Social Service Assistant IV (Male) - Honolulu, Oahu

Hawai`i State Judiciary; Honolulu (HI); Vor Ort; USD 50.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

13 paid holidays

21 vacation days

21 sick days

Life insurance policy for employees

Zusammenfassung

Hawai'i State Judiciary seeks a Social Service Assistant IV (Male) in Honolulu to perform field work, liaison duties between staff and clients, and eligibility screening. The role emphasizes outreach and coordination with welfare programs and housing services.

Applicants must have a high school diploma and at least three years of relevant experience; substitutions include college coursework or an approved social service curriculum.

Qualifikationen

• Graduation from high school; substitutions described in substitutions section may apply.
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in providing supportive services to social workers, vocational rehabilitation specialists, public housing managers, or other professional workers.
• Substitutions Allowed: education or certificates may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis up to the stated limits as described.

Aufgaben

• Performs extensive field work and out-reach functions; serves as liaison between professional staff and clients, and/or potential clients; performs preliminary screening for continued eligibility; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Jobbeschreibung

Position Specific Description

Recruitment Number 26-171LM, Social Service Assistant IV (Male), SR-11, Honolulu, Oahu.

Note: This position requires the incumbent to be of the same gender (male) as that of the clients being served.

Summary of Duties

Performs extensive field work and out-reach functions; serves as liaison between professional staff and clients, and/or potential clients; performs preliminary screening for continued eligibility; and performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Education Requirement

Graduation from high school. Experience of the type described below or work experience requiring the ability to read, comprehend, and apply written directions, or a high degree of verbal skill may be substituted for lack of high school education.

Specialized Experience Requirement

Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in providing supportive services to social workers, vocational rehabilitation specialists, public housing managers, or other professional workers in such programs as public welfare, family court, vocational rehabilitation, and public housing; e.g., performing clerical tasks in processing various documents, transporting clients and materials to and from various destinations, explaining to clients or tenants the services available, assisting in overseeing group activities such as bowling and swimming.

Substitutions Allowed

• Education in an accredited university in a baccalaureate program may be substituted for experience on the basis of 15 semester hours for six (6) months of experience, up to a maximum of three (3) years.
• Satisfactory completion of a social service aid and assistant curriculum at an accredited community college, technical school, or junior college which resulted in a Certificate of Achievement or Associate of Science or related degree may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two (2) years.

Driver's License

Some positions require a current and valid driver's license to operate a motor vehicle. If you wish to be considered for a position that requires driving, please attach, mail, or hand-deliver a copy of your current driver's license immediately to the following address:

Hawai'i State Judiciary

426 Queen Street, First Floor

Honolulu, HI 96813

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Requirement (28 CFR 115.17, 115.117, 115.217 and 115.317)

For some 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 The Federal PREA Law, The Hawai`i State Judiciary Shall Not Hire Or Promote Anyone Who 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 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 b above; or
• 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.

Supplemental Information

Information that may be added to your application is optional.

Benefits

Civil service employees are eligible for a range of benefits, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Up to 13 paid holidays each year, and 14 during election years
• Up to 21 vacation leave days per year
• Up to 21 sick leave days per year
• Reasonable time off with pay for jury or witness duty, death in the family, for certain military duty, and for donating to the Blood Bank
• Employer contribution to premiums for enrollment in the state sponsored medical, drug, vision, and adult dental plans
• Free life insurance policy for employees and retirees
• Deferred compensation retirement savings plan
• State retirement plan for eligible employees

Judiciary employees may also be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information: https://studentaid.gov/