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.
We take pride in our ability to offer staff a comprehensive benefits package that includes; 401k with employer match, 11 paid holidays, health/dental/life insurance, competitive paid time off schedule with accrual increases for every two years of service, casual dress and 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.
How to Apply
Please 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
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. Preferred Qualifications: Associate’s degree and two years’ successful work experience in an administrative position.
Administrative Specialist in Wasilla for the Child Care Assistance and Work Services programs. Full time position available for an enthusiastic professional with excellent attention to detail who will provide administrative and program support to the AFS team, as well as to clients. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and one year of administrative work experience with proficiency in MS Office applications. Preferred Qualifications: Associate’s degree and/or certification in office management and two years of successful administrative experience.
Breastfeeding Peer Counselor for the WIC Program. This is a part-time position for a paraprofessional support person who gives basic breastfeeding information and encouragement to WIC pregnant and breastfeeding mothers by telephone, in the office or at hospital visits and is available outside the usual 8 to 5 working schedule. Attends/assists with prenatal classes and breastfeeding support groups. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and six months of successful work experience. Must have recent experience breastfeeding.
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. Preferred Qualifications: Background and/or training in Trauma Informed Principles and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and one year additional experience in family mediation, providing parenting support services, and a clear understanding of high-risk family dynamics.
Case Technician in Wasilla for the Work Services Program. Full 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. Preferred Qualifications: Associate's degree in human services or closely related field and two years’ experience providing direct client services or resolving customer issues.
Competent Professional Authority (CPA) in Homer for the WIC Program. Full 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 CPA Certification Exam. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in health, nutrition or related field plus WIC CPA certification. One year of successful work experience in a WIC program or other public health field.
Eligibility Technician in Anchorage with the Child Care Assistance Program. Full time position available to include scheduling and conducting parent interviews for program eligibility, determining subsidy level and eligible/available funds. Create and maintain accurate and timely files for clients. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and two years of successful work experience in a related field. Preferred Qualifications: Associate's degree with one year of successful work experience in a related field.
Eligibility Technician in Wasilla with the Coastal/Central Child Care Assistance Program. Full time position available to include scheduling and conducting parent interviews for program eligibility, determining subsidy level and eligible/available funds. Create and maintain accurate and timely files for clients. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and two years of successful work experience in a related field. Preferred Qualifications: Associate's degree with one year of successful work experience in a related field.
Family Contact Facilitator in Wasilla for the Family Support and Preservation Program. Full 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. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and one-year additional experience in family mediation, proven parenting support services and a clear understanding of high-risk family dynamics.
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. 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.
Probation Technician in Palmer for the Alcohol Safety Action Program. Full time position available to provide case coordination to all ASAP clients that enter the program through a well-established and structured client delivery process. Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent and three years’ experience working in a social services agency or a program related field. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field and experience working with the court system.
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