Job ID:                06-3936-46
Company Name:             State of Alaska
Job Category:              Non-Profit/Volunteer; Accounting/Finance
Location:                 Anchorage, AK
Position Type:         Full-Time, Employee
Experience:          Unspecified

Job Description:

Are you ready to accept the next challenge in your professional Social Worker career?

Do you want to make an important and lasting difference in the lives of Alaska’s families?

The Anchorage Region of the Office of Children’s Services is recruiting to fill a Children’s Services Supervisor position; (Social Worker IV).

The incumbent should be able to organize, direct and assume full responsibility for the delivery of professional children’s protective services. You will oversee and supervise a staff of up to 8 professionals.

The supervisor selected for this position will exercise the full range of skills necessary to ensure the welfare and healthy growth of Alaska’s children and families.

Duties will include:

* Applying leadership and management skills, modeling appropriate behavior.
* Daily supervision of individuals providing children’s protective services.
* Overseeing casework schedules, managing workloads, ensuring quality procedures.
* Identifying training needs; providing training as required.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

* Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices and legal aspects of social work.
* Considerable knowledge of casework techniques and management.
* Considerable knowledge of human behavior dynamics.
* Ability to instruct, motivate and supervise subordinates.

Applicants selected to begin the interview process will be required to submit a technical writing sample (Essay) based on a topic to be provided.

If you feel you embody these skills and abilities, we want to hear from you.

We offer the following starting benefit package:

* Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental.
* Employer paid $2000 Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available.
* Optional long and short-term disability plans.
* Optional dependent and health care flexible spending accounts.
* Retirement programs with a wide variety of investment options.
* Vacation leave of 15 hours per month with an accrual rate increase based on time served.
* 11 paid holidays.

For more information regarding these benefits, please review the following web site:
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ADMIN/drb/home.htm

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View Class Specifications for this job:

Special Note:
An individual who has graduated with a degree in social work from an accredited college or university and who is otherwise eligible for licensure as a social worker in the State of Alaska may apply for a vacancy. An applicant qualifying under this option may receive a job offer conditional upon completion of the licensing requirement. Proof of licensure will be required prior to reporting for duty.

As of July 1, 2001, a Social Worker license issued by the State of Alaska is required for all persons initially hired into this job class. Continued employment as a Social Worker requires employees to adhere to the Social Worker licensing requirements in accordance with Alaska Statutes and regulations. Refer to AS 08.95 Social Workers and 12 AAC 18 Board of Social Work Examiner, administered by the Department of Community and Economic Development, Division of Occupational Licensing.

Incumbents in this job class who meet the first minimum qualification requirement shall be assigned the title Children’s Services Supervisor. Incumbents in this job class who meet the second or third minimum qualification requirement shall be assigned the title Social Worker IV (Children’s Services).

All positions require a valid Alaska driver’s license and successful completion of a background investigation, including fingerprinting and a criminal records check.

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in a social, behavioral, or health science or in law or a closely related field; and one year of professional experience equivalent to Children’s Services Specialist III, Social Worker II, or Social Worker II (Children’s Services) directed at providing health or social services to individuals, families, or groups to assist them in achieving more adequate, satisfying, and productive social adjustment.

OR
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a major in a social, behavioral, or health science or in law or a closely related field; and three years of professional experience equivalent to Children’s Services Specialist II directed at providing health or social services to individuals, families, or groups to assist them in achieving more adequate, satisfying, and productive social adjustment.

OR
Possession of a current Social Worker license issued by the State of Alaska (see “Special Note”) and one year of full proficiency-level professional experience equivalent to Children’s Services Specialist II directed at providing health or social services to individuals, families, or groups to assist them in achieving more adequate, satisfying, and productive social adjustment.

OR
Possession of a current Social Worker license issued by the State of Alaska (see “Special Note”) and three years of full proficiency-level professional experience equivalent to Children’s Services Specialist II directed at providing health or social services to individuals, families, or groups to assist them in achieving more adequate, satisfying, and productive social adjustment.

OR
Employed currently and continuously since June 30, 2001, by the State of Alaska under the job classification title “Social Worker” and one year of full proficiency-level professional experience equivalent to Social Worker II or Social Worker II (Children’s Services) directed at providing health or social services to individuals, families, or groups to assist them in achieving more adequate, satisfying, and productive social adjustment.

Special Notice for Recruitment:

Please Read Carefully

COVER LETTER LOCATED ON JOB QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (JQS)
In your cover letter located on the Job Qualification Summary, you must highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities as they pertain to the knowledge skills and abilities listed in the job description above. In addition, your application package will be reviewed to determine if you possess the experience, strengths and characteristics we are seeking in an employee.

Your cover letter will be considered one of your writing samples and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your Applicant Profile, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full- or part-time. Applicant Profiles and Job Qualification Summaries will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may 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 Applicant Profile. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degrees Obtained field. Copies of transcripts will be required at time of interview.

SPECIAL 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 ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

If you have successfully submitted your application online, a confirmation page will appear, telling you the date and time your application was submitted, and a confirmation email will be sent to you. If you do not see a confirmation page, or if you do not receive a confirmation email within half hour after submitting your application, call the Division of Personnel to confirm that it was received successfully. Do make sure that you have the correct email address in your Applicant Profile, and that your spam filter will permit email from the ’state.ak.us’ domain.

Additional Required Information:

Applicants selected to begin the interview process will be required to submit a technical writing sample based on a topic to be provided. Applicants advancing to the personal interview phase will be required to bring to the interview:

1. A list of three (3) professional references with daytime telephone contact numbers.

2. A copy of transcripts.

Contact Person:Lisa McClure, Administrative Officer

Date required by:

E-Mail Address:lisa.mcclure@alaska.gov

Mailing Address:Not Available

Fax Number:Not Available

Phone Number:(907) 269-3912

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