Social Worker IV (Public Guardian) - Honolulu, Oahu
About The Position
The Social Worker IV provides guardianship and case management services for incapacitated individuals under the Office of the Public Guardian. The position conducts interviews and assessments to identify wards’ needs; monitors their well-being and progress; makes decisions regarding health, residence, and welfare; develops and monitors treatment and service plans; and coordinates services with case managers, healthcare providers, and community agencies. The position responds to emergencies, attends and testifies at court hearings on Oahu and in other circuits covering Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai as assigned, prepares guardianship reports, and takes necessary actions to protect wards from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Additional duties include conducting intake assessments for new guardianship cases, providing counseling and consultation on guardianship matters, supervising interns and volunteers, conducting community education and training, and maintaining case records. Travel is required to wards’ residences, service providers’ offices, courts, and other community locations, including neighbor-island assignments as needed. A current and valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle is required. Applicants may have contact with detainees in juvenile facilities and lockups, inmates in prisons or jails, or residents of community confinement facilities. Under the federal Prison Rape Elimination Act, the Judiciary will not hire or promote applicants with specified histories of sexual abuse or sexual harassment, related convictions or adjudications, or substantiated allegations, including resignation during a pending investigation.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree, including at least 12 semester credit hours in social work, social welfare, criminal justice, human services, counseling, psychology, sociology, or related social sciences, or qualifying experience substituted year for year for the education requirement.
- Two and one-half years of progressively responsible professional social work experience involving social work skills and professional judgment in helping individuals and families identify problems, evaluate situations, and consider resources and alternatives.
- Qualifying experience typically includes conducting assessments; developing and implementing treatment or service plans; working with other professionals, community agencies, or institutions as part of an interdisciplinary team; and evaluating client progress and adjusting plans.
- Education or experience must demonstrate the ability to write clear and comprehensive reports and documents, read and interpret complex written material, and solve complex problems logically and systematically.
- A current and valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle.
- Applicants must meet the stated Prison Rape Elimination Act restrictions concerning prior sexual abuse, related convictions or adjudications, substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or harassment, or resignation during a pending investigation.
- Education substituted for experience must be supported by transcripts or diplomas submitted with the application; an official transcript may be requested if selected.
Responsibilities
- Conduct interviews and assessments to identify wards’ needs.
- Monitor wards’ well-being and progress.
- Make decisions concerning wards’ health, residence, and welfare.
- Develop and monitor treatment and service plans.
- Coordinate services with case managers, healthcare providers, and community agencies.
- Respond to emergency situations.
- Attend and testify at court hearings on Oahu and in other circuits covering Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai as assigned.
- Prepare guardianship reports.
- Take necessary actions to protect wards from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
- Conduct intake assessments for new guardianship cases.
- Provide counseling and consultation on guardianship matters.
- Supervise interns and volunteers.
- Conduct community education and training.
- Maintain case records.
- Travel to wards’ residences, service providers’ offices, courts, and other community locations, including neighbor-island assignments as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
