Corrections Program Specialist I - Downtown, Oahu

State of Hawai'i•Island of Oahu, HI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Corrections Program Specialist series includes all classes of positions the duties of which are to perform staff services to management by performing program development and evaluation, policy review and recommendation, and studies of management, organization, staffing and related concerns relative to all aspects of the State's Corrections program. The Corrections Program Specialist I class reflects responsibility for performing program planning, evaluation and analysis studies and participating in the development of program plans, policies, standards, guidelines for the overall correctional program and/or conducting management, organization, staffing and related studies and coordinating the preparation of the operating and/or CIP budget and related financial documents and organizational/reorganizational packages for the statewide correctional program; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with a MAJOR in sociology, psychology, criminology, penology or other related behavioral science which included coursework in research or statistics.
Excess General or Specialized Experience as described below, or any other progressively responsible administrative or professional work experience which provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four years of successful study while completing a college curriculum in one of the previously cited majors may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
The education or substitutable experience background in sociology, criminology, penology, psychology or other related behavioral science MUST have included, but need not have been limited to, a basic theoretical knowledge of the general principles dealing with human behavior; counseling; current state of practice and concepts in corrections programs; and principles and methods of research or statistics.
Two and one-half (2-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional counseling or other related social services work experience which demonstrated the applicant's knowledge of and application of modern theories, techniques and practices in corrections work as they relate to redirection and rehabilitation.
At least six (6) months of the General Experience must have demonstrated the applicant's aptitude for the performance of full-time program/staff specialist work in corrections.
Evidence of such ability may be demonstrated through participating or assisting in the planning, coordinating or development of programs or program activities requiring the conduct of research and analysis and the application of problem-solving methods and techniques including the identification of problems and pertinent casual factors, development and evaluation of alternative solutions, recommendation/implementation of appropriate courses of action and the preparation of narrative reports describing the problem or situation, various factors impinging upon the situation, presentation of alternatives and recommendation and justification of an appropriate solution.
Possession of a valid driver's license at the time of appointment.

Responsibilities

Perform program planning, evaluation and analysis studies.
Participate in the development of program plans, policies, standards, and guidelines for the overall correctional program.
Conduct management, organization, staffing, and related studies.
Coordinate the preparation of the operating and/or CIP budget and related financial documents.
Prepare organizational/reorganizational packages for the statewide correctional program.
Perform other related duties as assigned.