Full or Part-Time Openings - Alaska Family Services

Alaska Family Services is a mission-driven organization with a long history of service and excellence supporting families and building healthy communities. At AFS, we live and breathe our mission to be in service to Alaskans, families, and communities to collectively create a better tomorrow. Created in 1979 as a safe shelter for women and their children in Palmer, AFS now offers over 20 programs serving more than 10,000 individuals in multiple communities in South Central Alaska.

How to Apply

Visit www.akafs.org to download an Alaska Family Services employment application. Applicants must submit the completed application in order to be considered for an interview and move forward in the hiring process. Please submit completed AFS employment application, cover letter and resume to attention of Human Resources, fax to (907)746-4081, or mail to Alaska Family Services, 1825 S. Chugach Street, Palmer AK 99645. All successful applicants must be able to pass a criminal history background check. EOE

Benefits:

401k Retirement Plan with employer match

11 paid holidays

Health/dental/life insurance

Competitive paid time off schedule with accrual increases for every two years of service

Professional development assistance

Casual dress

Options for flexible scheduling around school challenges (i.e. rolling bus cancellations and PLC Mondays).

AFS is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to work with and serve individuals of all genders, races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. If you have a passion to be of service to others and would like to join our agency, our current job opportunities are listed below.

Job Opportunities:

Administrative Assistant in Wasilla with the WIC Program. Full time position available to provide exceptional customer service and accurate and timely staff support. Responsibilities include welcoming clients, answer and direct communications, input client data, providing staff support and general office duties. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and one year of successful work experience including proficiency with computers.

Case Manager in Wasilla for the Behavioral Health Treatment Center. Part time position available to provide case management and therapeutic behavioral health services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness or substance abuse in an effort to improve their quality of life and maintain the highest possible ability to function within the community. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field and one-year experience in social services or a closely related field. Must be eligible to enroll or currently enrolled as a provider in Alaska Medicaid and receive an NPI number.

Case Manager in Wasilla for the Family Support and Preservation Program. Full time position available to provide family contact and/or support for families with children in state custody or through court ordered visitation. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, psychology or related field and one-year successful experience in family issues including parenting support, parent education, child development, child management, child abuse including sexual abuse and neglect, crisis intervention and domestic violence.

Case Worker in Wasilla for the Work Services Program. Part time position available to provide comprehensive assessment and planning services to ATAP clients to support family self-sufficiency goals. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and two years of successful work experience in social services or customer service field.

Nutrition Educator in Homer for the WIC Program. Part time position available to provide WIC basic nutrition services and clerical support. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent, one year of successful work experience and additional training to include the successful completion of (or the ability to complete within 12 months) the State of Alaska WIC Certification Exam.

Eligibility/Provider Technician in Wasilla or Anchorage with the Child Care Assistance Program. Full time position available to include scheduling and conducting parent/provider interviews for program eligibility, determining subsidy level, and eligible/available funds. Create and maintain accurate and timely files for clients and/or providers. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and two years of successful work experience in a related field.

Family Advocate in Wasilla for the Family Support and Preservation Program. Full or part time position available to provide parent coaching and feedback. Minimum Qualifications: Associate’s degree in education, social work, sociology or related field. One-year successful experience in family issues including; parenting support, parent education, child development, child management, child abuse including sexual abuse and neglect, crisis intervention and domestic violence.

Mental Health Clinician in Wasilla for the Behavioral Health Treatment Center. Full time or part time position available to apply addiction/mental health counseling knowledge, skills, and abilities to conduct substance abuse/mental health screening, assessment and treatment services to adults and/or children/youth clients under the age of 18 years within various treatment modalities. Minimum Qualifications: Masters’ degree in behavioral health field (counseling, psychology, social work, etc.) and two years mental health/substance abuse clinical experience with children, youth and families. Current licensure as LPC/LMSW/LCSW strongly preferred.

Office Manager in Anchorage with the Child Care Assistance Program. Full time position available with benefits. Responsibilities include day to day staff supervision and coordinating services to insure compliance with State of Alaska and AFS standards. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field. Two years of social services administrative experience with experience in social service program assessment and planning preferred.

Shelter Supervisor in Palmer for the DVSA Shelter. Full time position available to assist with the supervision of emergency shelter staff and ensuring the effective execution of domestic violence and sexual assault services to shelter residents and nonresidents, including the 24-hour crisis line. Develop, implement, and supervise life skills and support groups. Create and manage case plans that are responsive to the needs of shelter participants. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in social work, or a closely related field or in lieu of a degree, equivalent related experience in human services with a minimum of two years’ experience in shelter services.

Substance Use Counselor in Wasilla for the Behavioral Health Treatment Center. Full time position available to provide substance use treatment services in an outpatient program. Minimum Qualifications: High school equivalency and one-year full time work experience in chemical dependency treatment, or a degree in a related field (human services, social services, social work, addiction, psychiatric nursing or psychology) and one year of full time work experience in chemical dependency treatment. Must possess the ability to become a Qualified Addictions Professional within three years (achieve a minimum certification as a CDCII, BHAII or NCACI). Must be eligible to enroll as a provider in Alaska Medicaid.

EOE