Community Care Licensing Specialist - Kenai; PCN

Community Care Licensing Specialist 1 - Kenai (PCN 063398)

Full‑time position located in the Kenai Field Office. The Community Care Licensing Specialist 1 recruit, support, assess, investigate, and license individuals across Alaska to provide critically important foster care for children. The candidate will actively recruit and support resource families to establish positive and nurturing home environments.

This role is open to Alaska residents only. Rural travel, remote supervision models, and on‑site co‑workers are expected. The position may require travel to rural communities and/or under a remote supervision model with on‑site co‑workers and support administration available.

• Recruit, support, assess, investigate, and license individuals across the State of Alaska to provide foster care.
• Recruit and support resource families to establish positive and nurturing home environments for the healthy development of children.
• Maintain licensing records, manage investigations, and ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Adaptability – adjust planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Writing – recognize or use correct English grammar, punctuation, and spelling; communicate information in a brief, clear, and organized manner.
• Interpersonal Skills – show understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develop and maintain effective relationships with others.

• Attention to Detail – thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
• Standards – knowledge of standards that are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
• Decision Making – make sound, well‑informed, and objective decisions; perceive the impact and implications of decisions.
• Integrity/Honesty – maintain the integrity of the organization; display high standards of ethical conduct.
• Interpersonal Skills – treat others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect; consider and respond appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
• Written Communication – write in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.

• Valid Alaska Driver’s License and Real .
• Local travel within 50 miles and occasional travel within the State.
• Use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN); background investigation including fingerprinting.
• Child protective history check per AS 12.62.160 and/or 13 AAC 68.315.

Full‑time benefits include insurance benefits, retirement benefits, paid leave, and twelve paid holidays per year. Additional optional benefits include group‑based insurance premiums for term life, long‑term disability, and supplemental survivor benefits.

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.