrative Services Assistant level, at least one (1) year of the experience must have been at the fully competent, independent professional worker in a position involving budget/program evaluation, planning, management/organizational analysis or personnel administration, or experience as an independent worker in such programs is characterized by the performance of a variety of moderately difficult work assignments involving extensive analysis and the application of management principles in one or more areas of administration.

Persons in direct services programs may be accepted if there is evidence of continuing responsibility for analytical work…