Social Worker II (PO/DL) - Hilo, Hawaii

About the role

The Hawaii State Judiciary employs social workers in various programs throughout the courts. The positions involve diverse duties including supervision of juvenile and adult law violators, conducting child custody/visitation evaluations, and assisting in child welfare services cases.

Responsibilities

• Supervise juvenile and adult law violators
• Conduct child custody/visitation evaluations
• Assist protection order petitioners
• Engage in juvenile cases involving substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, child abuse and neglect, trauma, disputed child custody/visitation, victim restitution, and others

Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in social work, social welfare, criminal justice, human services, counseling, psychology, sociology, or related social sciences. Twelve (12) semester credit hours in social work, social welfare, criminal justice, human services, counseling, psychology, sociology, or related social sciences are required.
• Specialized Experience: One-half (1/2) year of progressively responsible professional social work experience which involved utilizing a variety of social work skills and exercising professional judgement in 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.

Qualifications

• Substitution Allowed: A bachelor’s degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice Administration from an accredited college or university qualifies for Social Worker II or six (6) months of experience. A master’s degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice Administration from an accredited college or university qualifies for Social Worker III or one and one-half (1-1/2) years of experience. A Ph.D. degree in Social Work or Criminal Justice Administration from an accredited college or university qualifies for Social Worker IV or two and one-half (2-1/2) years of experience.

Skills

Knowledge of social work concepts and theories, principles, methods, and techniques of professional social work, ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents, read and interpret complex written material, solve complex problems logically and systematically, utilize a variety of social work skills, exercise professional judgement, assist individuals and their families with identifying their problems, evaluate the situation realistically, consider resources and alternative courses of action pertinent to their needs and circumstances, and collaborate with other professionals, community agencies or institutions in an interdisciplinary team.

Benefits

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Selective Certification Requirement - Driver's License

For these positions, applicants must possess a current and valid driver's license to operate a motor vehicle.

Probation Officer Position

Most positions serve as probation officers. Probation officers manage a case load of clients who have been adjudicated for law violation(s) or status offense(s) and are placed under the jurisdiction of the court for the purposes of supervision under probation or protective supervision, provision of services, or monitoring for compliance with the court's orders. Probation officers 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.

Selective Certification Requirement - Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

For certain positions, applicants may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, with inmates detained in a prison or jail, or with residents of community confinement facilities. In Accordance With The Federal PREA Law, The Hawaii State Judiciary Shall Not Hire Or Promote Anyone Who May Have Contact With Detainees In Juvenile Facilities And Lockups, With Inmates Detained In a Prison Or Jail, Or With Residents Of Community Confinement Facilities Who 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; or 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.