Social Worker I (DL) - Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Recruitment Details Recruitment Number: 23-225TY Title: Social Worker I (DL), SR‑16* Location: Kailua‑Kona, Hawaii. Salary rate effective 07/01/2025. Responsibilities Working as a Social Worker with the Judiciary provides you with 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. Our social work professionals are committed to enhancing the profession by utilizing evidence‑based practices informed by current research to promote client behavioural 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. Supervision of juvenile law violators, adult law violators, defendants conditionally released from the Hawai‘i 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. Working with juveniles temporarily detained. Engaging family and community in juvenile cases. Addressing substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, child abuse and neglect, trauma, disputed child custody/visitation, victim restitution, and other issues. Social Worker I positions perform simple social work tasks in accordance with defined policies and procedures and specific supervisory instructions; prepare case records and reports; and perform other duties as required. Qualifications 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. Specialized Experience: Progressively responsible professional social work experience which involved utilizing a variety of social work skills and exercising professional judgement in the process of 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. The work typically involves conducting assessments; developing and implementing a plan of treatment programs and services; working cooperatively with other professionals, community agencies or institutions, in an interdisciplinary team; and evaluating the client’s progress and adjusting plans as appropriate. Requirements Driver’s License: Applicants must possess a current and valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle. PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) Requirements: 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 federal PREA law, the Hawai‘i State Judiciary shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with detainees in ... 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 the previous point. 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. Probation Officer Context Most positions serve as probation officers. Probation officers manage a case load of clients who have been adjudicated for law violations or status offenses 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr