Social Worker ; DL - Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Social Worker I (DL)

Recruitment Number 23-225TY, SR-16, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

These positions require a current valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle.

Working as a Social Worker with the Judiciary provides 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.

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 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 engaging family and community in juvenile cases.

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

Social Worker I positions perform simple social work tasks in accordance with defined policies and procedures and specific supervisory instructions; prepare case records and reports; and perform other duties as required.

Education Requirement: 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 if it demonstrates equivalent knowledge and abilities.

The education or experience must demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports, read and interpret complex written material, and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Specialized

Experience:

Progressively responsible professional social work experience involving assessment, treatment planning, interdisciplinary teamwork, and evaluation.

Applicants must possess a current and valid driver’s license.

• Has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution;
• Has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse;
• Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described in b above;
• Has been the subject of substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or sexual harassment, or resigned during a pending investigation of alleged sexual abuse or sexual harassment.

Most positions serve as probation officers. Probation Officers manage a case load of clients who have been adjudicated for law violations or status offenses and are placed under the jurisdiction of the court. They engage in collaborative casework with clients who may have serious mental health issues, family conflict, extensive and/or serious law violation histories, severe behavioral problems, disruptive parent/child relationships, drug and/or alcohol abuse, etc.