Social Services Program Coordinator; PCN

Social Services Program Coordinator

This individual position is exempt from the hiring freeze. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health. We'd be delighted to have you join our team. If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today.

This position is open to Alaskan residents only. Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify. This position is currently located in Anchorage. The position may be in Anchorage or Juneau, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.

What you will be doing:
This Social Services Program Coordinator position, within the Division of Behavioral Health (DBH) Director's Office, Policy, Legislative, Regulations, Communication, and Planning Section, is fully responsible for coordinating and managing multiple smaller programs, which include coordinating strategic planning, policy, procedure development, communications, legislative and regulatory activities. Under the supervision and direction of the Social Services Program Officer (SSPO), you will act as a secondary point of contact for regulatory work and will provide the lead regulatory division staff with relief by taking one regulation package at a time or by assisting on specific tasks in a joint effort to ensure timely and consistent processing from start to finish on select regulation projects.

In this postion you will also assist the Social Services Program Officer in conducting bill analyses and assessing legislative impact (e.g. draft bills, passed legislation, fiscal impacts) on division practices, as needed. This position supports internal and external communications to ensure effective program implementation and operational continuity.

The benefits of joining our team:
Describe the benefits of working for your team, such as career advancement and development, flexible work schedules, and possible telework, and highlight how the work is meaningful, such as serving one's community.

The working environment you can expect:
Anchorage Regional Office:
Conveniently located at 3601

C. St., Suite 878, Anchorage, AK 99503, Midtown Anchorage, and within walking distance of Cuddy Family Park, Loussac Library, and Natural Pantry. Juneau Central Office:
Located at 350 Main St., Suite 214, Juneau, AK 99801, in vibrant downtown near the Alaska State Capitol Building, courthouse, governor's mansion, state and city museums, and within walking distance to various restaurants, coffee shops, and gift stores. A hybrid work environment offers the opportunity for designated telework and in-office days.

Who we are looking for:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Attention to Detail:
  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Interpersonal
  
  Skills:
  
  Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are possibly difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Vision:
  Understands where the organization is headed and how to make a contribution; takes a long-term view and recognizes opportunities to help the organization accomplish its objectives or move toward the vision.

Minimum Qualifications:

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency's description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

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

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
  Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Oral and…