Senior School Social Worker — Student Services

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 63,342 - 77,106; Full time

Job summary

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education seeks Social Worker IV, SR-22 to provide services to students across Leeward District schools as needed. The role focuses on improving the quality of life for students, coordinating services with a range of professionals, and building relationships with students and families to support effective functioning.

Requirements include a CSWE-accredited degree in social work (or higher) and progressive professional experience in assessment, service planning,

Qualifications

• Education requirement: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program, 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, and the ability to write clear reports and solve problems logically.

Responsibilities

• Seek to improve the overall quality of life of students through remediation and prevention of problems.
• Improve accessibility, accountability and coordination of service delivery among a variety of professionals and agencies involved in student services.
• Establish working relationships of mutual respect and trust with students, families, and staff.
• Utilize a variety of helping interventions to enable clients to function effectively.

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Social Work (CSWE-accredited) or Doctoral in SW (WASC or equivalent)

Job description

Hawaiʻi State Department of Education seeks Social Worker IV, SR-22 to provide services to students across Leeward District schools as needed. The role focuses on improving the quality of life for students, coordinating services with a range of professionals, and building relationships with students and families to support effective functioning.

Requirements include a CSWE-accredited degree in social work (or higher) and progressive professional experience in assessment, service planning,