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Program Specialist III (Learning & Technology)-Honolulu District, Oahu

Employer
Hawaii Department of Education
Location
Honolulu, HI, US
Salary
Competitive
Job Preferences
  • PROGRAM SPECIALIST III
    $4,079.00 - $4,777.00 per month (SR-20)

  • NOTE: Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations. All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval.
  • Location:
    Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design, Part-time (50%)
  • Summary:
    This position is located in the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design (OCID). This section provides leadership in extended learning programs, digital resources, and consultative services that model the use of technology integration for students, educators and administrators, and facilitates job-embedded, collaborative, and technology-infused opportunities for the continuous improvement of state offices, complexes and schools.

    The purpose of the position is to provide program oversight of the Private Trade, Vocational, and Technical (PTVT) Schools licensing requirements as mandated by the Hawaii Administrative Rules, (HAR), Title 8, Chapter 101. This position will plan, organize and coordinate the operations of the program to include assisting in the development of program policies and procedures in compliance with applicable state laws, rules and regulations; conducting site visits and monitoring licensed PTVT schools ensuring compliance; reviewing and analyzing program data and operations; recommending and implementing improvements; using good judgement in making decisions; assisting with legislative updates; receiving and addressing program inquires; preparing clear and concise program reports, memos, letters and other documents.
  • 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.

    Note: 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.

    To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:
  • Education Requirement:
    Graduation from an accredited four (4)-year college or university with a bachelor's degree.
    Excess work experience as described under the Specialized Experience, below, or any other 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.

    Specialized Experience Requirement:
    One and one-half (1�) years of progressively responsible professional experience which demonstrated the ability to conduct studies and analyses of programs or projects through active participation in the planning, coordination, development and/or evaluation of programs and/or program activities. The experience must have involved performing professional work concerned with program interrelationships, effectiveness or intra-program integration. It must further have demonstrated a high degree of analytical skill involving the ability to identify information needs, collect and analyze data, and identify problems and alternative solutions and their advantages and disadvantages and develop logical recommendations for a course of action and the ability to read, comprehend and interpret complex material such as State statutes and/or federal regulations and draft comprehensive reports of findings and conclusions.

    Substitutions Allowed:
    Possession of a master's degree from an accredited college or university in business administration, public administration or a field pertinent to the agency's programs and activities may be substituted for one (1) year of the Specialized Experience.

    Quality of Experience:
    Possession of the required number of 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 he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered.

    License Requirement:
    Applicants must possess a current, valid passenger-type motor vehicle operator's license to drive in the State of Hawaii.
  • All documents submitted to us become the property of the Department of Education.

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