Human Resources Specialist III - Educational Officer Unit

Salary Range

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

Human Resources Specialist III, SR-20: $4,961.00 per month

Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a Bachelor's degree. Excess work experience as described under the Specialized Experience below or any other progressively responsible administrative, professional or other analytical work experience that provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis. The experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure possession of comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.

The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents, read and interpret complex written material, and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

The applicant must have had progressively responsible work experience of the kind, quality, and quantity described below.

• Human Resources Specialist III – 1½ years specialized experience (no staff specialist or supervisory experience required). Total required experience: 1½ years.

Professional work experience in one or any combination of human resources management functions (e.g., recruitment, placement, examination, position classification, pay or wage administration, employee relations and services, employee development, human resources program development and services, labor relations, and human resources research). Such experience must show ability to deal satisfactorily with fellow workers and/or operating personnel to recognize problems in the operation of a human resources program, to suggest practical solutions, and otherwise to accept responsibility in the field of human resources administration.

Clerical or technical experience limited to the application of human resources rules, regulations and procedures is not qualifying.

For level III, at least one (1) year of the experience must have been comparable to the next lower level in the State service.

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