HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONA I – CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES – STATEWIDE Full Time

The responses you provide to these Supplemental Questions will be used in combination with your application to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements and/or your final score. Failure to provide detailed and complete information may result in your application being rejected or receiving a lower score.

Please do not submit a resume in place of completing the Supplemental Questions.

You must submit verification (e.g., copies of official transcripts or diploma as instructed below) in order to receive credit for education.
In general, proof of education downloaded from and/or submitted through the internet will not be accepted. Education obtained outside the United States must be comparable to education earned at an accredited school in the United States. We also reserve the right to request further information about your academic program, evidence of comparability, or an original transcript.

To receive credit for substitute, temporary assignment, or volunteer experience, you must submit an official letter of verification. The letter should include the job title, employment dates, number of hours worked, a description of the duties performed, and a contact name and phone number.

Any information you submit may be verified.
Supporting documents must be either electronically attached to your application or submitted to our office at: State of Hawaii – Department of Human Resources Development – 235 South Beretania Street – 11th Floor – Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

If you previously submitted supporting documents (e.g., transcripts, diploma, driver’s license, etc.) to our office, you are not required to resubmit them.

• I acknowledge that I have read, understand and agree to all of the above.

Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified.

In general, concurrent experiences and/or education will not be double credited unless otherwise specified.
Your possession of the required amount of experience will not in and of itself be accepted as proof of qualification for the position. The 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.
Our calculation of experience will be based upon a full-time, 40-hour work week. Part-time experience will be pro-rated.
Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week will be pro-rated to six months of experience. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be extra credited.
Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week will be credited as one year of experience, not one and a half years.

• I acknowledge that I have read, understand, and agree to all of the above.

A link to the Minimum Qualification Requirements has been provided in the job announcement. Please review the requirements in their entirety.

• I acknowledge that I have accessed the link provided, and have read and understand the Minimum Qualification Requirements in their entirety.

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In accordance with Federal law, the State of Hawaii shall not hire nor promote anyone who may have contact with inmates who:

(A) Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution.

Have you engaged in sexual abuse as described in (A) above?

• Yes
• No

(B) Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse.

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Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity as described in (B) above?

• Yes
• No

(C) Have you been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in (B) above?

• Yes
• No

(D) Has been the subject of substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment.

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Have you been the subject of a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse or sexual harassment or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment?

• Yes
• No

In order to receive credit for your academic training, you MUST SUBMIT a legible copy of your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS by attaching it to your online application.

NOTE: If you are using relevant work experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree to fulfill the Education Requirement, you must clearly describe this work experience in your application. In order to receive credit, this experience must be comparable in scope, level, and quality to knowledge and skills gained via completion of study leading to a Bachelor’s degree as specified in the Minimum Qualification Requirements.

• I do not meet the Education Requirement.
• I do not possess a Bachelor’s degree, but possess excess professional work experience as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements.
• I possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, but I do not possess twelve credit hours in Behavioral Science.
• I possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college or university which included a minimum of twelve semester credit hours in courses such as counseling, criminal justice, human services, psychology, social work, social welfare, sociology or other behavioral sciences.

This experience may also be used in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Do you possess professional work experience which involved helping individuals and their families find satisfactory ways of identifying their problems, coping with their conditions, and functioning effectively within their environments.

• Yes
• No

If you stated that you possess the Specialized Experience, please provide the following information to address your relevant background.

All employment information listed below should also be listed on your application.
Include the following information:
A. The name of your employer.
B. Your official job title.
C. Your complete dates of employment (START & END, MONTH & YEAR).
D. The average number of hours worked per week.
E. A brief description of this employer, including the type of organization (government agency, private corporation, etc.), the section your position was located in, the number and type of staff you worked with, the activities or services provided, and the clientele served.

