Protective Services Specialist ; PCN - Interior Rural

Position: Protective Services Specialist 4 (PCN 063200 - Interior Rural)

Protective Services Specialist 4 (PCN 063200 - Interior Rural)

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Job Description

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. Please check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

The Department of Family and Community Services, Office of Children's Services (OCS) is recruiting for a full‑time Protective Service Specialist 4 located in Fairbanks, Alaska.

What You Will Be Doing

The individual in this position is the bridge between management and front‑line protective services staff, while also acting as a resource within the office and community, and serving as a community liaison with other agencies. They supervise a number of caseworkers, assigning, reviewing and consulting on cases, and have a variety of administrative functions, as well as providing personnel management for their staff.

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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

Protective Services Specialists have very challenging jobs that can be stressful at times but there are few occupations that offer more opportunities to learn new things about families, your communities, and yourself.

Your first 12 months in the agency are probationary and considered a training period, with formal and on‑the‑job training with your supervisor and your colleagues.

Protective Services Specialists may be promoted to managerial, programmatic, or administrative positions within the agency.

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

The Fairbanks Field Office serves the Fairbanks area, North Pole, as well as surrounding communities.

The Interior Rural Field Office serves approximately 30 rural communities in the Interior of Alaska. The home base location is in the Fairbanks Field office. This position requires frequent travel to rural communities in the interior, by car and plane.

The work we perform is critical and significantly impacts the communities we serve. As a result, the Office of Children's Services works on evenings and weekends as well as weekdays, so overtime and on‑call work are expectations of our workers.

For information on the Fairbanks community (including schools, hospitals, housing) please review the Alaska Community Profiles.

We Are Seeking a Candidate With The Following Competencies

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving:
  Uses a logical, systematic, and 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.
• Integrity/Honesty:
  Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Shows consistency in words and actions. Models high standards of ethics.
• 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 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.
• Developing Others:
  Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.

Special Note

• This position requires a valid Alaska driver's license.
• Additionally, while the Division does have vehicles assigned…