Human Services Professional IV - Complex Area Nanakuli-Waianae

Human Services Professional

This posting is being used to fill 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. Such appointments require prior approval. Hawaii State Department of Education employees will be placed on the salary range in accordance with Department regulations.

Human Services Professional IV, SR-22: $5,369.00 - $6,535.00 per month

This position is temporary, full-time 12-month employment in CA Nanakuli-Waianae. The position number is 806066.

The Final date to receive applications is May 16, 2026, with a maximum of 25 applicants.

Basic Education Requirement:
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.

Experience Requirements:
Except for the substitutions provided for in this specification, applicants must have had progressively responsible experience of the kind and quality described in the statements below and in the amounts shown below, or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Class Title - Specialized Exp. (years) - Supervisory Exp. (years) - Admin Exp.(years) - Total Exp.(years)

HSP IV - 2 1/2 - 0 - 2 1/2

Specialized

Experience:

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.

Non-Qualifying

Experience:

Experience which did not provide the necessary professional human services concepts and theories and the background and knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques of professional human services work will not be considered as qualifying experience. Examples of non-qualifying experience include, but are not limited to:
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.

Substitutions Allowed:

• Possession of a Master's degree in counseling, psychology, social welfare, sociology or other behavioral science, which included successful completion of a minimum of three (3) courses dealing with the human condition such as understanding human behavior, motivations, and emotions; socialization processes; personality development; understanding of various cultures; behavior disorders; etc., will be deemed to meet all requirements for the class Human Services Professional III.
  
  A practicum or internship which allowed the practice, under appropriate supervision, of studied theory, is preferred.
• Possession of a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university will be deemed to meet all requirements for the class Human Services Professional II. Coursework which integrates the knowledge and skills gained in the classroom with field work, and which allows the applicant, under appropriate supervision, to work with and gain an understanding of people in need of human services, is preferred.
• Possession of a Master's degree in Social Work from an accredited college or university will be deemed to meet all requirements for the class Human…