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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, 12 paid holidays, health insurance, competitive paid time off schedule with accrual increases for every two years of service, and options for flexible work schedules. Alaska Family Services 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.
We are excited to grow our Family Contact Services program. We are seeking an energetic, outgoing, and positive employees who will make a difference in the lives of the families we serve. Our program focuses on parent coaching and feedback while maintaining safe family time for families with children in OCS custody. Current openings include:
Case Manager - Full time positions to provide case management and parent coaching and feedback to families in a home-like setting. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services, Education, Social Work, Sociology or closely 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: One-year additional experience with a background in family mediation, working with families in a home-based setting, and a clear understanding of high-risk family dynamics.
Family Contact Facilitator - Full and Part time positions to provide parent coaching and feedback for family time that takes place in a home-like setting. 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.
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 to 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 South Chugach Street, Palmer AK 99645. All successful applicants must be able to pass a criminal history background check. EOE
