Juvenile Counselor I (Male/DL) - Honolulu, Oahu

Hawai`i State Judiciary • Honolulu, HI

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Applications for this recruitment must be submitted online. Paper applications will NOT be accepted. Recruitment Number 26-203LM , Juvenile Counselor I (Male/DL), SR-16, Honolulu, Oahu. Immediate temporary/on-call vacancies. The positions are located at the Home Maluhia (shelter) located in Honolulu, Oahu. The positions require the employee to be of the same gender (male) as that of the client being served. The positions require incumbents to work on a rotating shift basis. You must be willing and able to work weekends, nights, holidays, rotating shifts, and work outside of normally scheduled work hours. Some positions are identified as intermittent (on call) for work scheduling purposes. Intermittent (on-call) work hours vary from 0 - 40 hours per week dependent on the needs of the department. For such positions, you must be willing and able to work weekends, nights, and holidays.

Requirements

• 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 a social science.
• Excess work experience as described under Specialized Experience below, or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience which provided knowledge and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a bachelor’s degree may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• The education or experience background must also demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and other documents; read and interpret complex written material; and solve complex problems logically and systematically.
• Progressively responsible professional experience involving counseling to individuals and/or their families which demonstrated the application of the knowledge of the behavioral and social sciences.
• Examples of qualifying experience are performance of duties such as educational counseling and/or guidance, vocational rehabilitation, psychological or pastoral counseling, probation or parole services counseling.
• Possess a valid and unexpired driver's license to operate a motor vehicle.
• Must not have engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility or other institution.
• Must not have 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.
• Must not have been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.
• Must not have 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.

Responsibilities

• Performs therapeutic counseling and allied rehabilitative services of a simple nature in accordance with defined policies and procedures and specific supervisory instructions, for juveniles requiring temporary shelter in a non-secured facility
• Interviews juveniles to obtain background and other pertinent information
• Assists in the investigation, evaluation, and assessment of the juvenile’s background
• Makes recommendations on referrals to standard community resources and on treatment/rehabilitation
• Prepares case records and reports
• Performs other duties as required

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level