General Professional IV (Program Data Manager)

Salary Range :

General Professional IV, SR-22 : $5,258 per month This position will be responsible for planning, organizing, and monitoring data for all McKinley Community School for Adults (MCSA) campuses to include : McKinley, Moanalua, Farrington, Maui, and Kauai.

MCSA is required by the Federal Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) to collect and report NRS, CASAS, GED, HISET, and other related data on a regular basis as outlined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act of 2014 (WIOA).

Education Requirement : Graduate from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or Business Administration.

Excess work experience as described under experience requirements below or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in 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.

General Experience Requirement : One (1) year of responsible professional work experience which required a high degree of analytical skill.

• Such experience must have involved gathering, evaluating and analyzing facts and other pertinent information required to resolve problems and / or to determine and recommend appropriate courses of action;
• demonstrated the ability to elicit information orally and in writing; reading, comprehending, interpreting and evaluating technical subjects, analysis or proposals;
• and applying problem-solving methods and techniques, such as defining and analyzing problems, identifying alternative courses of action, using judgment in determining appropriate alternatives;

and preparing clear and concise written reports and recommendations for action.

For General Professional IV, the experience must have been comparable to the next lower level in the State service and must have provided the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position to be filled.

Specialized Experience Requirement : One (1) year of professional work experience in demonstrating understanding of modern database and information technologies;

ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; compile, analyze and interpret data; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

The Specialized Experience can be in any combination of professional work experience indicated above and may have been gained either concurrently or separately from the General Experience.

Substitution Allowed : A master's degree from an accredited college or university will substitute for the General Experience Requirement, but not for the Specialized Experience Requirement.

Driver's License Requirement : Applicants must possess a current, valid driver's license.

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.

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.