Mental Health Clinician

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

Seeking a bachelor’s level clinician to provide general mental health and social work services to clients of the Public Defender Agency. This position performs and consults on therapeutic treatment services for clients; and serves as a consultant and trainer to other Agency attorneys and staff on holistic service provision, communication strategies, and therapeutic impacts of proposed case and treatment plans for clients.

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel in many types of cases and the Public Defender Agency is appointed by the Court to represent people who are unable to afford counsel on their own. Support positions are an integral part of providing that representation and protecting our clients' rights. This position is essential to the success of the division by providing client support designed to improve case outcomes and improve client success.

Support staff at the Public Defender Agency have the opportunity to learn about the legal system and hone their administrative skills to further their career development in the legal field. Most importantly, they get to do this while working as a team to provide meaningful contributions to Alaska, as the work we do impacts people’s lives and protects the constitutional rights of all Alaskans.

This important work helps improve case outcomes for individuals charged with crimes, helps re-unify families, and provides the foundation for successful re-entry into communities.

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.

What You Will Be Doing:
Seeking a bachelor’s level clinician to provide general mental health and social work services to clients of the Public Defender Agency. This position performs and consults on therapeutic treatment services for clients; and serves as a consultant and trainer to other Agency attorneys and staff on holistic service provision, communication strategies, and therapeutic impacts of proposed case and treatment plans for clients.

The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to counsel in many types of cases and the Public Defender Agency is appointed by the Court to represent people who are unable to afford counsel on their own. Support positions are an integral part of providing that representation and protecting our clients' rights. This position is essential to the success of the division by providing client support designed to improve case outcomes and improve client success.

Support staff at the Public Defender Agency have the opportunity to learn about the legal system and hone their administrative skills to further their career development in the legal field. Most importantly, they get to do this while working as a team to provide meaningful contributions to Alaska, as the work we do impacts people’s lives and protects the constitutional rights of all Alaskans.

This important work helps improve case outcomes for individuals charged with crimes, helps re-unify families, and provides the foundation for successful re-entry into communities.

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.

The office is located in downtown Anchorage near the Nesbett and Boney courthouses, with parking…