Human Services Professional IV - Complex Area Nanakuli-Waianae

This posting is for a Human Services Professional position that provides services to students at various schools within the Complex Area Nanakuli-Waianae as needed and assigned by the Leeward District Office.

Salary Range: All new external applicants will be placed on the initial step of the salary range. However, placement above the initial step of the salary range will be based on special characteristics and critical needs of the position, an applicant's exceptional qualifications, the availability of funds, and other relevant factors.
Human Services Professional IV, SR-22: $5,369.00 - $6,535.00 per month.

Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree which included a minimum of twelve (12) semester credit hours in courses such as counseling, criminal justice, human services, psychology, social work, social welfare, sociology or other behavioral sciences. The education background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material;

and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Applicants must have progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the statements below and in the amounts shown below, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

• Human Services Professional IV: 2½ years of specialized experience, 0 years supervisory experience, 2½ years administrative experience (total 5 years).

Progressively responsible professional work experience which involved helping individuals and their families find satisfactory ways of identifying their problems, coping with their conditions, and functioning effectively within their environments. Depending on the employment setting and the kinds of clients served, job duties and responsibilities may vary, although typically the work will include the identification and evaluation of the client’s problems and needs;

the development of a service or treatment plan, sometimes in tandem with other professionals working in an interdisciplinary team; the initiation and implementation of the service plan, either directly or through the authorization of provider/vendor services; monitoring of services being provided; and evaluation/assessment of the client’s progress, with amendments to the service/treatment plan made as appropriate.

• Experience providing supportive services to professional Human Services Specialists, Social Workers, Vocational Rehabilitation Specialists, Public Housing Managers, or other professional workers in such programs as public welfare, family court, etc., where predominant tasks included, e.g., transporting persons or making phone calls to confirm/monitor appointments; and
• Experience determining the eligibility of applicants/recipients for benefits under a public welfare program such as medical assistance, food stamps, and other benefits.