Service Specialist Iii - Lihue, Kauai

Employment Service Specialist III

Full‑time position (temporary or permanent) with the Department of Labor & Industrial Relations, Workforce Development Division.

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

Responsibilities:
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, vocational counseling and guidance; develops and negotiates on‑the‑job training contracts for clients; provides special employer representative activities and fact‑finding required for alien employment certification; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Work is planned and performed independently with recourse to the supervisor only for unusual difficulties or when interpretation of new policies, rules or regulations is required.

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

Basic

Education:

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

Specialized

Experience:

One and one‑half (1‑1/2) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in one or a combination of the following (Type A or Type

B) satisfying the next lower level.

Type A: Progressively responsible full‑time professional experience in employment service, personnel administration or related fields involving one or more of the following duties:

• Obtaining applications for employment and assessing applicants’ qualifications in terms of skills, knowledge, suitability for employment or employment training.
• Determining job content and requirements.
• Developing methods and techniques for the improvement of personnel or employment programs.
• Referring applicants to suitable jobs.

This experience must have provided applicants with knowledge of various kinds of occupations and occupational requirements, employment interviewing or counseling, or personnel management principles, practices, and techniques.

Examples of qualifying experience: 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 social work or related fields that involved assisting youths or adults with personal, social and emotional problems toward their resolution, including counseling or guidance in situations where youths or adults had moderately difficult to difficult problems in understanding the nature of their problems, choosing between multiple courses of action, adjusting to environmental conditions, or acquiring or sustaining proper motivation.

Examples of qualifying experience: social caseworker or group worker in a public or private agency, parole‑probation counselor, student counselor, or religious counselor.

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

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre‑employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call 808‑587‑1111 for assistance.