Office Assistant ; Licensing PCN

Office Assistant 2

The Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children's Services (OCS) is recruiting for full-time Office Assistant 2 located in Anchorage, Alaska. What you will be doing The Office Assistant 2 is the clerical support to the OCS Anchorage Regional foster care licensing team. Primarily the individual selected will provide for child safety in foster homes by: assisting to process background fingerprint checks for foster applicants;

utilizing the NABCS database to ensure fingerprints are tracked and information is continually updated, organizing and filing closed files, assisting with certified mailing, filing licensing paperwork, copying, scanning, data entry and occasional Resource family recruitment participation as well as other support duties to the Department as necessary. Our organization, mission, and culture The Office of Children's Services strives for a diverse and inclusive workforce where safety and wellbeing are paramount and employees at all levels promote a culture where everyone is valued, treated equitably, and treated respectfully.

The mission of the Office of Children's Services is:
Ensuring the safety, permanency and well-being of children by strengthening families, engaging communities, and partnering with Tribes. Everything we do is underpinned by our Core Values.

Benefits of joining our team Be a part of a dynamic and highly functioning team. Your first 6 months in the agency are probationary and considered a training period, with formal and on-the-job training with your supervisor and your colleagues. You will have the opportunities for career advancement and development. You will collaborate with community partners. Full-time benefits of this position include but are not limited to:
Insurance Benefits;
Retirement Benefits;
Paid Leave; and twelve paid holidays per year. Please see the benefits tab on this posting for more information. Working environment you can expect This position is located in the University Center Mall off of Old Seward, with occasional work done out of the Anchorage Regional Office 5 minutes down Tudor and both are within walking distance to amenities and restaurants.

Join our team as we partner with community members to establish safe and stable homes for vulnerable children and youth needing temporary or permanent care. We offer multiple skill development opportunities, both in person and virtual, in the fields of clerical support, customer service, systems operations and awareness of culture and race.

We are seeking a candidate with the following competencies Organized workplace:
Successfully organizes activities, tasks, and projects that require accuracy, planning, and record keeping. Written communication:
Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience. Frequent interaction with others:
Applies a strong 'people orientation' rather than a task orientation to comfortably deal with multiple interruptions on a continual basis, always maintaining a friendly interface with others. Self-management:
Effectively prioritizes and completes tasks in order to deliver desired outcomes within allotted time frames. Teamwork:
Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.

Special note All positions require a successful completion of a background investigation, including fingerprinting and a criminal records check. Additionally, while the Division does have vehicles assigned to it, they may not always be available for staff use. Mileage reimbursement is available when a personal vehicle is used for work-related matters. Current automotive insurance must be in place prior to use of a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the State.

The successful candidate may be required to attend multiple training courses normally located in Anchorage.

Minimum qualifications High school diploma or the equivalent AND one year of experience that includes clerical tasks such as greeting clients, answering phones, typing, filing, sorting mail, entering data, receiving payments, making change, or maintaining logs. Substitution:
Education from an accredited college may substitute for the required experience (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of experience; 150 hours of vocation education equal one month of experience). Special note: 'High school diploma equivalent' means one of the following:
1) a G.E.D.;
2) completion of any basic adult education course equivalent to 480 class hours (16 weeks at 30 course hours per week);
3) acceptance in full standing by an accredited college or university;
4) highest grade of school completed plus an amount of paid or volunteer experience that totals 12 years and includes basic clerical tasks such as greeting clients, answering phones, typing, filing, sorting mail, entering data, receiving payments, making change, or maintaining logs. Some positions in this…