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Home My WebLink About2.254 HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II 20220802PART I DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES COUNTY OF KAUAI 2.254 Class Specifications for the Class: HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II SR-22, BU-13 Duties Summary: Provides intensive casework and direct services to participants in the County's public housing assistance and family self-sufficiency program for cases presenting significant complexities; and performs other related duties as required. Distinguishing Characteristics: Serves as a program specialist for the County's public housing assistance and family self-sufficiency program providing services for cases with significant complexities. Work requires independent judgment in the resolution of issues involved in a wide range of social and environmental problems and includes technical responsibility for the implementation of the federal family self-sufficiency program for the County of Kauai. Examples of Duties: (The following are examples of duties and are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in this class. The omission of specific duties statements does not preclude management from assigning such duties if such duties are a logical assignment for the position).  Provides intense social casework as a means to assist clients in working towards self-sufficiency;  Provides counseling and/or connection to resources in the areas of life-skills, remedial needs, career guidance, educational training, and job readiness;  Conducts and prepares studies of a full range of cases with multiple complex psychosocial and physiological barriers;  Responds to problems and unforeseen obstacles and provides crisis intervention;  Maintains case records on program participants;  Determines goals and objectives and establishes priorities for the program consistent with federal, state, and local requirements;  Prepares and submits grant requests applicable to the program;  Computes escrow credits and maintains individual accounts; PART I HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II 2 2.254  Develops program rules and procedures in accordance with federal regulations, state laws, and administrative rules;  Provides technical assistance, consultation, and interpretation of the program rules and procedures to staff and other provider agencies;  Develops implementation plans for specific program areas and time schedules;  Develops and implements monitoring and evaluation of the program;  Prepares periodic reports as needed;  Represents the Housing Agency at various community meetings as needed;  May conduct and coordinate training for employees and contract staff; and  Performs other related duties as required. Knowledge of: Goals, objectives, policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines of the public housing assistance programs; principles, methods, and techniques of social work; various social, psychological, economic, and emotional aspects of human behavior; social-economic programs of the community as they relate to family self-sufficiency; report and letter writing; work planning and organization; community resources and the services they provide; methods and techniques of interviewing. Ability to: Read, understand, and interpret complex written materials, such as laws, regulations, and standards of the public housing assistance programs; collect, analyze, evaluate and interpret assistance programs; collect analyze, evaluate and interpret information and recommend a course of action; prepare written reports, correspondence, and other official documents; communicate effectively with others, orally and in writing; establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people; exercise tact, diplomacy and discretion in working with clients. PART I HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II 3 2.254 This is an amendment to the specification for the class HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II, which was approved on July 22, 2004, amended on March 24, 2020, and is to be substituted for that specification. Approved: August 2, 2022 (date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON Director of Human Resources PART II DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES COUNTY OF KAUAI 2.254 Minimum Qualification Specifications for the Class: HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II SR-22, BU-13 Training and Experience: A combination of education and experience substantially equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a baccalaureate degree in psychology, sociology, social welfare, social work, or a related field; and  three (3) years of specialized work experience. Qualifying Specialized Work Experience: Professional work experience in the field of social work, individual or family counseling which involved assisting individuals and/or families resolve personal, social, employment, and/or emotional problems. Substitutions Allowed: The following may be substituted for education: General professional work experience or education credits can be substituted for up to two (2) years of the bachelor’s degree such as: A. Full time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a curriculum leading to an associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree. B. Successful completion of semester credits in a curriculum leading to a degree or diploma at an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15 semester credits = 6 months). Specialized professional work experience in psychology, sociology, social work or a related field or education credits in psychology, sociology, social work, or a related field can be substituted for up to four (4) years of the bachelor’s degree such as: A. Full time progressively responsible professional, technical, or substantive work experience demonstrating the scope, level, and quality of work comparable to a curriculum leading to an associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree. B. Successful completion of semester credits specific to psychology, sociology, social work, or a related field leading to a degree or diploma from an accredited community college, trades school, college, or university (15 semester credits = 6 months). PART II HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II 2 2.254 A master’s degree or PhD in psychology, sociology, social work, or a related field may be substituted for the education requirement. The following may be substituted for experience: A. Successful completion of semester credits specific in psychology, sociology, social work, or a related field leading towards a Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD degree from an accredited college or university, may be substituted up to one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement (15 semester credits = 6 months). B. A Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement. C. A Doctorate’s degree in psychology, sociology, social work or a related field from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the specialized work experience requirement. If a degree is used to substitute for the education requirement, it may not be used again towards the experience requirement. If work experience is used to substitute for education, it may not be used again to meet the experience requirement. If the applicant holds more than one degree, transcripts must be provided, and a thorough review will be conducted by the DHR staff in order for more than one degree to be credited towards the minimum qualification requirements. Additional degrees can be considered if obtained independently through mutually exclusive classes from another degree being considered. Substitutions will be used to the advantage of the applicant. Quality of Experience: Possession of the required number of years of experience will not in itself be accepted as proof of qualification for a position. The applicant's overall experience must have been of such scope and level of responsibility as to conclusively demonstrate that he/she has the ability to perform the duties of the position for which he/she is being considered. License Requirement: Possession of the appropriate licenses or certificates as required of the position. Selective Certification: Specialized knowledge, skills and abilities may be required to perform the duties of some positions. For such positions, Selective Certification Requirements may be established, and certification may be restricted to eligibles who possess the pertinent experience and/or training required to perform the duties of the position. PART II HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II 3 2.254 Agencies requesting Selective Certification must show the connection between the kind of training and/or experience on which they wish to base selective certification and the duties of the position to be filled. Tests: Applicants may be required to qualify on an appropriate examination. Health and Physical Condition Requirements: Persons seeking appointment to positions in this class must meet the health and physical condition standards deemed necessary and proper to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Physical Effort Grouping: Light This is an amendment to the specification for the class HOUSING SELF-SUFFICIENCY SPECIALIST II, which was approved on July 22, 2004, amended on March 24, 2020, and is to be substituted for that specification. Approved: August 2, 2022 (date) ANNETTE L. ANDERSON Director of Human Resources