PUBLIC WELFARE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS PROGRAM OFFICER - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

To qualify, you must meet all of the following 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.

Basic Education Requirement: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.

Excess work experience as described under General or Specialized Experience below or any other progressively responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. To be acceptable, the experience must have been of such scope, level and quality as to assure the possession of comparable knowledge, skills and abilities.

The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

General Experience: Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional or other responsible analytical work experience which involved gathering, evaluating and analyzing facts and other pertinent information required to resolve problems; identifying, evaluating and analyzing issues involved; and interpreting and applying various statutory provisions, rules or regulations, to determine and recommend appropriate courses of action. Such experience must have demonstrated the ability to elicit information orally and in writing; apply problem-solving methods and techniques; and prepare clear and concise written reports of facts, issues, application of laws, rules, regulations or procedures, and recommendations for action.

Specialized Experience: Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional or other analytical work experience which demonstrated knowledge of procedures and requirements pertinent to conducting hearings of contested cases in government and adjudicating cases that involve the interpretation and application of policy, rules and regulations, and which demonstrated skill in the analysis and presentation of cases or complex issues. Such experience may have been obtained through work which involved either:

(1) conducting hearings of contested cases in government including time required to conduct research and study preparatory to conducting hearings and subsequently to analyze the evidence and prepare findings of fact, conclusions of law and recommendations or decisions as applicable; or

(2) serving as a responsible representative of a party at or actively participating as a party in such hearings including time required to conduct research and study preparatory to the hearing, gathering and evaluating facts to be submitted as evidence and preparing analyses or memoranda subsequent to hearings as applicable.

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.

Administrative Aptitude: Administrative aptitude rather than actual administrative experience may be accepted. Administrative aptitude will be considered to have been met when there is strong affirmative evidence of the necessary administrative aptitudes and abilities.

Non-Qualifying Experience: Clerical or other sub-professional work experience although, it may have been in the field of appeals processing or welfare benefits eligibility examination, is not qualifying.

Substitutions Allowed:
A. Satisfactory completion of academic requirements for a master's degree from an accredited college or university which required completion of research, and the preparation of extended reports may be substituted for one year of General Experience.

B. Satisfactory completion of coursework required for a law degree from a School of Law, accredited by a nationally recognized specialized accrediting body (or coursework deemed comparable by a nationally recognized specialized accrediting body), which included study of techniques of legal research and writing, administrative law, rules of evidence, and civil procedures may be substituted for the General or Specialized Experience required on the basis of fourteen (14) semester credit hours for each one-half (1/2) year of experience required up to a maximum of one and one-half (1-1/2) years of the General Experience and/or one and one-half (1-1/2) years of the Specialized Experience.

C. Possession of a law degree from a School of Law, accredited by a nationally recognized specialized accrediting body (or a law degree that is deemed comparable by a nationally recognized specialized accrediting body), may be substituted for all of the General Experience and two (2) years of the required Specialized Experience.

D. Excess Specialized Experience may be substituted for the required General Experience on a year-for-year basis.

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ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANTS The Department of Human Resources Development (HRD) will use electronic mail (email) to notify applicants of important information relating to the status and processing of their applications as part of our ongoing efforts to increase operational efficiency, promote the conservation of green resources, and minimize delays and costs.

Please ensure that the email address and contact information you provide is current, secure, and readily accessible to you. We will not be responsible in any way if you do not receive our emails or fail to check your email-box in a timely manner. In addition, please be aware that you may no longer receive notification about applications submitted if you choose to disable the Job Application Emails feature in your Account Settings.

TESTING INFORMATION The examination for this recruitment will be conducted on an unassembled basis where the examination score is based on an evaluation and rating of your education and experience. It is therefore important that your employment application provide a clear and detailed description of the duties and responsibilities of each position you held.

In-person interviews and/or further testing in Hawaii may be required at the discretion of the hiring agency. If in-person interviews and/or further testing is a requirement, applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements and are referred to the vacancy must be available to participate in person and at their own expense in this required phase of the selection process.

Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. In addition to employment availability and score, the referral of qualified applicants may be based upon other factors including date of receipt of application.

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