Service Specialist Iii - Hilo, Hawaii

Recruitment Number 26-0146

This is a temporary full‑time position with the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division.

Salary: $5,107 to $6,221 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)

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Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

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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.

This recruitment will be used to fill both permanent full‑time and temporary full‑time positions.

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

The Employment Service Specialist III represents the full journey‑worker level in the series. The position provides employment services for a full range of clients involving job placement, job development, employer relations and vocational counseling and guidance; or develops and negotiates on‑the‑job training contracts for clients; or provides special employer representative activities and fact‑finding required for alien employment certification; and performs other related duties as assigned.

At this level, work is planned and performed independently with recourse to the supervisor for advice and guidance only on unusual difficulties or where the matter relates to the interpretation and application of new policies, rules or regulations.

The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

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

Progressively responsible full‑time professional experience in the field of employment service, personnel administration or related fields which involved one or more of the following duties and responsibilities:

Progressively responsible professional experience in the field of social work or related fields which involved assisting youths or adults with personal, social and emotional problems toward their resolution.

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.

Work as a social caseworker or group worker in a public or private agency, parole‑probation counselor, student counselor, or religious counselor.

Work experience which is not primarily concerned with employment interviewing, counseling, or guidance, or personnel work is not qualifying for these positions. For example most work experience as an office manager or in a supervisory or managerial position includes responsibility for personnel functions. However, if the paramount responsibility of the position is not concerned with employment services or personnel recruitment and placement work, or counseling or guidance, such experience is not considered qualifying.

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