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Live and work in stunning Sitka, Alaska, while getting practical clinical work experience at a Community Mental Health Agency. Sitka Counseling's Family Center program is recruiting applicants to support clients and families in a collaborative, dynamic, trauma-informed, & child-centered work environment. 

Position Summary

The Direct Service Provider (DSP) provides behavioral health support for children ages 3-13 in individual as well as small group sessions. Family work may also be a possibility. Under clinical supervision, DSPs work collaboratively to develop and facilitate therapeutic lessons and activities specific to clients’ individualized treatment plan goals. These services include supporting the development of coping skills, prosocial behaviors, healthy communication, emotional literacy, self-awareness, healthy self-concept, and strategies for emotional self-regulation. Staff may deliver services at the agency's therapeutic preschool program, in the afterschool program, or be placed in a school or preschool setting to assist clients. Those with a passion for working with youth, an interest in the mental health field, and a desire for a dynamic work environment should apply!

Full-time and part-time openings. Paid graduate internships may also be available.

Salary DOE, starting at $23/hr. Health, vision, dental, paid leave, 401k and HSA benefits. On-the-job training provided. Transitional staff housing may be available.

Credentials, Experience, & Skills:

Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, Social Work, Education, or a related field and experience working with children. 21 years of age or older. Valid drivers license preferred (but not required). Demonstrated proficiency in written and oral communication. Ability to both work as part of a team and to complete tasks independently. Ability and willingness to accept and incorporate clinical supervision and constructive feedback. Ability to communicate effectively with a multicultural population. Ability to establish positive rapport, especially with children. Willingness to complete pertinent training and certifications as made available by the agency. Ability to interpret and implement complex policies and procedures, treatment plan goals, and instructions for facilitating therapeutic activities with clients. Demonstrated skills in time management, organization, problem-solving, conflict mitigation, deadline-driven tasks, general computer literacy and documentation. Ability to practice and convey unconditional positive regard, confidentiality, and professionalism to clients and families at all times. Experience working with children and families strongly preferred. Clean criminal background check and UA upon initial hire. First Aid/CPR certification (can be obtained upon employment).

Essential Functions:

  • Ensures the physical and psychological safety of clients during services by using principles of trauma-informed care and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Establishes trusting, positive, and meaningful relationships with clients.
  • Facilitates group or individual therapeutic activities focused on healthy socioemotional development and life skills as prescribed for children ages 3 through adolescence, including pre- and post-activity processing and reflection questions. Contributes to further development and revision of therapeutic curricula.
  • Monitors and encourages client participation, teaching and modeling skills for active listening and engagement as well as prosocial skills.
  • Utilizes age-appropriate interventions to redirect maladaptive behaviors and reinforce positive behaviors.
  • Supports clients in mitigating and resolving conflicts.
  • Aids clients in emotional regulation, teaching and modeling coping skills and strategies to mitigate distress.
  • Provides individual behavioral support to children within the school or daycare setting, as assigned, to promote positive participation, academic progress, and healthy socioemotional growth.
  • Identifies clients in crisis and responds appropriately.
  • Cooperatively coordinates snack planning/preparation, chore monitoring, incentive programs, cleanup, and other daily functions to support session administration.
  • Assumes roles of group session lead as scheduled, requiring curriculum review and material preparation.
  • Actively observes and interacts with children during sessions sufficiently to be able to record detailed and accurate notes on behaviors, emotions, participation in activities, and interactions within the environment.
  • Documents clinical progress and relevant client information in accordance with state and federal regulations within the specified timeline following date of service.
  • Maintains familiarity with individual client treatment plan goals, objectives, and interventions, providing feedback to Clinicians and Case Manager for treatment plan reviews and revisions.
  • Identifies client needs outside the scope of the treatment environment and assists in completing appropriate referrals.
  • Transports clients to and from services in agency vehicle, maintaining appropriate documentation of transport and monitoring general operability of vehicles (such as refueling and reporting maintenance issues).
  • Assists with general administrative tasks, corresponds with parents and community providers and relays/documents as appropriate, contributes to annual fundraising efforts, and collaborates on committee work and community outreach for the department.
  • Maintains safe, clean, and sanitized service spaces for clients.
  • Engages in weekly staff meetings, individual and group clinical supervision, and Reflective Supervision and Consultation (RSC) group.
  • Completes all required continuing education, trainings, certifications, departmental in-services, team-building exercises, and other professional development appropriate for the position.
  • Other duties as assigned by supervisor(s) relevant to the effective administration of the program’s services.

 

Other Functions:

  • Observes all agency policies and procedures
  • Ensures fidelity of programming structures and curriculum
  • Fosters a supportive and inclusive climate, both for clients and for staff
  • Utilizes the agency’s full value contract to address concerns and interpersonal conflicts
  • Adheres to agency client confidentiality policy and ethical code
  • Upholds and protects the therapeutic environment

Mental Demands: 

Knowledge of and ability to utilize conflict resolution skills with staff and client population, proficient oral and written communication skills, ability to complete and present comprehensive written evaluative reports, ability to apply sound judgment under stress, ability to work with a multicultural clinical population, ability to multi-task, ability to work efficiently under time demands.

Physical Demands: 

This position consists of light work (exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently) as well as consistent attendance, stair climbing, bending, writing, reaching, sitting on the floor and/or sitting for long periods, driving, walking, reading, seeing, keyboarding, listening for prolonged periods of time, and ability to operate a computer.

Live and work in beautiful Sitka, Alaska!

Sitka is a coastal island community in Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest, located on the ancestral land of Sheet’-Ká K’waan, home of the L’ingit people. Sitka has a richness in cultural and historical significance for Alaska, and is a paradise for the outdoor recreationist. Population 8,600, there are 14 miles of road in Sitka. It is serviced by commercial airlines and an intermittent ferry service. Sitka is a wonderfully beautiful and unique place to live and work.

To learn more, visit: https://visitsitka.org/