Child​/Adult Protective Services Supervisor - Department Of Human Services - Maui

Job Opportunity

Employer:

State of Hawai'i

Location:

Island of Maui

Job Number: 24-0202

Department:
Human Services

Opening Date: 04/15/2024

Closing Date:
Continuous

Recruitment Number 24-0202 - This vacancy is with the Social Services Division.

Salary: $6,283 to $7,644 per month (SR-25, Step D to Step I).

Note:

Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors. A continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the Civil Service Hawaii State Government Jobs page of our website.

Positions in this class serve as unit supervisors with full technical and administrative responsibility over a group of Child/Adult Protective Services Specialists, possibly other professional staff engaged in providing direct protective services work, and non-professional support staff. Positions are responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the activities of the unit in order to meet program and organizational objectives. Positions assign, review, and evaluate the work of subordinate staff;

provide technical guidance, staff training, and development; counsel and discipline/recommend discipline for staff; and perform other related duties as necessary. Positions may assume stronger authority and control over protective service cases which are in an extreme state of crisis, subject to intense public scrutiny, which may be precedent-setting, or which are being handled by less experienced staff. Positions may also make recommendations regarding the development and/or revision of program policies and procedures.

This recruitment is being conducted for the Child Welfare Services Branch (CWSB) of the Department of Human Services. The CWSB provide services for child protection, foster care, adoption, independent living skills, case management foster home recruitment and licensing and contracted support and treatment services to prevent and remedy abuse and neglect.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

Legal Authorization to Work:
The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Basic

Education:

A bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university which included a minimum of 12 semester credit hours in courses such as counseling, criminal justice, human services, psychology, social work, social welfare, sociology or other behavioral sciences.

Specialized

Experience:

One and one-half years of progressively responsible professional experience which involved helping individuals and their families find satisfactory ways of identifying their problems, coping with their conditions, and functioning effectively within their environments.

Protective Services

Experience:

Two years of professional social or human service work which primarily involved conducting investigations in order to identify and confirm cases of child/dependent adult abuse/neglect, and developing and implementing primary treatment plans, including termination of parental rights as necessary.

Supervisory Aptitude:
Demonstration of aptitude or potential for the performance of supervisory duties through successful completion of regular or special assignments which involve some supervisory responsibilities or aspects of supervision, e.g., by serving as a group or team leader, by the completion of training courses in supervision accompanied by application of supervisory skills in work assignments; and/or by favorable appraisals by a supervisor indicating the possession of supervisory potential.

Substitutions Allowed:
Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum Qualification Requirements, will apply. The information provided above represents a summary of the complete Minimum Qualification Requirements. To view the Requirements in their entirety, please  (Download PDF reader).

The State of Hawai'i complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodations in completing an application, any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the selection process, please call  for assistance.

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