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Recruitment Number 22-0232
THIS JOB POSTING WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 15 APPLICATIONS ARE RECEIVED. PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY AS THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME.
Note: Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant’s qualifications, and other relevant factors.
Shift Work: Applicants must be willing and able to work rotating shifts, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
As a condition of employment with the State of Hawaii, all qualified external candidates who have 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.
This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified applicants to fill the current vacancies and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.
Duties Summary
Positions in this occupational field are engaged in providing animal health services for the State with the mission of reducing incidence of prevalent zoonoses and other animal plagues of economic importance to the animal industry, and specifically to prevent the introduction of animal diseases which are transmissible to animals and man by conducting disease surveillance and investigations, inspecting animal production operations, inspecting imported animals at the port of entry, and to provide a quarantine service.
As a trainee, positions at this level will receive on-the-job instruction in the work processes, techniques and skills pertinent to the animal quarantine and inspection program of the State and will participate in routine inspectional and enforcement activities, livestock disease control field projects, etc., relating to the livestock inspection program; and perform other related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:
Basic Experience: ONE (1) YEAR of experience which demonstrated the ability to read, write and understand oral and written instructions, and write simply and directly.
General Experience: ONE (1) YEAR of work experience in the care and handling of large and small animals.
Driver’s License: A valid driver’s license is required at the time of appointment.
Lifting and Carrying: All positions require the ability to lift and carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds unassisted; and objects weighing over 40 pounds assisted by another person and/or use of equipment (e.g., hoisting equipment, hand truck), with or without reasonable accommodation.
Special Requirements:
A. Incumbents may be required to travel to neighbor islands.
B. Some positions require incumbents to assist with necropsies.
Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Clearance – Federal Criminal History Records Check: In accordance with Federal regulations, persons who are being considered for employment in positions which require unescorted access to secured areas at the airport must undergo a pre-employment fingerprint-based criminal history record check. In order to be granted the SIDA clearance, prospective employees must not have been convicted, or found “not guilty by reason of insanity,” of a disqualifying criminal offense within ten years from the date of the application. Upon recommendation for hire, prospective employees will be required to successfully undergo the fingerprint-based criminal history record check and be found free of disqualifying convictions during the preceding ten years.
The cost for the records check will be the applicant’s responsibility.
Substitution Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply.
