Parenting Plan Facilitator (41-3040) Anchorage

Applicants transferring from another State of Alaska agency or applicants with prior work experience or education in the legal field may receive consideration for advance step placement.

As a facilitator your role is to assist parents reach outcomes in family law cases that are in the childs best interest. Duties include: (1) helping parents agree on a parenting plan including parenting time decision-making calculating child support co-parent communication and other identified concerns; (2) reviewing dissolution or uncontested paperwork to ensure the parenting plans and child support are complete and accurate prior to the parents first court hearing; (3) interviewing children when ordered by the court and providing a written summary; and (4) coaching high-conflict parents using the Bill Eddy New Ways for Families method including individual sessions with each parent to educate them about healthy co-parenting tools and communication techniques.

Additionally you will attend trainings review literature applicable to the field of child custody follow updates on changes within the laws rules and cases related to child custody and case consult with other Parenting Plan Facilitators or professionals. This will include regular meetings with dispute resolution staff to discuss office functions issues or processes. This position will assist with day-to-day operation of the office when administrative assistant is on leave or unavailable.

The preferred candidate will have graduate level training or lengthy experience in social work psychology law education child development counseling behavioral sciences or a closely related field.

The Work Hours

Full-time court employees are currently scheduled to work 37.5 hours per week. The work hours for this position are Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a one-hour lunch break.

Exceptional Benefits for Full-Time Employees

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays medical dental and optional vision coverage and employer-paid life insurance. Employees are enrolled in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)and the Alaska Supplemental Annuity Plan (SBS) with access to the Alaska Deferred Compensation Plan. Personal leaveis accrued for vacation illness or personal needs.

Enjoy peace of mind and long-term security while serving your community.

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IMPORTANT: Please attach a letter of interest in employment with the Alaska Court System. Failure to submit a letter may disqualify you from consideration for an interview.

Ideal candidates will possess the following knowledge skills and abilities. Please detail how you possess these traits in the required letter of interest:

• Ability to organize and prioritize work with minimal direction.
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in remaining neutral calm and professional while dealing with high conflict or emotional people.
• Ability to work with numerical data and compute calculations according to applicable rules and formulas.
• Experience drafting and preparing letters orders memoranda or other professional documents.
• Ability to hold meetings via telephone and through video conference platforms primarily Zoom.
• Experience organizing maintaining and updating office files and/or record systems.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook.

Note:This position is in the partially exempt service. The incumbents serve at-will to the appointing authority.

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A Bachelors Degree in social work psychology law criminal justice or a closely related field AND two years of professional work experience in the above fields working with families.

OR

Five years of related professional work experience in the field of family law may substitute for the Bachelors Degree.

OR

Ten or more years of professional experience in the above fields working with families.

This applies to your application submission.

Documents to be Attached to the Application (REQUIRED):

• A letter of interest completed per the instructions below.
• Post-secondary transcripts if using education to meet minimum qualifications.
• A list of three (3) professional references who have had supervisory authority over you including your most recent supervisor along with their daytime contact phone numbers andemail addresses.

LETTER OF INTEREST
Please attach a professional letter of interest to your application before submitting it online or if unable to attach to your application email it to .

Your letter of interest should:
1) Be professionally written and include proper format grammar spelling and punctuation.
2) Explain how you meet the minimum qualifications of the position.
3) Express your interest in employment with the Alaska Court System.

The letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The States online recruitment system Workplace Alaska requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The Alaska Court System does not sponsor visas.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your application provide the employers name your job title dates of employment and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the Minimum Qualifications you must fill in the Education and Training section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degree Obtained field. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications for the position and are required with each application.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. 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. post-secondary institution 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 post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

SELECTION PROCEDURE
Applicants will be required to meet the Minimum Qualifications as outlined above. Unfortunately we cannot always interview all applicants. If your application is considered not qualified you will be sent a notice within two weeks after the closing date for this recruitment. If you believe your application was improperly disqualified you may appeal this decision to the Human Resources Director at 820 West 4th Avenue Anchorage AK 99501-2005 within five workdays from the date the notice is mailed to you. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES NOTICE
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 sixty (60) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

NEPOTISM REVIEW
To avoid a conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety applicants who have a spouse close relative and/or regular member of their household employed by the Alaska Court System may not be considered for employment without the approval of the Administrative Director.

BACKGROUND CHECK
A background check will be conducted prior to an employment offer being made. Applicants who have prior convictions that have been set aside under the terms of a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) may answer no to these questions. If you are not sure if your situation requires disclosure please contact the Human Resources Department at . The Court System reserves the right to confirm all background information.

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Mailing Address: 820 West 4th Avenue Anchorage AK 99501
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