Service Specialist Ii - Temporary - Lihue, Kauai

Recruitment Number 25-0368

Temporary full‑time position with the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division in Lihue.

$4,590 per month (SR-18, Step

D)

Performs a variety of employment service functions ranging from the simple to moderately complex which do not require the services of a fully trained journeyman specialist and performs other related duties as assigned.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

All persons must be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited four‑year college or university.

Six months of progressively responsible professional work experience in one or a combination of Type A or Type B below:

• Type A:
  Progressively responsible full‑time experience in the field of employment service, personnel administration or related fields involving one or more of the following duties and responsibilities:
  1) Obtaining applications for employment and assessing applicants' qualifications;
  2) Determining job content and requirements;
  3) Developing methods and techniques for the improvement of personnel or employment programs;
  4) Referring applicants to suitable jobs.

This experience must provide knowledge of various occupations, employment interviewing or counseling, or personnel management principles, practices, and techniques. Examples of qualifying experience include 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 involving counseling or guidance of youths or adults with personal, social and emotional problems toward resolution. Examples of qualifying experience include work as a social caseworker, group worker, parole‑probation counselor, student counselor, or religious counselor.

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, adjusting to environmental conditions, and/or acquiring or sustaining proper motivation.

Non‑qualifying experience:
Work primarily focused on employment interviewing, counseling, or guidance, or personnel work. Most office manager or supervisory positions that are not primarily concerned with employment services or personnel recruitment and placement work are not considered qualifying.

Substitutions Allowed:
Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements may apply.

The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities, and the State follows the Equal Employment Opportunity, the Merit Civil Service System, citizenship, and other statutory requirements. Veterans preference is also applied.