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Position Specific Description Recruitment Number 26-082LK, Administrative Assistant I (Secretary I/Typing), SR-12, Children's Justice Center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Summary of Duties Provides secretarial services to a manager, administrator or director of an organizational entity in the judicial branch of Hawaii's state government; may supervise and participate in performing highly complex clerical work; and perform other duties as required. Minimum Qualification Requirements Education Requirement: Graduation from high school or equivalent.

General Experience: One and one-half (1 1/2) years of progressively responsible typing, stenographic and/or substantive clerical work experience which demonstrated knowledge of English grammar, spelling and arithmetic; knowledge of common office equipment; knowledge and understanding of computer word processing and software applications; the ability to read and understand oral and written instructions; the ability to speak and write simply and directly; and the ability to carry out procedures in clerical work systems and perform secretarial tasks. This experience includes, but is not limited to, several of the following: serving as telephone and walk-in receptionist; maintaining a system of files; making travel arrangements; composing correspondence; obtaining and presenting information from files; routing correspondence; reviewing outgoing correspondence for format, grammar, spelling and typography; maintaining a log of pending work; preparing and finalizing documents using computer word processing applications; preparing and finalizing charts, tables, graphs and other materials using computer software applications, etc. Selective Certification Requirement - Typing: This position requires typing and/or keyboarding skills (40 net words per minute) and/or the ability to use typewriters, computers and word processing and/or other software applications.

The applicant's proficiency may be evaluated by the appointing authority. Failure to meet the proficiency requirements may result in suspension of the applicant's eligibility. The Judiciary's Human Resources Department reserves the right to test an applicant when there is evidence that the applicant does not meet the proficiency requirements for the class for which the applicant applied.

Substitutions Allowed: 1. Partial completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum at an accredited community college, business or technical school which included courses in business English, arithmetic, office clerical procedures, and office equipment may be substituted on a month-to-month basis up to a maximum of one (1) year of the General Experience. 2.

Successful completion of a substantially full-time equivalent clerical, stenographic or secretarial curriculum leading to a degree or diploma at an accredited community college, business or technical school which included courses in business English, arithmetic, office clerical procedures, and office equipment may be substituted for the one and one-half (1-1/2) years of the General Experience. 3. Education in a accredited university or college in a baccalaureate program may be substituted for on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours for six (6) months of experience up to one and one-half (1-1/2) years of the General Experience.

4. Graduation from an accredited university or college with a Bachelor's degree may be substituted for all of the General Experience. Supplemental Information Any additional information may be attached to your online application, submitted by email to Recruitment@courts.hawaii.gov, or mailed to the following address: Hawaii State Judiciary, Human Resources Department, 426 Queen Street, First Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Education: If you are using education as a substitute for experience, you must submit a copy of your transcript(s) or diploma(s) at the time of application. If you are selected for a position, we will request an official transcript (not a copy) at a later date. The official transcript must indicate completion of the training and/or the awarding of the appropriate degree.

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