Program Specialist I

Salary : $58,296.00 Annually

Location : Various on Kauai, HI

Job Type: Temporary Full-Time

Job Number: 2425-119

Department: Agency on Elderly Affairs

Opening Date: 09/23/2024

Closing Date: Continuous

Recruitment Number

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Recruitment No.: 2425-119 Open Competitive

Open: Includes all interested individuals including members of the general public.

Salary rate is determined by collective bargaining agreements or Pay Administration Policy as applicable.

Duties Summary

Plans, organizes and directs activities of programs at the department level; conducts program and operational studies and analyses; participates in developing plans, program evaluation and policy recommendations; and performs other related duties as required.
Qualification Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in public administration, business administration, or a field pertinent to the department's program and activities; and

• Two (2) years of specialized work experience.

Note: See section below for allowable training and experience substitutions.

Qualifying Specialized Work Experience: Professional work experience relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s). (Agency on Elderly Affairs)

Knowledge of: Principles, practices and methods of program planning and development; pertinent Federal, State and County laws, codes and regulations; research and statistical methods and information sources; report writing; public relations; project management methods and techniques; effective organization and staff utilization; knowledge and understanding of department's programs and activities, operations, processes, regulations, goals and objectives, issues and concerns, policies and procedures.

Ability to: Research and analyze issues, data, reports and identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations; plan, direct, organize, coordinate, implement and manage activities and operations for the development of new or revised programs, policies and procedures; estimate, prepare and administer budgets for studies and/or managing projects; interact professionally with various levels of employees, officials and special interest groups; prepare clear and concise reports; communicate effectively orally and in writing; develop and maintain effective working relationships with others; interpret and apply federal, state and local policies, laws and regulations.

Test: Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.

License Requirement: At the time of appointment, the candidate selected for hire will need to possess a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

Health and Physical Condition Requirements: Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Required Forms and Documentation:

1. Evidence of education (degree or transcript). A legible photo copy of an official transcript will be accepted. DHR reserves the right to request for an official copy.

Note: Copy of your education degree or official transcripts must be submitted in order to be given credit. Copies will not be returned. Supporting documents can be attached to the application, postmarked, dropped off to: Department of Human Resources, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 140, Lihue, HI 96766, or emailed to: within 10 calendar days from filing the application. Office hours are Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Additional Job Information

You must meet all the requirements for the position you are seeking as of the filing date of your application, unless otherwise specified. If you do NOT meet the minimum qualification requirements your application will be rejected. Therefore, please provide a complete application of all the information you would want considered in our review. You may request an administrative review to provide clarifying information only on the information that you have provided; subsequent submittal of missing documents or new information that was not part of the information submitted will not be considered in the administrative review.

Please note that unless specifically indicated, internships that are required for graduation may not be credited for experience. Your possession of the required amount of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. Overall paid or unpaid experience must be of such scope and responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that you have the ability to perform the duties of the position.

Note: Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour work weeks. Part-time experience will be pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours per week is equivalent to six months of experience. In addition, hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours per week is equivalent to one year, not one and one-half years.

Eligible lists may be used for temporary and permanent vacancies for the class of work during the life of the eligible list. Temporary appointments may lead to conversion to permanent employment.

Minimum Qualification Substitutions Allowed:

The following may be substituted for education:

General professional work experience or education credits can be substituted for up to two (2) years of the Bachelor's degree such as:

1. Full-time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a curriculum leading to an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree.
2. Successful completion of semester credits in a curriculum leading to a degree or diploma at an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15 semester credits = 6 months).

Specialized professional work experience in public administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) or education credits in public administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) can be substituted for up to four (4) years of the bachelor's degree such as:

1. Full-time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a curriculum leading to an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree.
2. Successful completion of semester credits specific to public administration, business administration, or a field pertinent to the Department/Agency's program(s) leading to a degree or diploma from an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15 semester credits = 6 months).

A Master's or PhD degree in public administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) may be substituted for the education requirement.

The following may be substituted for experience:

1. Successful completion of semester credits specific in public administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) leading towards a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the specialized work experience requirement (15 semester credits = 6 months).
2. Successful completion of semester credits specific in public administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) leading towards a Master's, or PhD degree from an accredited college or university, may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement (15 semester credits = 6 months).
3. A Master's degree in public administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s)from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement.
4. A Doctorate's degree in public administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s)from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement.

If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be conducted by the human resources staff in order for more than one degree to be credited towards the minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if obtained independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being considered. Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant.

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