Human resources administrative assistant jobs in Urban Honolulu, HI - 56 jobs

The authorized level of the position is Human Resources Regional Assistant III. Applications are being accepted down to the Human Resources Regional Assistant I in the event of recruiting difficulties. Salary Range: Human Resources Regional Assistant I, SR-09: $3,333.00 per month Human Resources Regional Assistant II, SR-11: $3,606.00 per month Human Resources Regional Assistant III, SR-13: $3,900.00 per month Examples of Duties * Reviews, conducts research, and consults with state level personnel to provide guidance to HRRO, complex area leadership, district support staff, and school personnel to resolve technical HR matters and process related transactions. Responds to assistance requests, provides talent development and updates on any changes in personnel rules, contract provisions, and Department procedures to ensure a clear understanding of the application in talent management activities. * Independently determines and anticipates unique school/office talent acquisition and position needs by maintaining and monitoring a regional position control system: communicating with the complex area leadership, district support staff, and school administrators; reviewing school/office financial data; reviewing state position and system data; and processing related transactions. * Monitors and initiates position actions and ensures proper completion of all documentation, such as establishment/abolishment of positions, position extensions, increase and decrease of full time equivalence, position transfers, and fund changes. * Exercise independent judgment to provide options and advice to complex area leadership, district support staff, and school administrators on talent acquisition to address needs; recommends suitable methods/strategies based on time frame, availability of applicant lists and historical data; assists to recruit talent; and processes related transactions. * Performs employee criminal history checks, fingerprinting, background clearance activities/transactions, and suitability requests, traveling to other sites if needed. * Independently develops and maintains a regional leave accounting system, conducts final review of all leave and unauthorized leave without pay requests for compliance with rules, regulations, guidelines, and BU contracts and prepares for HRRO approval. * Independently coordinates, monitors, and provides information to facilitate talent management/HR activities for the region, including TATP/transfers and/or staff reassignments, casual personnel hiring and extensions, reduction-in-force, and performance management. * Reviews and drafts documents related to grievance, investigation, directed leave, and disciplinary matters for HRRO or complex area Leadership and prepares responses to union requests for the HRRO's review, consulting with HRRO when needed. * Assigns, prepares, and supervises the operational work assignments and schedules of student helpers and lower level staff. Assists with the training and development of assigned staff. * Receives and screens visitors and telephone calls and provides information to the public, complex area leadership, district support staff, and school/office personnel, which require the use of judgement and interpretation of rules and regulations, policies and procedures, BU contracts, memoranda of agreement, etc. * Manages the HRRO office and records, providing support to the HRRO with letters and documents; processing payroll, payments, travel and mileage reimbursements; ordering forms and supplies; mail management; and processing office personnel action forms. * Provides designated regional office and staff coverage when assigned. * Participates in talent acquisition, development and retention activities and professional development to help integrate within their functions. Minimum Qualifications Experience Requirements: Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind, quality, and quantity described . Class TitleGeneral Exper (years) Specialized Exper (years) Supervisory Exper (years) Total (years) Human Resources Regional Assistant I1102 Human Resources Regional Assistant II1203 Human Resources Regional Assistant III13*4 General Experience: Progressively responsible experience in general office clerical work, which involved the performance of a variety of clerical tasks. Such tasks must demonstrate knowledge of office practices and procedures, the ability to deliver procedures in work systems, operate various office equipment, and use technology (i.e., software programs, internet applications, e-mail, etc.). Specialized Experience: Responsible clerical experience in an office where the work required knowledge, understanding, and application of pertinent human resources rules, regulations, procedures, and program requirements. Such experience must also demonstrate proficiency in interacting and communicating with the public and collaborating with coworkers. Experience as a School Administrative Services Assistant, secretary, or office manager may qualify, provided that a portion of the experience required an understanding and delivery of policies, transactions, and administrative support of the organization. * For the Human Resources Regional Assistant Ill level, applicants must show they possess supervisory aptitude. Supervisory aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments that involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision (i.e., serving as a group or team leader; similar work in which opportunities for demonstrating supervisory capabilities exist; completing training courses in supervision accompanied by application of the skills in work assignments; or favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential). Substitutions Allowed: * Successful completion of any post-high school education from an accredited educational institution may be substituted for the General Experience based on 15-semester credits for six (6) months of experience, up to one (1) year. * A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of General Experience and two (2) years of Specialized Experience. Applicants possessing this educational qualification are deemed to have met all of the requirements for the Human Resources Regional Assistant II level. Quality of Experience: Possession of the required years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that the applicant has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which s/he is being considered. Supplemental Information Salary: The advertised salary is based on full-time employment and includes shortage and school year differentials, if applicable. Requirements: Applicants must meet all the requirements for the position they are seeking as of the date of the application, unless otherwise specified. Unless specifically indicated, the required education and experience may not be gained concurrently. Calculation of experience is based on full-time, 40-hour workweeks. Part-time experience is pro-rated. Example: Twelve months of experience at 20 hours/week is equivalent to six months of experience, not one year. Also, hours worked in excess of 40 hours/week will not be credited. Example: Twelve months of experience at 60 hours/week is equivalent to one year of experience, not one and a half years. Temporary Assignment: Claims of Temporary Assignment (TA) experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements must be verified and attached to the application using one of the options below: * A copy of the applicant's TA History Report or equivalent system-generated report; * A signed letter from the applicant's supervisor that includes the applicant's name, his/her TA job title, the TA start and end dates (from mm/yy to mm/yy), his/her specific TA duties performed, and either the TA hours worked per week or total TA hours worked; or, * Copies of the applicant's signed SF-10 Forms. Documents: Attach all relevant supporting documents to your application. Documents that were attached to applications submitted before November 16, 2023 do not automatically attach or transfer to applications submitted on and after December 16, 2023. All submitted documents become the property of the Hawaii State Department of Education. Information about Temporary Positions: