Specialist IV NE; Kona SATS​/DVSF Part-time

Summary of Duties

Under the supervision of the Program Director/ Island Director, the Specialist IV is responsible for the implementation of program services for the Sex Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence Service for Families programs, linking the assessment, design, implementation and evaluation of therapeutic interventions with the purpose of achieving successful case outcomes.

• Master's Degree from an accredited institution. Requires knowledge of an advanced type.
• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, or related field from an accredited institution. Licensed preferred.

• Over two years, up to and including four years.
• Other (Specify):
  • A minimum of one year of experience in providing relevant services to participants.
  • Experience working with parents/caregivers who harmed their children or threatened their children with harm, and children who experienced harm or were threatened with harm and who experienced trauma and loss.
  • Experience in working with domestic violence, substances abuse, and permanency issues.
  • Experience in the area of victimology, sex therapy, human sexuality, or sex offender treatment.

• Required:
  • Demonstrated ability in experience and education in relevant aspects of clinical practice.
  • Commitment to empowering families to be effective problem‑solving and nurturing agents.
  • Ability to communicate and work effectively with people of diverse social, economic, ethnic/racial, and cultural backgrounds.
  • Ability to establish effective working relationships with at‑risk families.
  • Commitment to family‑centered, community‑based services.
  • Commitment to children’s safety and family stability.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills in therapeutic assessment, interviewing and recording.
  • Flexible work schedule to promote accessibility to service.
  • Direct use of a variety of family therapies.
  • Individual therapy with children and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques.
  • Marital therapy.
  • Therapeutic interventions targeting school behavior and academic performance.
  • Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the participant’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e. family, peer, school, and neighborhood).
  • Provision of group and individual clinical supervision.
• Preferred:
  • Direct use of a variety of family therapies.
  • Individual therapy with children and adults using cognitive behavioral techniques.
  • Marital therapy.
  • Therapeutic interventions targeting school behavior and academic performance.
  • Implementation of interventions within or between systems in the participant’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e. family, peer, school, and neighborhood).
  • Provision of group and individual clinical supervision.

• Family systems theory and application.
• Social ecological theory and application.
• Behavioral therapies theory and application.
• Cognitive‑behavioral therapy theory and application.
• Pragmatic family therapies theory and application.
• Child development research and its application in treatment.
• Social skills assessment and intervention.

• This job requires a valid Hawaii driver’s license and a clear driver’s abstract, and continued employment may be contingent on maintaining a clear driver’s abstract.
• This job requires a valid Hawaii driver’s license, a clear driver’s abstract, and willingness to travel in personal vehicle on an as‑needed basis throughout the island.
• The nature of this position requires the incumbent to be on‑call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• This position is subject to a criminal background investigation and continued employment is contingent on a record clear of convictions.
• Continued employment in this position is contingent on successful completion of CPR, CPI and/or van driving training as such training is necessary to ensure ability/continued ability to perform essential functions of this job.
• Continued employment in this position is contingent on successful completion of CPI classes OR other Behavioral Management certification as may be contract‑mandated.
• Continued employment in this position…