Social Worker Or Human Services Professional Ii, Iii, Iv, V, Vi

Recruitment Information

Please be advised that the hiring process for this position is part of the Department of Health’s Hiring Innovation for Rapid Employment (HIRE) Pilot Project. The Pilot Project will defer the traditional screening of applications for minimum qualifications until after a selection has been made. Therefore, the referral of an application to the hiring manager and the opportunity to interview for the position do not indicate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications for the position, nor do they guarantee employment.

If selected for the role, a comprehensive review of the application packet will occur to ensure that the minimum qualifications are met. If the selectee is deemed qualified, a conditional offer will be issued.

This posting is for the State of Hawaii, Department of Health.

The position is located on the Island of OAHU.

• Level I Salary: $4,243 per month (SR-16, Step
  
  D)
• Level II Salary: $4,590 per month (SR-18, Step
  
  D)
• Level III Salary: $4,961 to $6,043 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)
• Level IV Salary: $5,369 to $6,535 per month (SR-22, Step D to I)
• Level V Salary: $6,043 to $7,351 per month (SR-24, Step D to I)
• Level VI Salary: $6,535 to $7,952 per month (SR-26, Step D to I)

The State Recruiting Office will refer all inquiries regarding this civil service recruitment to the Department of Health.

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 Social Workers and Human Services Professionals use similar professional concepts, principles, and techniques regardless of the program in which they work.

Human Services Professional I is the entry level in this class. Positions receive training in the basic principles, methods and techniques of professional human services work and orientation to the specific work organization and its functions, objectives, policies and procedures. Cases are assigned concurrently with orientation and training. Cases may initially be fewer in number than those assigned to more experienced workers and, as far as can be anticipated, will be those with problems which are limited in scope and complexity or may require only short‑term intervention.

Cases are selected to develop the employee for progression to a higher level of work. Supervision is close and immediate, and work assignments are closely and critically reviewed for compliance with instructions and application of approved practices and to assure potential for further training and development.

Social Worker or Human Services Professional II is the advanced trainee level. Positions continue to receive training in the principles, practices, and techniques of professional human services work and are assigned increasingly complex cases while continuing to advance toward becoming independent workers.

Social Worker or Human Services Professional III positions are distinguished by the complexity of assigned cases and the level of authority assumed by the worker. The following summarizes the types of positions found at this level:

• Type A:
  Fully independent workers who provide the full range of core human services work such as assessment of needs; development and implementation of service plans, including…