Temporary positions may be extended year to year, dependent upon funding and departmental needs. Making yourself available for temporary positions increases your employment possibilities and may lead to permanent opportunities. A person hired for a temporary position may also become a temporary employee upon satisfactory completion of the initial probation period of at least six months. Once a temporary employee, you would be eligible to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions. You may also enjoy other rights and benefits as afforded to an employee in a permanent position, with the exception of return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force. Equal Opportunity The Hawaii State Department of Education does not discriminate in its educational policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability in accordance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991. The Department does not discriminate in its employment policies, programs, and activities on the basis of sexual orientation, arrest and court record, and National Guard participation, as well as on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age, and disability, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991, Equal Pay Act of 1963, and Chapter 378, Part I, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Payday New employees can expect their first paycheck within the first 3 pay periods of their start date. Payday is on the 5th and 20th (or previous business day) of every month. 12-month civil service and SSP employees enjoy a range of competitive benefits: * Holidays: You may be eligible for 13 paid holidays each year; 14 holidays during an election year. * Vacation: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. * Sick Leave: Employees of Bargaining Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 and 13 earn 21 days per year. Accumulated (unused) credits may be used toward computing retirement benefits. * Health Insurance: If eligible, the State pays a part of the premiums for each employee's enrollment in a State sponsored Medical, Drug, Vision, and Adult Dental Plan. * Group Life Insurance: The State provides a free life insurance policy for employees and retirees. * 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. * Retirement Plan: The State contributes to a retirement plan for eligible employees. Generally, employees with at least 10 years of credited service and who have reached 62 years of age or have 30 years of credited service and are 55 years old may retire and receive benefits. * Tax Shelter Annuity (TSA): If eligible, Department employees are able to participate in a tax shelter annuity program. The TSA plan allows eligible employees to contribute pre-tax dollars to an employee-selected investment service provider authorized to provide TSA products. * Deferred Compensation: The State offers employees a tax deferred (sheltered) retirement investment program. This program is an opportunity to build a retirement nest egg through voluntary payroll deductions. Several investment options are available. * 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. * Social Security: As an employer, the State also contributes to an employee's social security account. * Workers' Compensation: If an employee is injured while on the job, benefits covering medical expenses and partial wage support may be available through workers' compensation. * Union & Collective Bargaining: Employees have the right to join the union for collective bargaining with the State and employee representation. Some employee unions provide discounts, insurance and other opportunities. Employees may also decide not to join a union, however, employees are required to pay union service fees unless the employee's job is excluded from collective bargaining. The above is intended as a general summary of the benefits offered and is subject to change. This does not constitute a contract or binding agreement. Benefits vary by type of employment appointment and collective bargaining agreements. 01 GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Do you have at least one (1) year of progressively responsible experience involving general office clerical work, which involved the performance of a variety of clerical tasks? Such tasks must demonstrate the knowledge of office practices and procedures, ability to deliver procedures in work systems, operate various office equipment, and use of technology (i.e., software programs such as Microsoft word/excel, Internet applications, e-mail, etc.) * Yes * No 02 GENERAL EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION: If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, for EACH employer/position you would like us to consider, please provide the following information: A. Employer's Name; B. Your Job Title; C. Dates of Employment (from mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy); D. Supervisor's Name and Title; E. Average number of hours worked per week; and, F. A concise description of your general office clerical duties & responsibilities as described above. Note: Treat each employer/change in position separately. If your description is unclear, you may be asked to provide a copy of your official job/position description. If you do not possess at least one (1) year of General Experience as described above, please type "No" in the space provided. 03 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: I have _____ responsible clerical experience in an office where the work required knowledge, understanding, and application of pertinent HR rules, regulations, procedures, and program requirements. Such experience must also demonstrate proficiency in interacting and communicating with the public and collaborating with coworkers. Experience as a School Administrative Services Assistant, secretary, or office manager may qualify provided that a portion of the experience required an understanding and delivery of personnel policies, transactions and administrative support of the organization. * No * less than one (1) year of * one (1) year of * two (2) years of * three (3) or more years of 04 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION: Describe your experience(s), if any, which specifically required the knowledge, understanding, and application of pertinent HR rules, regulations, procedures, and program requirements. For each position you wish to be considered, include: 1. Employer's Name; 2. Your Job Title; 3. Dates of Employment (from mm/yyyy to mm/yyyy); 4. Supervisor's Name and Title; 5. Average number of hours worked per week; and, 6. A concise description of your personnel (human resources) duties & responsibilities. Note: Treat each employer/change in position separately. If your description is unclear, you may be asked to provide a copy of your official job/position description. If you answered "No" to the statement above, please type "None" in the space provided. 05 ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTIONS OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE: Which statement best describes your post-secondary education? NOTE: If you plan to utilize one of the substitutions, you must provide a copy of your official transcripts to receive credit. (Transcripts obtained from the internet are not accepted.) * Successful completion of any post-high school education from an accredited educational institution. * Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. * I am not planning to utilize a substitution. 06 TRANSCRIPTS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER VERIFYING DOCUMENTS: Official or copies of official transcripts, certifications (front and back), and other documents that verify you meet the minimum qualification requirements must be submitted with your application. If these documents are NOT received, your application may be rejected. * My documents are attached to this application. * My documents were attached to a previously submitted application. * I may or may not submit my documents at a later date. I understand that my application will be evaluated based on the information available at that time. Required Question Employer Hawaii State Department of Education Address P.O. Box 2360 Honolulu, Hawaii, 96804 Website ***********************************