Human Resources Specialist III - Educational Officer Recruitment Unit

Hawaii State Department of Education • Honolulu, HI

11d • $4,961 • Onsite

About The Position

This position is within the Educational Officer Recruitment Unit. The Human Resources Specialist III role involves preparing rating supplements for unassembled examinations, drafting test questions after research, conducting reliability and validity studies of examination materials, and providing information, advice, and assistance to operating officials in recruitment, placement, and examining. The role also includes rating applications in unassembled examinations of moderate difficulty.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four year college or university with a Bachelor's degree.
• Excess work experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Education or experience background must demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents.
• Education or experience background must demonstrate the ability to read and interpret complex written material.
• Education or experience background must demonstrate the ability to solve complex problems logically and systematically.
• 1-1/2 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in one or any combination of human resources management functions (i.e., recruitment, placement, examination, position classification, pay or wage administration, employee management relations and services, employee development, human resources program development and services, labor relations and human resources research).
• 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.
• For level III, at least one (1) year of the experience must have been comparable to the next lower level in the State service.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of fifteen semester credit hours of coursework in human resources administration, management, and industrial relations or human resources management covering the recruitment and selection process; job evaluation; performance appraisal; employee training and safety; human resources compensation and benefits administration; staffing process; organizational development; labor laws and/or labor relations may be substituted for six (6) months of Specialized Experience.
• A master's degree from an accredited college or university in human resources administration, personnel and industrial relations, or human resources management may be substituted for one (1) year of Specialized Experience.
• A Ph.D. degree from an accredited college or university in one of the fields described above may be substituted for two (2) years of the Specialized Experience.
• Excess Supervisory or Staff Specialist experience may be substituted for Specialized Experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Prepares rating supplements for unassembled examinations.
• Prepares preliminary drafts of test questions after conducting factual research in occupational subject matter areas for review by a higher-level specialist.
• Conducts reliability and validity studies of examination materials.
• Furnishes information, advice, and assistance to operating officials in the areas of placement, examining, and recruiting.
• Rates applications in unassembled examinations of moderate difficulty.

Benefits

• Salary range placement above the initial step based on special characteristics, critical needs, exceptional qualifications, availability of funds, and other relevant factors (requires prior approval).
• Hawaii State Department of Education employees placed on salary range in accordance with Department regulations.
• Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs.
• Availability for temporary positions increases employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities.
• Temporary employees may be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.
• Temporary employees may enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force.
• First paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date.
• Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level