Social Worker Or Human Services Professional Iii - Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility - Kailua, Oahu

Recruitment Number 26-0192 Salary: $4,961 to $6,043 per month (SR-20, Step D to I).

Recruitment Information Hiring rates based on availability of funds, qualifications, and other factors. A continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. Notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing.

Social Workers and Human Services Professionals seek to improve the overall quality of life of people within the context of their environment through the remediation and prevention of their problems, and by improving accessibility, accountability and coordination of service delivery among a variety of professionals and or agencies tasked with providing appropriate services to clients. These professionals come from a variety of interdisciplinary bases, establish working relationships of mutual respect and trust with the clientele served, and utilize a variety of helping interventions to enable these clients to function as effectively as possible.

These positions are found in a variety of settings and work with diverse types of people. They may be found in hospitals and other health service agencies, social service agencies, schools, correctional facilities, and programs concerned with substance abuse, aging and family violence. Although work settings and clientele may differ, all Human Services Professionals use similar professional concepts, principles and techniques regardless of the program in which they work.

Social Worker or Human Services Professional III positions are distinguished by the complexity of assigned cases and level of authority assumed by the worker.

This position is located in the Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services, Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility and is responsible to plan, manage, and develop counseling, treatment and case management services for adjudicated law violators committed to the HYCF by the family courts. This position will also be responsible for managing a caseload of juveniles under the jurisdiction of HYCF or Family Court for the provision of services.

To qualify, you must meet all requirements for Social Worker or Human Services Professional as outlined below. Your application will be evaluated based on the following requirements and you will be notified of your qualification for either the Social Worker OR Human Services Professional recruitment(s), as appropriate.

Legal Authorization To Work The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State to be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Social Worker Applicants must possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or a doctoral degree in social work from an accredited institution.

Human Services Professional A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university which included a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in courses such as counselling, criminal justice, human services, psychology, social work, social welfare, sociology or other behavioural sciences.

For The Human Services Professional Only Excess work experience as described under Specialized Experience below, or other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience that provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of study may be substituted on a year‑for‑year basis if the experience is of comparable scope, level and quality.

Applicants must possess progressively responsible professional work experience which involved helping individuals and their families identify problems, cope with conditions, and function effectively within their environments as shown below. Possession of the required number of years of experience is not proof of qualification; the overall experience must be of such scope and level of responsibility to demonstrate the ability to perform the duties.

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