HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST IV AND V (PRE-DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS) - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

Duties Summary

The positions are located in the Department of Public Safety, Inspections and Investigations Office, Pre-Disciplinary Hearings Staff.

Level IV

• Conducting pre-disciplinary hearings on alleged employee misconduct.
• Reviewing investigation reports.
• Analyzing evidence objectively.
• Interpreting and applying HR laws and rules, collective bargaining agreements, and departmental standards of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Preparing formal, written recommendations on disciplinary actions.

Level V

• 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

• Legal Authorization to Work Requirement: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education/Experience: A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university for both levels.
• Specialized Experience: Two and one-half years for level IV and three and one-half years for level V of professional work experience in one or any combination of human resources management functions.
• Selective Certification-Labor Relations Experience: One year for level IV and two years for level V must have consisted of professional work experience in the area of labor relations.
• Supervisory Aptitude: For level V only, supervisory aptitude rather than actual supervisory experience may be accepted.
• Substitutions Allowed: 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. 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.