PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR IV, V (SR-22 TO SR-24) – OAHU 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. For information regarding the evaluation of education obtained outside the United States, please visit National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org). 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 at the time of filing your application to our office at: State of Hawaii – Department of Health – 1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 122 – Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.

• 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.

Do you possess a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university?

To receive credit, you must attach a copy of your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS to your application, identified by the job title PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR IV, V (SR-22 TO SR-24) – OAHU and recruitment number DOH-23-003.

Note: To be creditable, education obtained outside the United States must be comparable to education earned at an accredited school in the United States. For information regarding the evaluation of education obtained outside the United States, please visit National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org).

• Yes
• No

Please indicate if you are using an allowable substitution to meet the Specialized Experience Requirement (as indicated on the job annoucement) by selecting one of the following choices:

To receive credit, you must attach a copy of your OFFICIAL GRADUATE TRANSCRIPTS to your application, identified by the job title PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATOR IV, V (SR-22 TO SR-24) – OAHU and recruitment number DOH-23-003.

Note: To be creditable, education obtained outside the United States must be comparable to education earned at an accredited school in the United States. For information regarding the evaluation of education obtained outside the United States, please visit National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org).

• I do not possess a master’s degree in public health or a doctorate degree in public health or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• I possess a master’s degree in public health from a regionally accredited college or university.
• I possess a master’s degree in public health and a doctorate degree in public health or a closely related field from a regionally accredited college or university.
• I possess a doctorate degree in public health from a regionally accredited college or university.
• I possess a doctorate degree in a closely related field to public health from a regionally accredited college or university.

I have _____ progressively responsible professional work experience in community health education which involved educating the public in the prevention of disease and other unhealthy conditions or working as a consultant to other professionally trained individuals such as physicians, nurses, social workers and teachers.

• no
• less than one (1) year of
• one (1) year but less than two (2) years of
• two (2) years but less than three (3) years of
• three (3) years but less than four (4) years of
• four (4) years but less than five (5) years of
• five (5) years but less than six (6) years of
• six (6) years but less than seven (7) years of
• seven (7) years but less than eight (8) years of
• eight (8) or more years of

Starting with the most recent, list the employment periods from the “Work Experience” section of your application that you would like considered for the Specialized Experience requirement. For EACH employer/position list the:

A. Employer name
B. Your official job title
C. Dates of employment, from (month/year) – to (month/year)
D. Average hours worked per week
E. Describe your employer, including the type of organization (government or private, nonprofit organization, etc.) and which section you worked in
F. Describe the primary function/major duties of your position and the level of your responsibility and authority
G. Describe your duties and responsibilities, if any, in EACH of the following areas:

1. Conducting informational and educational programs (indicate what topics were covered, who it was for, and how this was completed);
2. Planning, developing, or organizing such programs (indicate what the programs covered, how this was completed, steps taken, target population, and factors considered);
3. Organizing community groups, building coalitions and mobilizing community-based participation to address public health education issues. Give examples of how you collaborated with other groups, organizations, individuals, etc. to plan, develop and implement community health education programs;
4. Conducting studies and analyses of community health education problems;
5. Providing consultation to other professionally trained individuals such as physicians, nurses, social workers, etc. (indicate who was consulted, type of consultation provided, and the purpose); and,
6. How you gained your knowledge of public health principles and public health education.

Also, for each employer/position, include the name and title of your immediate supervisor, and the number and position titles of employees under his/her supervision.

Note: Identify and treat each employer or change in position separately. If your description is unclear, you may be asked to provide a copy of your official job/position description.

If you do not have the required Specialized Experience, indicate ‘None’ below.

Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements.
If you possess supervisory aptitude, please provide the following information for each position where you demonstrated such aptitude:

A. Name of employer and your job title.
B. A detailed description of the duties you performed which demonstrated your supervisory aptitude or potential.
C. Dates you performed such duties (from/to, month/year).

Some positions may require a valid driver’s license. Do you possess a valid driver’s license? If yes, you must submit a legible copy and indicate the recruitment title and number as verification.

• Yes
• No

Do you have any other information related to this position that you would like us to consider? If Yes, please provide the information in the space below or if you need additional space, on a hard copy paper addendum submitted to our office and identified by job title and recruitment number.