This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Disability Compensation Division.
 

Position is full-time and is located in Honolulu, Oahu. Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.This job posting will remain open until 15 applications are received. Please apply immediately as this job posting may close at any time.

Salary: $5,076 to $6,177 per month (SR-22, Step D to I) 

 

To apply, visit the DLIR Website http://labor.hawaii.gov/jobs/

MAIL completed APPLICATION and SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS to:

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Office

830 Punchbowl St., Room 415

Honolulu, HI 96813

Please ensure your application is LEGIBLE, COMPLETE, and SIGNED. Illegible, incomplete, or unsigned application may be deemed ineligible.

Independently conducts a variety of difficult to highly complex enforcement activities for the prevention and detection of violations of the Hawaii State Disability Compensation laws, rules and regulations as a primary work assignment and performs other duties as required; or supervises and participates in performing enforcement assignments for the prevention and detection of violations to the Hawaii State Disability Compensation laws, rules and regulations; and performs other duties as required.
 
Disability Compensation Enforcement Specialist IV : Includes the following types:
(A) A fully experienced independent enforcement specialist whose assignments predominantly encompass highly complex and difficult enforcement/investigation/compliance problems. Cases are characterized by a predominance of the following factors: (a) lack of precedents, guidelines or policy for conduct of the investigation or interpretation and application of the laws to situations not directly covered; (b) need for considerable skill in persuading employers to accept liability and voluntarily agree to restitute to employees affected by discovered violations and agree to future compliance; (c) need for extensive evaluation and analysis of facts uncovered to determine creditability of facts and evidence as when there are conflicts among statements of parties involved and/or with documentary evidence or lack of conclusive evidence; (d) strong hostility expressed in contradictions in statements, flat denials, unwillingness to cooperate in providing information or records; suspected deliberate evasion of enforcement efforts
(e.g., continual relocation, refusal to supply business records for examination or suspected falsification or alleged lack of records and other subterfuges); (e) continual willful violations of laws, rules and regulations; discovered or suspected violations of other laws, rules and regulations than those three for which the enforcement specialist initiated the investigation.
 
A position typically works under the general supervision of a higher-level disability compensation enforcement specialist or program manager. Specialists at this level are expected to independently resolve difficult investigative problems or compliance situations encountered but are expected to identify situations which may be precedent-setting relative to the interpretation and application of policy or the law. In these situations, they identify the problem and recommend to the supervisor appropriate handling of the case or need for obtaining legal opinions or litigation.
 
(B) A working supervisor who participates and performs disability compensation enforcement work. Positions in this category have responsibility for the continued and regular supervision of an assigned unit of specialists. The work involves planning, assigning, reviewing and coordinating their work; providing technical supervision and guidance to subordinate staff; participating in budget preparation and program planning; and reviewing and recommending revisions to operating methods and guidelines. A position of this type works under the general supervision of a higher level supervising disability compensation enforcement specialist. Work is performed independently within general procedural and administrative guidelines and decisions are not questioned for technical adequacy but reviewed for overall conformance with program policies and legal guidelines.
 
 
 
  
TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:
Education: Applicants must have graduated from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree.
 
Excess work experience as described below in the General or Specialized Experience sections, 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.
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:

Two and a half (2 ½) years of progressively responsible enforcement work experience which involved investigating, enforcing and promoting compliance with Hawaii State Disability Compensation laws, rules and regulations (Workers’ Compensation, Temporary Disability Insurance or Pre-Paid Health Care). Such experience must have demonstrated the ability to collect facts and other pertinent information through examination of documents and interviewing individuals and the ability to prepare reports of investigations and recommendations.

In addition, for Disability Compensation Enforcement Specialist IV, at least one (1) year of experience must have involved enforcement work comparable in scope, complexity and difficulty to the next lower level (Disability Compensation Enforcement Specialist Ill). 

 
The information provided above represents a summary of the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements. Click below to view the Requirements in their entirety.
 

• Click here to view MINIMUM QUALIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS

 

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:https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

To apply, visit the DLIR Website http://labor.hawaii.gov/jobs/

MAIL completed APPLICATION and SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS to:

Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Office

830 Punchbowl St., Room 415

Honolulu, HI 96813

Please ensure your application is LEGIBLE, COMPLETE, and SIGNED. Illegible, incomplete, or unsigned application may be deemed ineligible.

Application must be signed. (Applications received without signature may not be considered)

Any date-stamped submissions stamped after this job posting closed or no date-stamped submissions delivered after the closing will not be considered.

Note: The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations is handling all aspects of this recruitment. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact at: DLIR.HRO.Admin@hawaii.gov.