OFFICE ASSISTANT IV - KAUAI

State of Hawaiʻi; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The State of Hawaiʻi in Lihue is seeking a senior clerical professional to perform a broad range of substantive clerical and administrative tasks, including evaluating information for conformance with regulations and interpreting laws to determine disposition. The role requires independent work with discretion and may involve supervising complex clerical tasks.

This is a continuous recruitment used to establish a list of qualified applicants for current and future vacancies; the process may

Qualifications

• Legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Six months of work experience demonstrating knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and arithmetic; ability to read and understand instructions; write simply and directly; compare words and numbers quickly.

Responsibilities

• Perform senior level clerical work involving a wide range of clerical functions and some planning of work; evaluate information for conformance with rules and regulations; interpret laws to determine disposition and use of judgment.
• Carry out assignments independently with discretion; some positions may supervise complex clerical tasks similar to Office Assistant III.

Job description

Recruitment Number 24-0100 The immediate vacancies are located in Lihue

Recruitment Information

Salary: $3,471-$4,388 per month (SR-10, Step C to I).

Note: The starting monthly salary is at the minimum rate of pay advertised above.

This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified applicants to fill the current vacancies and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Duties Summary

Perform senior level clerical work that involves a wide range of clerical functions where some originating and planning of work are required and/or a variety of highly complex clerical or administrative tasks that are primarily substantive in nature and requires evaluating information for conformance with established requirements and interpreting laws, rules and regulations in order to determine appropriate disposition and use of judgment because problems are often not covered by standard instructions or established techniques, systems or procedures; perform other related duties as assigned. Positions at this level carry out assignments independently, and accomplish work with substantial use of discretion and selectiveness in deviating from established processes and procedures. Some positions supervise and participate in performing complex clerical work comparable to the Office Assistant III.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Legal Authorization to Work; 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 Experience: Six months of work experience which demonstrated knowledge of English grammar, spelling, and arithmetic; the ability to read and understand oral and written instructions; write simply and directly; and compare words and numbers quickly and accurately.

Clerical Experience: Two years of work experience which involved the performance of a variety of clerical tasks and demonstrated knowledge of office practices and procedures, and the ability to carry out procedures in clerical work systems, and operate various kinds of office equipment and technologies.

Supervisory Aptitude: Possession of Supervisory Experience or Aptitude is required for some positions.

Supervisory experience must have included: 1) planning, organizing, scheduling, and directing the work of others; 2) assigning and reviewingtheir work; 3) advising them on difficult work problems; 4) training and developing subordinates; and 5) evaluating their work performance, and disciplining them when necessary.

Supervisory Aptitude is the demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision, e.g., by serving as a group or team leader, or by the completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; and/or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Substitutions Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described