County of Hawaii: Department of Human Resources - Employment Opportunities
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County of Hawai‘i

(Island of Hawai‘i)

Department of Human Resources

Aupuni Center
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-4224

24-Hour Job Hotline: (808) 961-8618

jobs@co.hawaii.hi.us (e-mail inquiries)

Thank you for visiting the County of Hawai‘i, Department of Human Resources' web page. The Department of Human Resources is the human resource agency for the County of Hawai‘i whose functions include administering the civil service laws as they apply to the filling of civil service vacancies for the County.

This page is updated frequently as new recruitments open to the public. Non-residents as well as residents of the State of Hawai‘i can apply for all of the recruitments we have open to the public.

We encourage you to check this page often for new job listings and other information. To ensure that you are viewing the latest listings use your browser's refresh button.

The County of Hawai‘i employs over 2,600 persons in 20 County departments and agencies on our beautiful Island of Hawai`i (the largest island in the Hawaiian island chain). Employees provide important public services in a variety of occupations in:

RECRUITMENTS OPEN

BE ON OUR MAILING LIST

Call the Department of Human Resources at (808) 961-8361 to be placed on our mailing list for 12 months. We need to know the specific job title you are interested in because mailing lists are maintained by job title and are not generic for all jobs. The Fire Fighter Recruit will open up for applications sometime in 2010 and the next police officer recruitment may be in 2011. Interested persons may request to be placed on our mailing list. If there are other jobs you're interested in, ask our staff for assistance. Request to be placed on our mailing list and by doing so, we will mail you the application packet when the recruitment you are interested in opens up to the public.

TIPS ON TAKING CIVIL SERVICE WRITTEN TESTS

You may download the Tips On Taking Civil Service Written Tests (pdf version). You will need pdf reader software such as Adobe Acrobat Reader   to view this document.

JOB APPLICATIONS AND FORMS

You may download the County of Hawai‘i application form, supplemental forms and the recruitment announcement. You will need pdf reader software such as Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these forms. Or, call the County of Hawai‘i job hotline at(808) 961-8618 to request an application packet. If you live on the Island of Hawai‘i, you may pick up an application at the Department of Human Resources, Aupuni Center, 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 2, Hilo or in Kailua-Kona, at the Mayor's Office at 75-5722 Hanama Place, Suite 102.

Persons desiring other general information may call our main office at (808) 961-8361, Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Applications may be submitted in any of the following ways:

Who Can Apply?

Non-residents as well as residents of the State of Hawai‘i can apply for all of the recruitments open to the public.

In addition, applicants must be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States or be eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States. To meet the requirements of the Federal Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, all persons selected must provide original documents within 3 days of their date of hire to the employing department/agency in order to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

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Police Recruitment Video

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Applications are being accepted for the following:

 

Recruitment Announcement

Application Form

Supplemental Form

Eligible List Card

MICT License Domestic Violence Form Shorthand Proficiency Certificate Typing Proficiency Certificate
                                            

Note: When downloading the forms above, be sure to download the recruitment announcement, the application, and the designated supplemental forms for each recruitment. Failure to submit th e application and supplemental forms with copies of required documents, may result in your application not being accepted.

Continuous:

Applications are being accepted for the following until immediate vacancy(ies) are filled:

  Recruitment Announcement Application Form Supplemental
Form
Eligible List Card Domestic Violence Form Shorthand Proficiency Certificate Typing Proficiency Certificate
School Crossing Guard School Crossing Guard - Recruitment Announcement - pdf version Application Form School Crossing Guard - supplemental form - pdf version        
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III  - Recruitment Announcement - pdf version
Certification
Application Form   Eligible List Card      
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator IV Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator IV - Recruitment Announcement - pdf version
Certification
Application Form   Eligible List Card      
Wastewater Plant Working Supervisor IV Wastewater Plant Working Supervisor IV - Recruitment Announcement - pdf version
Certification
Application Form Wastewater Plant Working Supervisor IV - supplemental form - pdf version Eligible List Card      
Water Treatment Plant Operator IV Water Treatment Plant Operator IV - Recruitment Announcement - pdf version Application Form Water Treatment Plant Operator IV - supplemental form - pdf version Eligible List Card      

Note: When downloading the forms above, be sure to download the recruitment announcement, the application, and the designated supplemental forms for each recruitment. Failure to submit the application and supplemental forms with copies of required documents, may result in your application not being accepted.

 

Job Application and Selection Process

Applications are accepted only for positions currently on open recruitment to the public. Once the application is received, your application will be reviewed and you will be notified by mail as to whether you meet the minimum qualification requirements for the job; date and location in Hawai`i to report for a written and/or performance examination, if required; and test results.

If you pass the examination, your name is placed on the eligible list in accordance with your test score. Eligible lists are good for a period of one year, and any vacancies arising during the course of the year may be filled through these lists. Even if you don’t initially score high in the examination, your name may be reached as time passes when higher scoring individuals are hired, decline a job, or find other employment.

Based on test scores and an individual’s availability, names are referred to the department that has the vacancy. The department/agency contacts these individuals, schedules and conducts job interviews. We do not disclose your examination score to the hiring department/agency. Persons referred for a vacancy by our department then compete equally with each other. The hiring department/agency contacts these individuals, schedules and conducts job interviews here on our island. The department may select anyone of those referred and interviewed, and will notify each person interviewed of their selection decision.

For those recruitments which are registration and no examination is conducted, the Department of Human Resources will refer applicants’ names in alphabetical order and the department interviewing for the vacancy will receive the entire list of names.

Persons selected will need to take a pre-entry medical examination with one of our County Physicians to be cleared for work. Cost for the pre-entry medical examination is paid for by the County.

Pre-entry Medical Examination Guide (pdf 1MB)

Benefits

If hired, you will provide important public services to our island community.

Benefits listed are generally for full-time permanent employment. Benefits for part-time employment are based on hours worked and type of appointment. Career opportunity and mobility in a merit system, sick leave and vacation earnings, paid holidays, life, dental, medical, vision and prescription drug insurance plans, tuition reimbursement, employee - employer paid retirement plan, social security, flexible spending plan, tax-sheltered savings and investment program, mortgage loans through the State Employees' Retirement System, credit union membership. Persons who are hired may be required to pay union dues/service fees.

Thank you for your interest in employment with the County of Hawai‘i.

THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER

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This page was last updated on September 02, 2010.