Social Worker ; DL - Wailuku​/Kahului, Maui

Overview

Recruitment Number 25-016TY, Social Worker I (DL), SR-16*, Wailuku/Kahului, Maui. Salary rate effective 07/01/2025.

Note:

These positions require a current valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle. This job posting is for the first level, social worker position. Depending on your education and experience, you might also qualify for the 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.

Other related positions:

• 25-017TY, Social Worker II (PO/DL), Wailuku/Kahului, SR-18
• 25-018TY, Social Worker III (PO/DL), Wailuku/Kahului, SR-20
• 25-019TY, Social Worker IV (PO/DL), Wailuku/Kahului, SR-22

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. 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.

The Judiciary may be an excellent choice for those who embrace collaborative casework and seek opportunities to be part of the solution to complex social issues. In Hawaii State Judiciary court programs, social workers work with a variety of clients and issues. Functions may include, but are not limited to: supervision of juvenile law violators, adult law violators, defendants conditionally released from the Hawaii 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 engagement of 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; prepares case records and reports; and performs other duties as required.

Education Requirement: Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor’s degree which included a minimum of twelve (12) 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, or other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study may be substituted on a year-for-year basis. The education or experience background must demonstrate the ability to write clear reports and other documents; read and interpret complex material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.

Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible professional social work experience involving applying a variety of social work skills and professional judgment to assist individuals and families, including assessments, planning and implementing treatment programs, cooperation with professionals and community agencies, and evaluating progress.

Selective Certification Requirement - Driver's License: Applicants must possess a current and valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle.

PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Requirement: For certain positions, applicants may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, with inmates in prison or jail, or with residents of community confinement facilities. The Hawaii State Judiciary shall not hire or promote anyone who may have such contact if they meet criteria related to sexual abuse or sexual harassment as described in the policy.

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