HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST II, III AND IV - OAHU (OHHI)

About the role

The immediate vacancy is located in Downtown and is with the Department of Human Resources Development, Employee Relations Division. This recruitment is being conducted under the Operation Hire Hawaii (OH-HI) project, a targeted outreach initiative featuring an expedited hiring process, fast-tracking qualified applicants into job opportunities throughout Hawai’i.

Responsibilities

• Serves in a trainee capacity, receiving formal and on-the-job training in work processes, precedent situations, working relationships with other functions/agencies, regulations, contracts and reference materials of increasing complexity and integration with other functional areas of human resources management;
• Performs a variety of basic and routine assignments consistent with training status;
• Performs moderately difficult work of a technical nature in one or more of the functional areas of human resources management (i.e., Classification and Pay; Recruitment, Examination and Placement; Training and Employee Management Training; Human Resources Administration Services; and Labor Relations);
• Performs human resources assignments which regularly encompass complex problems combined with the responsibility for management advisory service;

Requirements

• Legal Authorization to Work Requirement: The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Qualifications

• Basic Education/Experience: A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university.
• Specialized Experience: Six months for level II, one and one half (1 1/2) years for level III, and two and one half years (2 1/2) for level IV 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.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

• Paid Holidays: 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year.
• Paid Vacation: 21 days each full year from the FIRST year of employment.
• Paid Sick Leave: 21 days per year from the FIRST year, and there is no limit on the amount you can accumulate.
• Health Insurance: The State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Dental Plan.
• Group Life Insurance: The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees.
• Retirement Plan: The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees.
• Premium Conversion Plan: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct the cost of health care premiums before payroll taxes are withheld.
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Eligible employees can reduce their federal and state income taxes and social security taxes through a tax-savings benefit program called Island Flex. This program allows employees to set aside money from their paychecks to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and eligible dependent care expenses on a BEFORE-TAX basis.
• Transportation Benefits: Participating employees may increase their take-home pay by having the State deduct qualified transportation expenses (i.e. eligible parking fees, monthly bus passes for TheBus, fare coupons for The Handi-Van, Vanpool Hawaii participation fee, etc.) through pre-tax payroll deductions.
• Deferred Compensation: The State offers employees a voluntary pre-tax retirement savings plan designed to give employees a tax break today and an opportunity to build a retirement nest egg through voluntary payroll deductions.
• Temporary Disability Insurance: Qualified employees may be eligible to receive benefits for a disability caused by a non-work related injury or illness under this program.
• Sabbatical leaves with pay are available for qualified employees.

Pay

• Human Resources Specialist II - $4,856 per month (SR-18, Step D)
• Human Resources Specialist III - $5,248 to $6,393 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)
• Human Resources Specialist IV - $5,680 to $6,914 per month (SR-22, Step D to I)

Schedule

Note: The starting monthly salary for the Human Resources Specialist II is at the minimum rate of pay, Step D. For the Human Resources Specialist III and IV, hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.