D. What was the primary function of your position? What were your major duties and responsibilities? Avoid using vague terms such as “counseled,” “assessed,” etc.
E. Did you carry or coordinate a caseload? What kind and how many cases did you regularly average? What were some of your more complex cases? Why were they complex?
F. Describe this experience, if any, with this employer as it involved each of the areas below. Treat each area separately. If you have no such experience, so state. Be sure to include your specific role, the steps you took and what happened as a result. Give representative examples.
1) Identification and evaluation of the client’s problems and needs. What kinds of evaluations/assessments were done? Who did these evaluations/assessments? If you did not complete these evaluations/assessment, what was your role in the identification and evaluation/assessment of the client’s problems and needs? How were these evaluations and assessments used?
2) Development of a service or treatment plan. What kinds of service or treatment plans were done? By whom? What was your role in the development of these service or treatment plans?
3) Initiation and implementation of the service plan, either directly or through the authorization of a provider/vendor services. Who initiated these service plans? How were they implemented? Were these service plans directly initiated and implemented by you or through the authorization of a provider/vendor service? If these service plans were initiated or implemented by an authorized provider/vendor service, then what was your role?
4) Monitoring of services being provided. Who monitored these services? How were they being monitored? What kinds of services did you provide?
5) Evaluation/assessment of the client’s progress, with amendments to the service/treatment plan made, as appropriate. Who evaluated/assessed the client’s progress? What kinds of amendments to the service/treatment plans were made? How often were these evaluations/assessments completed?
6) Individual and/or group counseling, including counseling techniques used. Did you provide any counseling? Both individual and group counseling? What was your role? How often did you perform counseling duties? What kind(s) of counseling techniques did you use?
G. Describe your duties, if any, with this employer, as it involved working with other health care agencies/professionals or providers. With whom did you work (job titles)? Was this a formal multidisciplinary treatment team? For what purpose did you meet? How frequently? What were your specific duties?
H. How did you gain the knowledge and skills required to perform the duties described in (F) and (G) above?
I. Which best describes the level of work you performed (choose one): trainee, assistant, fully independent, or supervisor?
J. Did this employer have or contract a separate office(r) or entity to provide such services? If yes, what was the relationship of your position to this entity?
K. What were the name, official job title, and education and/or experience qualifications of your immediate supervisor (e.g., MSW, Clinical Supervisor, etc.)?
L. How did your duties and level of authority differ from those of your supervisor?

Be specific and complete in your responses. To receive credit, the employer(s) and each position held must be identified in the experience section of your application.

A resume submitted in lieu of answering each supplemental question completely will not be accepted.

The information for each employer should include:
A. Employer’s name, your job title, employment dates (month/year to month/year), and number of hours worked per week.

B. Describe this employer. Was this a government agency, private corporation, non-profit agency, hospital, correctional facility, etc.? What kinds of products or services did it provide? To whom (describe clientele served)?

C. What was the primary function of your position? What were your major duties and responsibilities? In your description, avoid the use of vague terms such as “analyzed documents,” “conducted analysis and evaluation,” etc.

D. Provide a detailed description of your duties and responsibilities, if any with this employer in each of the following areas. Include your specific role, the steps you took, and relevant examples. If no such experience, so state. Treat each area separately and in the order given.
1) Read, analyze and interpret complex written material, e.g., research, rules and regulations, etc. What kind of material did you work with? For what purposes? What steps did you take in the analysis? What was involved in the interpretation? What types of reports did you have to complete?
2) Gather and evaluate pertinent facts and information. What kind of information did you work with? For what purposes? What did you do with this information?
3) Solve complex problems. What kinds of problems did you solve? What steps did you take? Who was involved? Why was the problem complex?
4) Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. What kind of information did you have to convey? For what purpose? Who was your target audience? Was the communication written (e.g., report writing) or verbal?
5) Deal effectively with others. Who did you deal with? For what purpose? How often did you have to deal with others, e.g., daily, several times a month, only as needed, etc.?
E. How did your duties and authority differ from those of your supervisor?