Unemployment Insurance Specialist - Oahu
Listed on 2026-03-09
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HR/Recruitment
Talent Manager -
Government
Location: Kīhei
Recruitment Information
This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Division.
Position is full-time, permanent, and is located in downtown, Honolulu, Oahu. In person interviews may be required. This recruitment will remain open until 25 applications are received. Please apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time.
Salary: $4,243 per month (SR-16, Step
D)
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MAIL Completed APPLICATION And SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS To Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Office
830 Punchbowl St., Room 415
Honolulu, HI 96813
If you have any questions regarding this civil service recruitment, please contact Human Resources Office at DLIR.HRO.Admin
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The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this civil service recruitment to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Office.
Duties SummaryReceive formal and on-the-job training and assist in a trainee capacity in activities relating to the various State and Federal unemployment insurance benefit programs; work under the close supervision of a higher level unemployment insurance specialist and receive detailed instructions and close review with each assignment; and perform other related duties as assigned. A trainee is expected to handle relatively simple cases involving issues which are resolved through interviews with claimants, and employers are not adversaries to the issues.
Such cases involve chargeability of benefits to employers' reserve accounts, registration and reporting requirements, and refusal of job offers.
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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.
Education/
Experience:
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 that 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.
SpecializedExperience
None for Level I
Professional experience which involved the application of unemployment laws, rules and regulations. Such experience may be gained by active participation in the examination and adjudication of unemployment insurance claims, in the investigation of unemployment compensation claims, or in the examination of financial records to insure conformance with Federal or State unemployment insurance laws.
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The information provided represents a summary of the Minimum Qualification Requirements. Click above to view the requirements in their entirety.
PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) PROGRAMThe PSLF Program is a federal program that is intended to encourage individuals to work in public service by forgiving the balance of their federal student loans. To qualify, the individual must have made 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. For more information, please click: -service
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