Social Worker II - Honolulu, Oahu

Job Overview

Recruitment Number 25-139TY, Social Worker II, SR-18, Honolulu, Oahu. This job posting is for the second level, social worker position. Depending on your education and experience, you might also qualify for 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.

• 25-138TY, Social Worker I, Honolulu, SR-16
• 25-140TY, Social Worker III, Honolulu, SR-20
• 25-141TY, Social Worker IV, Honolulu, SR-22

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.

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
• 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 II positions perform a variety of social work tasks ranging from the simple to the moderately difficult cases which do not require the services of a fully trained professionally qualified social worker; investigate and determine kinds of services needed by an individual client, and/or family and carry out approved treatment plans; prepare case records and reports; and perform other duties as required.

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 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 years of successful study 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.

One-half (½) year of progressively responsible professional social work experience which involved utilizing a variety of social work skills and exercising professional judgment 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.