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PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
COUNTY OF KAUAI 2.283
Minimum Qualification Specifications
for the Class:
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
SR-18, BU-13
Training and Experience:
A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation
from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in public
administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's
program(s); and
• One (1) year of specialized work experience.
Qualifying Specialized Work Experience:
Professional work experience relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s).
Substitutions Allowed:
The following may be substituted for education:
General professional work experience or education credits can be substituted for up to two
(2) years of the Bachelor’s degree such as:
A. Full-time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work
experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a
curriculum leading to an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree.
B. Successful completion of semester credits in a curriculum leading to a degree or
diploma at an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15
semester credits = 6 months).
Specialized professional work experience in public administration, business administration,
or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) or education credits in public
administration, business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's
program(s) can be substituted for up to four (4) years of the bachelor’s degree such as:
A. Full-time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work
experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a
curriculum leading to an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree.
B. Successful completion of semester credits specific to public administration,
business administration, or a field pertinent to the Department/Agency's program(s)
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leading to a degree or diploma from an accredited community college, trades school,
college, or university (15 semester credits = 6 months).
A Master’s or PhD degree in public administration, business administration, or a field
relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) may be substituted for the education
requirement.
The following may be substituted for experience:
A. Successful completion of semester credits specific in public administration,
business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s)
leading towards a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, may be
substituted for up to two (2) years of the specialized work experience requirement
(15 semester credits = 6 months).
B. Successful completion of semester credits specific in public administration,
business administration, or a field relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s)
leading towards a Master’s, or PhD degree from an accredited college or university,
may be substituted for up to one (1) year of the specialized work experience
requirement (15 semester credits = 6 months).
C. A Master’s degree in public administration, business administration, or a field
relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) from an accredited college or
university may be substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience
requirement.
D. A Doctorate’s degree in public administration, business administration, or a field
relevant to the Department/Agency's program(s) from an accredited college or
university may be substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience
requirement.
If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used
again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for
education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant
holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be
conducted by the human resources staff in order for more than one degree to be credited
towards the minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if
obtained independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being
considered. Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant.
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Quality of Experience:
Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be
accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must
have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that they
have the ability to perform the duties of the position for which they are being considered.
Selective Certification:
Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of
some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be
established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent
experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position.
Departments/Agencies requesting selective certification must show the connection
between the kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective
certification and the duties of the position to be filled.
Test:
Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination.
License Requirement:
Possession of the appropriate licenses or certificates as required of the position.
Health and Physical Condition Requirements:
Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and
physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential
functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
Physical Effort Grouping: Light
This is an amendment for the specification for the class, PROGRAM COORDINATOR,
which was approved as PROGRAM COORDINATOR (AGING) on December 15, 2004, retitled,
recoded, and amended on October 31, 2017 and November 22, 2021, and is to be
substituted for that specification.
Approved: September 18, 2024
(date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON
Director of Human Resources