Social Worker IV - Honolulu, Oahu

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 25-141TY, Social Worker IV, SR-22, Honolulu, Oahu.

25-138TY, Social Worker I, Honolulu, SR-16

25-139TY, Social Worker II, Honolulu, SR-18

25-140TY, Social Worker III, Honolulu, SR-20

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
• Supervision of adult law violators
• Defendants conditionally released from the Hawai`i State Hospital
• 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
• Engagement of family and community in juvenile cases

Issues involved in cases include substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, child abuse and neglect, trauma, disputed child custody/visitation, victim restitution, and others.

Education: Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a bachelor’s degree which included a minimum of twelve 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 may be substituted on a year-for-year basis, provided it has the same scope, level, and quality as a bachelor’s degree. The background must demonstrate the ability to write clear reports, read and interpret complex written material, and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Two and one‑half 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.

• A bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice Administration from an accredited four‑year college or university qualifies for Social Worker II or six months of experience.
• 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 a half years of experience.
• 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 years of experience.

• Experience providing supportive services to professional social workers, vocational rehabilitation specialists, housing managers, or other professional workers in programs such as public welfare, family court, etc.
• Experience determining the eligibility of applicants/recipients for benefits under a public welfare program such as medical assistance, food stamps and other benefits.
• Experience providing vocational, educational, psychological, or pastoral counseling.
• Experience providing occupational or physical therapeutic services.
• Peace Corps or VISTA work experience which did not require the application of professional knowledge of the principles and practices of social work and/or was not performed under competent professional supervision.
• Experience relocating clients who are displaced as a result of urban renewal or other similar reasons.
• Trainee level type social work experience will not be considered qualifying unless work is performed under competent professional social work supervision.

• Driver's License:
  Applicants must possess a current and valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle.
• Qualification for Firearms…