Professional Trainee Ii; Program Specialist - Oahu

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Number 26-0226 - The immediate vacancies are located in Downtown with the following Departments:

• Department of Health (Temporary Full-time Employment).
• Department of Labor & Industrial Relations.

THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 20 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.

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.

As the advanced trainee level, continues to receives on-the-job training in the principles, concepts, work processes, methods and techniques, and reference material fundamental to professional level work in conducting studies, research, and analyses to identify needs or recommend solutions to problems; developing program plans, policies and procedures, rules and regulations, for the monitoring and maintenance or current programs or establishment of new programs and services;

or providing advisory services, training, serving as liaison or resource to community organizations or other concerned with the agency's programs and activities for the implementation of new or revised programs or functions. Positions may also perform other related administrative or staff support duties, such as managing grants, developing contracts, writing legislative testimony, as required, in support of the agency's program.

This position analyzes and evaluates business processes; implements process improvement initiatives; manages related process improvement projects; and maintains departmental policies and procedures.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements: Prerequisite Knowledge and Abilities Required: Professional Trainee II In addition to the knowledge and abilities required at the Professional Trainee I: Knowledge of: Professional work processes. Ability to: Apply basic methods and techniques of the occupational specialty and specific standards, guides, rules, and regulations pertinent to the work. Basic Education Requirement: Education: A bachelor's degree from an accredited four (4) year college or university.

Experience Requirement: Professional Trainee II : Six (6) months of progressively responsible professional work experience as specified in the minimum qualification specifications for the authorized series/class of work. Program Specialist t : One year and a half years of progressively responsible professional work experience which required a high degree of analytical skill. Such experience must have involved gathering, evaluating and analyzing facts and other pertinent information required to resolve problems and/or to determine and recommend appropriate courses of action.

Such experience must have also demonstrated the ability to elicit information orally and in writing; read, comprehend, interpret and evaluate technical subjects, analyses or proposals; and apply problem-solving methods and techniques, such as defining and analyzing problems, identifying alternative courses of action, using judgment in determining appropriate alternatives; and prepare clear and concise written reports and recommendations for action. Specialized Experience :
Progressively responsible professional experience in one or a combination of the following:
1. Program Specialist

Experience:

Professional work experience in any field which involved work such as monitoring, evaluating, or conducting studies and analyses of programs or projects to make recommendations for the development or revision of standards, policies, procedures, or techniques; gathering and analyzing data to determine conformance with standards and requirement and recommending improvements or developing training materials; giving technical advice and direction pertaining to program standards, requirements, or techniques.

2.Program

Experience:

Professional experience in a pertinent field/program area
** related to the agency's/program's role, function, operations, and/or program activities which provided knowledge of principles and practices, current issues and concerns of the identified field/program area and State and federal agencies, community, resources and services that interact with and have an impact on the agency's programs and activities. Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply.

The information provided above represents a summary of the complete Minimum Qualification…