Job Details
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SPECIALIST I - OAHU
2025-07-24 State of Hawai'i all cities,HI
Description:
Position is full-time, permanent, and 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 it may close at any time.
For questions regarding this civil service recruitment, contact the Human Resources Office at ...@hawaii.gov.
TO QUALIFY:
Education/Experience: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree. Equivalent work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis if it demonstrates comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The information provided summarizes the Minimum Qualification Requirements. Click the link for full details.
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This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Unemployment Insurance Division.
Position is full-time, permanent, and 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 it may close at any time.
Salary: $4,155 per month (SR-16, Step D). Effective July 1, 2025, $4,388 per month.
TO APPLY: Visit the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations website at:
MAIL completed APPLICATION and SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS to:
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Office
830 Punchbowl St., Room 415
Honolulu, HI 96813
For questions regarding this civil service recruitment, contact the Human Resources Office at ...@hawaii.gov.
Receive formal and on-the-job training, assisting in a trainee capacity with activities related to State and Federal unemployment insurance benefit programs. Work under close supervision of a higher-level unemployment insurance specialist, receiving detailed instructions and review. Perform other duties as assigned. Trainees handle relatively simple cases involving benefit chargeability, registration, reporting, and refusal of job offers, which are resolved through interviews with claimants and employers.
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LEGAL AUTHORIZATION TO WORK REQUIREMENT: The State of Hawaii requires all employment seekers to be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the U.S., or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.
TO QUALIFY:
Education/Experience: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree. Equivalent work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis if it demonstrates comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Specialized Experience: None for Level I. Relevant experience includes application of unemployment laws, rules, and regulations, such as participation in claims examination and adjudication, investigation of claims, or examination of financial records for compliance with unemployment insurance laws.
- Click here to view Minimum Qualification Requirements and relevant substitutions
The information provided summarizes the Minimum Qualification Requirements. Click the link for full details.
PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS (PSLF) PROGRAM
The PSLF Program encourages work in public service by forgiving federal student loans after 120 qualifying payments while employed by a qualifying employer. More info at: