Social Services Program Officer PCN 062444
Social Services Program Officer PCN 062444
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- Were thrilled to welcome you!Weve made our application process more accessible than ever.Please take a look at our job announcement below.If you can see yourself in this role apply nowyour next opportunity awaits.This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.The position is currently located in Juneau
This position may be in Anchorage or Juneau depending on the location of the most qualified candidateWhat you will be doing:Under the general supervision of the Community Mental Health Services (CMHS) Program Administrator this position is responsible for providing statewide program direction to the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) section of the Division of Behavioral Health to include recommendations for funding and support of existing grants contracts and Reimbursable Service Agreements supporting these activities throughout communities in Alaska. The position will supervise staff within this section specifically in the areas of suicide prevention and other behavioral health prevention and early interventions.
The incumbent is directly responsible for the coordination and direction of the recidivism reduction programs as well as other reentryrelated projects. Responsibilities include providing programmatic technical assistance to grantees and statewide consultation. This position represents the division in departmental workgroups and advisory committees playing a key role in the states strategic planning for suicide and behavioral health prevention and early intervention efforts along with reentry projects.
Our Mission Values and Culture:The mission of the Division of Behavioral Health is topromotean integrated and comprehensive behavioral health system based on sound policy effective practices and partnerships.
Our Division Vision: We will partner to support a strong continuous behavioral health service continuum through technical assistance regulatory guidance and optimized resource allocation to meet the dynamic needs of Alaskans.
The benefits of joining our team:We offer challenging and exciting work that has a positive impact on the lives of Alaskans. The Division is guided by our belief that every employee is a change agent and their ideas values and beliefs are respected as they enrich our overall team environment.
This position is being recruited in a fastmoving environment but provides many opportunities to work together and practice strong time management to move our mission forward efficiently and effectively.
The working environment you can expect:This position is being filled in either Anchorage or Juneaudepending on the location of the most qualified candidate.Juneau Central Office:Conveniently located at
350 Main Street Suite 214
Juneau AK 99801
In vibrant downtown near the Alaska State Capitol Building courthouse Governors mansion state and city museums and within walking distance to various restaurants coffee shops and retail stores.
ORAnchorage Regional Office: Conveniently located at
3601 C Street Suite 878
Anchorage AK 99503
In Midtown Anchorage and within walking distance to Cuddy Family Park Loussac Library and Natural Pantry.
Both locations provide ample parking spaces conveniently connected to offices.A hybrid work environment offers opportunities for designated telework and inoffice days.
Who we are looking for:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following competencies in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications listed below:- Oral and Written Communication: Expressed information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example technical sensitive controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
- Social Services:Knowledge of the concepts principles theories practices and current trends in social services used in the planning design implementation and/or evaluation of programs that provide a broad range of social supports to individuals families and communities.
- Grants Management: Knowledge of requirements practices and procedures for soliciting receiving reviewing and preprocessing proposals and awarding and administering grants and agreements.
- Managing Human Resources:Plans distributes coordinates and monitors work assignments of others evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected utilized and developed and that they are treated fairly and equitably.
To view the general description and example of duties for this job class please go to the following link and search for Social Services Program Officer: QualificationsAny combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:CompetencyBased Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competencybased minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc. supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.
Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc. supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.
- Analytical Thinking/ProblemSolving:uses a logical systematic sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on ones knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Organizational Awareness: Knows the organizations mission and functions and how its social political and technological systems work and operate effectively within them; this includes the programs policies procedures rules and regulations of the organization.
- Planning and Evaluating:Organizes work sets priorities and determines resource requirements; determines short or longterm goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
- Social Services:Knowledge of the concepts principles theories practices and current trends in social work administration and social services including child and/or adult protective services and casework management used in the planning design and/or implementation of programs that provide a broad range of social supports to individuals and families.
- Technical Credibility:Understands and appropriately applies principles procedures requirements regulations and policies related to specialized expertise.
Equivalent to those typically gained by:Any combination of preparatory postsecondary education and/or progressively responsible professionallevel experience providing developing administrating or managing social/health services or social/health service programs.
Special Note:
Competencies means a combination of interrelated knowledge skills abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.
Typically gained by means the prevalent usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.
Training and education in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom online selfstudy and onthejob) from accredited and unaccredited sources and longduration (such as a postsecondary degree) and shortduration (such as a seminar) programs.
Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones judgment.
Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.Additional Required Information
At the time of the interview please provide the following:
- Three 3 professional references we may contact by phone one 1 of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor if not already provided in the application.
- Copies of your two 2 most recent performance evaluations if available.
- A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies if not already provided in the application.
Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS
For your application to be evaluated you mustanswer the Supplemental Questions.
The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicants level of competence in applying certain behaviors knowledge skills and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery Fluency Literacy and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.
EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not transcripts will be required before employment.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university it may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.
WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not documented in your application please provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether you worked fulltime or parttime. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.MULTIPLE LOCATIONS:The location of this position is currently in Juneau.The position may be located inAnchorage or Juneaudepending upon the location of the most qualified candidate. Please select the location(s) you are willing to be considered for. Thereisonepositionto be filled.MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one 1 vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety 90 days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.
APPLICATION NOTICE
regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at(tollfree) or .If you choose to be contacted by email please ensure your email address is correct on your application and that the spam filter will permit email from the govermentjobs domains.For information on allowing emails from the governmentjobs domains visit the Lost Password Help page at STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please callin Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 oror correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P. O. Box 110201 Juneau AK. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.
WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at(tollfree) orif you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to.
For applicant password assistance please visit InformationFor specific information about the position feel free to contact the hiring manager at:Tony Piper/CMHS Program AdministratorRequired Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
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