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Recruitment Number 22-0065 – This vacancy is with the Department of Public Safety.
THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 15 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.
Salary: $5,178 to $6,299 per month (SR-24, Step C to H)
Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant’s qualifications, and other relevant factors.
As a condition of employment with the State of Hawaii, each qualified candidate who has been given a conditional offer of employment must show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and shall be fully vaccinated by his/her/their employment start date. A reasonable accommodation will be provided if requested by a candidate and it is determined through an interactive process that pregnancy, a qualifying disability, or a sincerely held religious belief prevents the candidate from receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.
Duties Summary
This position is located in the Department of Public Safety, Inspections and Investigations Office, Pre-Disciplinary Hearings Staff. Its primary function involves conducting pre-disciplinary hearings for the department which includes reviewing investigation reports to identify issues; scheduling and conducting pre-disciplinary hearings on alleged employee misconduct; analyzing evidence objectively; interpreting and applying personnel laws and rules; collective bargaining agreements, and departmental standards of conduct, policies and procedures; preparing formal written recommendations to affirm, modify or reverse program disciplinary recommendations and conducting training and providing advisory services to supervisors, administrators, and investigators on handling disciplinary matters.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Basic Education/Experience: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
Specialized Experience: Three and one-half years of 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.
Selective Certification-Labor Relations Experience: Of the three and one-half years of human resources management work experience required for the class, two years must have consisted of professional work experience in the area of labor relations which demonstrated knowledge of, and involved the application of laws, rules, and regulations in performing one or any combination of the following labor relations functions: interpreting collective bargaining agreements in addressing matters concerning disciplinary action; recommending the adjustment or denial of grievances on disciplinary cases; and/or recommending acceptable alternatives with affected parties to create solutions to labor relations problems involving disciplinary issues. At least one (1) year of the labor relations experience must have been comparable in scope and complexity to that of the class Human Resources Specialist IV.
The Human Resources Specialist IV performs human resources assignments which regularly encompass complex problems combined with the responsibility for management advisory service.
Supervisory Aptitude: Supervisory aptitude rather than actual supervisory experience may be accepted. This requirement will be considered to have been met when there is strong affirmative evidence of the necessary supervisory abilities and/or potential.
Substitutions Allowed:
1) Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in personnel administration, personnel and industrial relations, or human resources management may be substituted for one (1) year of personnel or professional/analytical/administrative experience, but not the hearings or labor relations experience.
2) Possession of 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 personnel or professional/analytical/administrative experience, but not for the hearings or labor relations experience.
3) Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in labor and industrial relations may be substituted for one (1) year of the personnel or the professional/analytical/administrative experience including one (1) year of the labor relations experience, but not for the labor relations experience comparable to the class Human Resources Specialist V.
4) Possession of a Ph.D. degree in labor and industrial relations may be substituted for two (2) years of personnel or the professional/analytical/administrative experience including one (1) year of the labor relations experience, but not the labor relations experience comparable to the class Human Resources Specialist IV.
