Social Worker IV; PO​/DL - Honolulu​/Wahiawa, Oahu

Position: Social Worker IV (PO/DL) - Honolulu/Wahiawa, Oahu
Recruitment Number 25-165LJ, Social Worker IV (PO/DL), SR-22, Honolulu/Wahiawa, Oahu.

This job posting is for the fourth level, social worker position. Depending on your education and experience, you might also qualify for the other levels below. Please review the Minimum Qualification Requirements on the job postings carefully to see which levels you might qualify for and submit a separate application for each.

25-162LJ, Social Worker I (PO/DL), Honolulu/Wahiawa, SR-16
25-163LJ, Social Worker II (PO/DL), Honolulu/Wahiawa, SR-18
25-164LJ, Social Worker III (PO/DL), Honolulu/Wahiawa, SR-20

Working as a Social Worker with the Judiciary provides you with opportunities to contribute to public welfare and safety. The Judiciary employs social workers in various programs throughout the courts. Duties are program-specific and can be diverse, as are the clients, creating an opportunity to develop and practice a broad range of skills. Our social work professionals are committed to enhancing the profession by utilizing evidence-based practices informed by current research to promote client behavioral changes and improve outcomes.

The Judiciary may be an excellent choice for those who embrace collaborative casework and seek opportunities to be part of the solution to complex social issues.

Note:
This position is currently located in Honolulu. However, the position will eventually relocate to Wahiawa upon the completion of the Wahiawa District Court (WDC). Anticipated relocation date is 2026.Hawai`i State Judiciary Social Workers work in court programs with a variety of clients and issues. Functions may include, but are not limited to the following: supervision of juvenile law violators, adult law violators, defendants conditionally released from the Hawai`i State Hospital, or juvenile status offenders;

conducting child custody/visitation evaluations; assisting protection order petitioners; assisting in child welfare services cases referred to the Family Court; juveniles temporarily detained; and engagement of family and community in juvenile cases.

Among some of the issues involved in the cases are substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, child abuse and neglect, trauma, disputed child custody/visitation, victim restitution, and others.

Social Worker IV positions provide intensive social case work and related services in the most complex cases presenting a wide range of psycho-social problems, and may concurrently supervise a small group of less experienced social workers; may provide services for the full range of cases coming within the scope of a department’s programs at a field location alone, and performs other duties as required.

Within a line service unit, may provide technical consultation on the case direction of a specific program area.Education: 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 social work, social welfare, criminal justice, human services, counseling, psychology, sociology, or other related social sciences.

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 bachelor’s 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 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 written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Specialized Experience:Twoand one-half (2-1/2) years of progressively responsible professional social work experience which involved utilizing a variety of social work skills and exercising professional judgement in the process of assisting individuals and their…