Position Specific Description

Summary of Duties

The position functions as a trainer responsible for conducting and coordinating training courses and activities for Juvenile Detention Workers (JDW), Juvenile Detention Officers (JDO), Juvenile Detention Supervisors (JDS), and Juvenile Counselors (JC).

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Educational Requirement:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Progressively responsible experience in administrative, professional, technical analytical, supervisory or other responsible work which demonstrated a high degree of analytical skill and the ability to organize work effectively, solve problems, write reports, speak effectively, and deal effectively with people may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Specialized Experience: Two and one-half (2-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional work experience in one or a combination of the areas described below:
1) Providing formal classroom instruction gained as a teacher in a school system, or an instructor at the college/university level, which included the development of lesson or individual instructional plans;
2) Conducting management and/or employee educational development programs as a professional instructor; and/or
3) Conducting instructional related and counseling-type tasks in a detention or institutional setting. Such experience must include responsibility for the preparation and conduct of instructional activities and/or programs aimed at promoting educational, emotional, social and/or personal development.
Substitution of Education for Experience:
1) Possession of a bachelor’s degree in education or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for six (6) months of the required Specialized Experience.
2) Possession of a Fifth Year teaching certificate from an accredited college or university or possession of a Master’s degree in education or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the required Specialized Experience.
3) Possession of a PhD. in education or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for all of the Specialized Experience.

Selective Certification Requirement - Driver's License: This position requires a current and valid driver's license to operate a motor vehicle.
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Requirement: In accordance with the PREA Federal law, the Hawai`i State Judiciary shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, with inmates detained in a prison or jail, or with residents of community confinement facilities who:
a. Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution;
b. Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
c. Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in b above; or
d. Has been the subject of substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment, or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment.

Supplemental Information

Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to Recruitment@courts.hawaii.gov, or mailed to the following address: Hawai`i State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813.
Education: If you are using education as a substitute for experience, you must submit a copy of your official transcripts or diploma at the time of application. If you are selected, you will need an official transcript (not a copy) indicating the completion of the training or the awarding of the appropriate degree.

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Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:

• 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
• 21 vacation leave days per year
• 21 sick leave days per year
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

The above benefits are subject to modification or termination due to changes in statutes, collective bargaining provisions, and/or policies, etc. This summary does not constitute a legal document or contract. Benefits may vary by type of employment and employment conditions.