Assistant Court Administrator Kapolei, Oahu

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 25-278KS Assistant Court Administrator SR-22 Kapolei Oahu.

This position requires a current and valid drivers license to operate a motor vehicle.

Summary of Duties

Serves as a full assistant to the Court Administrator; participates in the management of various court support functions of an organizational segment; acts in the absence of the Court Administrator; and performs other duties as required.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement : Graduation from an accredited (4) year college or university with a bachelors degree.

Excess work experience as described under Specialized Experience below or any other responsible administrative professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a bachelors 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 of comparable knowledge 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 material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Specialized Experience : Three (3) years of progressively responsible professional administrative technical work experience in one or a combination of the following areas. Clerical work experience is non-qualifying :

1. In a court or legal setting responsibility for supervising or overseeing the operational activities of a unit or section whose primary function is the preparation and / or processing of legal documents. Such experience must have included : (1) planning and directing the work of others; (2) assigning and reviewing their work; (3) advising them on difficult problem areas; (4) timing and scheduling their work; (5) training and developing new employees; and (6) disciplining them when necessary. Examples of legal setting are : Office of the Prosecutor Public Defender Department of the Attorney General legal department in a financial institution or trust company private attorneys office.

2. Independently performing professional work involving written analysis evaluation and recommendations for problem resolution in a court or legal setting or those social work or administrative programs of the courts.

For purposes of this section non-supervisory and supervisory work experience performing and / or supervising general clerical is not qualifying.

Administrative Experience : For the Assistant Court Administrator administrative aptitude rather than actual administrative experience is accepted. Administrative aptitude will be considered to have been met for this level when there is strong evidence of the necessary administrative aptitudes and abilities. Such evidence may be in the form of success in regular or special assignments or projects which involve administrative problems (e.g. planning organizing promoting and directing a program providing staff advice and assistance); interest in management demonstrated by the performance of work assignments in a manner which clearly indicates awareness of problems and the ability to solve them; completion of educational or training courses in the areas of management accompanied by the application of principles which were learned to work assignments; managements observation and evaluation of the applicants leadership and managerial capabilities; success in trial assignments to managerial and / or administrative tasks.

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience :

1) A Masters degree in business public administration or criminal justice administration or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of Specialized Experience.

2) Graduation from an accredited school of law may be substituted for one (1) year of Specialized Experience.

Selective Certification Requirement - Drivers License : This position requires a current and valid drivers license to operate a motor vehicle.

Supplemental Information

Any additional information may be attached to your online application submitted by email to 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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Key Skills

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1