Social Worker Or Human Services Professional III - Kauai

State of Hawai'i • Island of Kauai, HI

18d • Onsite

About The Position

Social Workers and Human Services Professionals seek to improve the overall quality of life of people within the context of their environment through the remediation and prevention of their problems, and by improving accessibility, accountability, and coordination of service delivery among a variety of professionals and/or agencies tasked with providing appropriate services to clients. These professionals come from a variety of interdisciplinary bases, establish working relationships of mutual respect and trust with the clientele served, and utilize a variety of helping interventions to enable these clients to function as effectively as possible. These positions are found in a variety of settings and work with diverse types of people. They may be found in hospitals and other health service agencies, social service agencies, schools, correctional facilities, and programs concerned with substance abuse, aging, and family violence. Although work settings and clientele may differ, all Social Workers and Human Services Professionals use similar professional concepts, principles, and techniques regardless of the program in which they work. Social Worker or Human Services Professional III positions are distinguished by the complexity of assigned cases and level of authority assumed by the worker. The following summarizes the types of positions found at this level: Type A: The fully independent Social Worker or Human Services Professional workers who provide the full range of core human services work such as assessment of needs; development and implementation of service plans, which may include direct services such as advising/counseling and/or referral/coordinative services; and monitoring, evaluating, and making appropriate adjustments to services plans. Examples of positions performing this type of work are those providing ongoing support to developmentally disabled clients who have been declared eligible for services, or positions which serve as part of a multi-disciplinary team and provide a social services assessment and care coordination component to assure access to services for children with special health needs; or positions which oversee child care providers, facilities, and homes to ensure conformance to regulatory and child safety standards, and to assure that eligible families receive child care subsidies and other supportive services to facilitate employment. Type B: These Social Worker or Human Services Professionals do not function at the fully independent worker level. All or a major part of their assigned cases consists of clients for whom it is difficult to determine or obtain appropriate services; who may be hostile or resistant to services; or who present significant complexities due to factors such as multiple and/or severe psychosocial, physical/mental, and environmental problems. Examples of positions performing this type of work are those who investigate cases of alleged child abuse or neglect in child protective services units but do so under the guidance of a more experienced worker or unit supervisor. Program Areas for the current vacancies are: Department of Human Services (DHS): General Human Services (GHS) - Work with one of the following programs: 1) employment-related or first-to-work services, child-care licensing services, and economic assistance to eligible families and individuals; 2) administrative planning, development, and implementation of comprehensive statewide social service programs; 3) medical assistance; and 4) vocational rehabilitation services, including eligible individuals who are blind, deaf-blind or visually impaired.

Requirements

• Possess a bachelor's or master's degree in social work from a program of study accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, or a doctoral degree in social work from a college or university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or a comparable regional accreditation body (for Social Worker).
• Possess 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 (for Human Services Professional).
• For Human Services Professional: Excess work experience as described under the Specialized Experience below, or any other responsible administrative, professional or analytical work experience that provided knowledge, skills and abilities comparable to those acquired in four (4) years of successful study while completing a college or university curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree, including the coursework specified above, may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.
• Possess progressively responsible professional work 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.
• For applicants who possess a Bachelor of Social Work degree, one year of Specialized Experience.
• For applicants who possess a Master of Social Work degree, no Specialized Experience required.
• For applicants who possess a Ph.D. degree in Social Work, no Specialized Experience required.
• For Human Services Professional: One and one-half years of Specialized Experience.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Applicants who will graduate within three months, and will meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements upon their graduation will be accepted for examination. If you are graduating within three months with a Bachelor of Social Work degree or applicable Master's degree, please submit a copy of your official transcript of coursework completed thus far and a letter from your department head or registrar verifying your current enrollment in school, your expected graduation date and major with your application.

Benefits

• Membership in the civil service upon satisfactory completion of an initial probation period of at least six months (for temporary positions).
• Eligibility to apply for promotion and transfer opportunities to permanent as well as other temporary positions.
• Rights and benefits afforded to an employee in a permanent position (with exceptions for return rights and placement rights associated with a reduction-in-force).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level