Social Worker III; Kids First - Kapolei, Oahu

Position: Social Worker III (Kids First) - Kapolei, Oahu
Recruitment Number 26-101LJ, Social Worker III (Kids First), SR-20*, Kapolei, Oahu.

* Salary rate effective 07/01/2026.

Note:

This position requires a current valid driver's license to operate a motor vehicle. This position provides professional social work, crisis intervention, counseling, referral, and program support services for the Kids First program, which promotes positive co-parenting relationships and effective communication among families involved in divorce and paternity custody cases. Responsibilities include serving as a primary point of contact for parents; assessing family needs and crisis situations;

providing guidance on divorce-related issues, parenting concerns, and available community resources; determining the appropriateness of program participation; and making referrals to specialized services when needed. The position evaluates requests for program exemptions and makes recommendations to the court, oversees children's program sessions, provides consultation and direction to volunteer facilitators, and intervenes in emotionally charged or disruptive situations to ensure participant safety and program effectiveness.

Additional duties include recruiting, screening, training, and evaluating volunteer facilitators; collaborating with service providers and community partners; disseminating program information to court personnel, attorneys, and the public; supporting program development and evaluation efforts; and ensuring meaningful access to services for individuals with disabilities or limited English proficiency through coordination of translation and interpreter services.

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 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:

One and one-half (1-1/2) 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 families with identifying their problems, evaluating the situation realistically, and considering resources and alternative courses of action pertinent to their needs and circumstances.

The work typically involves conducting assessments; developing and implementing a plan of treatment programs and services; working cooperatively with other professionals, community agencies or institutions, in an interdisciplinary team; and evaluating the client's progress and adjusting plans as appropriate.

Substitution Allowed:

1.  A bachelor's degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice Administration from an accredited four (4) year college or university qualifies for Social Worker II or six (6) months of experience.

2.  A master's degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice Administration from an accredited college or university qualifies for Social Worker III or one and one-half (1-1/2) years of experience.

3.  A Ph.D. degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice Administration from an accredited college or university qualifies for Social Worker IV or two and one-half (2-1/2) years of experience.

Non-Qualifying

Experience:

Experience which did not provide the necessary professional social work…