Social Services Program Coordinator

This position is open to current State of Alaska employees only.

Please check the definition below to determine if you qualify.

The Department of Family and Community Services,

Office of Children's Services (OCS)

is

recruiting for full-time

Social Services Program Coordinator

located in

Anchorage, Alaska.

This role evaluates statewide child welfare programs to ensure child safety and high-quality service delivery. It assesses the work of social workers, children’s services specialists, and supervisors for compliance with policy, best practices, and state and federal requirements. The position gathers feedback from community partners, including the judicial system, tribal organizations, service providers, caregivers, and families to identify systemic issues and recommend improvements.

It also provides professional and technical guidance to strengthen program performance.

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

.

Joining our team will provide you with the satisfaction of working with a dynamic, diverse, and high performing team while simultaneously having a positive impact on the team as well as the families of Alaska.

Your first twelve months in the agency are probationary and considered a training period, with formal virtual training and on-the-job training with your supervisor and with other colleagues.

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.

This position is located at our Anchorage State Office, which is centrally located in Midtown, providing easy access to all of Anchorage.

For information on the Anchorage community (including schools, hospitals, and housing) please review the

Alaska Community Profiles

.

Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

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.

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Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy

All positions require valid  successful completion of a background investigation, including fingerprinting and a criminal records check.

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

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.

Your complete application will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties for a

Social Services Program Coordinator

,please go to the following link:

class specs

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic,…