Mental Health Clinician 1 (02-1429)

State of Alaska • Anchorage, AK

6d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Seeking a bachelor’s level clinician to provide general mental health and social work services to clients of the Public Defender Agency. This position performs and consults on therapeutic treatment services for clients; and serves as a consultant and trainer to other Agency attorneys and staff on holistic service provision, communication strategies, and therapeutic impacts of proposed case and treatment plans for clients. Support staff at the Public Defender Agency have the opportunity to learn about the legal system and hone their administrative skills to further their career development in the legal field. Most importantly, they get to do this while working as a team to provide meaningful contributions to Alaska, as the work we do impacts people’s lives and protects the constitutional rights of all Alaskans. This important work helps improve case outcomes for individuals charged with crimes, helps re-unify families, and provides the foundation for successful re-entry into communities. Your first 12 months in the Agency are probationary and considered a training period, with formal and on-the-job training with your supervisor and your colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in counseling, psychology, social work, child guidance, vocational rehabilitation, or a closely related field.
• Must have a license (Clinical Social Worker or a Licensed Professional Counselor) to practice social work or a temporary license to practice social work in Alaska or practice as a student in a social work program approved by the Alaska Board of Social Work Examiners.
• Full disclosure of ALL past criminal convictions (both misdemeanor and felony including suspended impositions of sentence) at the time of application is required.
• Provide College transcripts or copy of your degree at time of interview.
• Provide three professional references, two who have had supervisory experience over you, including current email and/or daytime phone number at time of interview.

Nice To Haves

• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Adaptability: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide general mental health and social work services to clients of the Public Defender Agency.
• Perform and consult on therapeutic treatment services for clients.
• Serve as a consultant and trainer to other Agency attorneys and staff on holistic service provision, communication strategies, and therapeutic impacts of proposed case and treatment plans for clients.

Benefits

• Training period with formal and on-the-job training with your supervisor and your colleagues.
• Opportunity to learn about the legal system.
• Hone administrative skills to further career development in the legal field.
• Work as a team to provide meaningful contributions to Alaska.
• Work impacts people’s lives and protects the constitutional rights of all Alaskans.
• Helps improve case outcomes for individuals charged with crimes.
• Helps re-unify families.
• Provides the foundation for successful re-entry into communities.
• Parking provided.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level