Program Specialist V, IV, III, Professional Trainee II & I - Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs

Hawaii State Department of Education•Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs, HI

66d•Onsite

About The Position

This posting will be used to fill various Program Specialist positions at the specified location. The authorized level of the position is Program Specialist V. Applications are being accepted down to the Professional Trainee I in the event of recruiting difficulties. Salary Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor’s degree.
Excess work experience as described under the Specialized Experience below or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.
Professional Trainee I: 0 years specialized experience, 0 years supervisory experience, 0 years total experience.
Professional Trainee II: 0.5 years specialized experience, 0 years supervisory experience, 0.5 years total experience.
Program Specialist III: 1.5 years specialized experience, 0 years supervisory experience, 1.5 years total experience.
Program Specialist IV: 2.5 years specialized experience, 0 years supervisory experience, 2.5 years total experience.
Program Specialist V: 3.5 years specialized experience, 3.5 years supervisory experience, 3.5 years total experience.
Progressively responsible professional experience which demonstrated the ability to conduct studies and analyses of programs or projects through active participation in the planning, coordination, development and/or evaluation of programs and/or program activities.
The experience must have involved performing professional work concerned with program interrelationships, effectiveness or intra-program integration.
It must further have demonstrated a high degree of analytical skill involving the ability to identify information needs, collect and analyze data, and identify problems and alternative solutions and their advantages and disadvantages and develop logical recommendations for a course of action and the ability to read, comprehend and interpret complex material such as State statutes and/or federal regulations and draft comprehensive reports of findings and conclusions.
Progressively responsible professional work experience in the field of nutrition and food services management which involved training and directing personnel, managing the purchase of food and supplies, enforcing sanitary regulations, preparing records and reports, and planning menus for a large-scale food service operation.
For the classes Program Specialists V, applicants must possess experience independently performing the full range of program planning, development and evaluation activities for an agency’s program or program activities.
Nutrition and Food Services Management Experience (Professional Trainee II, Program Specialist III, IV, V): In addition, of the Specialized Experience Requirement, applicants must possess a minimum of six (6) months for the Professional Trainee II level, and for the Program Specialist III, IV, V levels, a minimum of one (1) year of work experience in the field of nutrition and food services management as described in Specialized Experience Type 2 above.
Such experience may have been gained concurrently or separately in meeting the Specialized Experience requirement.
Applicant must have a current, valid driver's license.

Nice To Haves

Possession of a Master's Degree from an accredited four (4)-year college or university in food and nutrition, business administration, public administration, or certification as a Registered Dietician (RD) from the Commission on Dietetics Registration (CDR) may be substituted for one (1) year of the Specialized Experience (Type 1 or 2).
Supervisory aptitude for Program Specialist V.

Responsibilities

Supervises a professional staff and participates in program planning and development activities.
Implements policies and procedures to assure efficient and effective staff work.
Makes assignments of projects and special studies to staff.
Evaluates subordinate’s work productivity in relation to the agency’s standards of performance.
Provides consultation, direction and advice to subordinates on program planning and development methods, non-routine or complex assignments or to clarify established guidelines.
Conducts studies and analyses of major, unprecedented or controversial issues regarding the agency services and operations.
Formulates and recommends major new policies, program goals or objectives.
Determines goals and objectives and establishes priorities for the program in accordance with federal and State requirements.
Develops new program plans to meet constantly changing federal requirements and legislative mandates.
Evaluates consumer needs and concerns and makes recommendations for development of new programs and/or functions for the agency.
Researches advancements in the field and develops new methodologies and interprets new concepts to enhance agency programs and services.