Administrative Services Assistant - Windward District Administration

Salary Range

All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. Placement above the initial step will be based on special characteristics, critical needs of the position, an applicant’s exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Administrative Services Assistant, SR-22: $5,369.00 – $6,535.00 per month.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree.

Excess work experience as described below in the experience section or any other progressively responsible administrative, professional or other analytical work experience which provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in 4 years of successful study while fulfilling a prescribed college curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

The education or experience background must have demonstrated the ability to write clearly and comprehensively materials such as reports and analyses; read and interpret complex written material; perform research; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Two and one-half years of progressively responsible professional analytical work experience demonstrating the ability to perform administrative assignments such as budget formulation and justification, fiscal operations and/or personnel administration or experience involving the analysis of programs and services to determine their effectiveness, achievement of program objectives, staffing, cost factors, and to participate in planning for future needs or for related management purposes.

The experience must have demonstrated the ability to identify information needs, collect and analyze data, identify alternatives and their advantages and disadvantages, develop logical recommendations for a course of action, read and comprehend complex material such as State statutes and/or federal regulations, exercise a high degree of judgment in applying and interpreting rules, regulations, policies and procedures and draft comprehensive reports of findings and recommendations.

For the Administrative Services Assistant level, at least one year of the experience must have been at the fully competent, independent professional worker level in a position involving budget/program evaluation, planning, management/organizational analysis or personnel administration. Experience as an independent worker in such programs is characterized by the performance of a variety of moderately difficult work assignments involving extensive analysis and the application of management principles in one or more areas of administration.

Persons in direct services programs may be accepted if there is evidence of continuing responsibility for analytical work as described above.

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