Lead Family Coordinator

Do you have lived or learned experience in addressing the behavioral health needs of children in Alaska? As a part of the new Children's Mental Health Initiative from Alaska's Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), the Lead Family Coordinator (LFC) is an exciting new opportunity for someone to work with agencies and families across Alaska to implement new projects which address the behavioral health needs of children in their own communities. This role will involve meeting people, training, using data for decision-making, and working with diverse communities across Alaska both online and in person. A great chance to make great change for Alaska's children and families!

The Center for Human Development at UAA is excited to announce a new position that will assist agencies across Alaska in addressing community-specific behavioral health needs for children. Developed in collaboration with the State of Alaska Division of Behavioral Health through their new Children's Mental Health Initiative, the new Lead Family Coordinator position is an opportunity for enthusiastic change-makers to work with professionals, staff, and families to identify and implement evidence-based practices which will improve access to behavioral health services for Alaskan children. The successful candidate can anticipate opportunities such as collaborating with partners to develop and implement trainings, analyzing data to identify strengths and gaps in the current children's behavioral health system, working with Alaskan agencies to effectively communicate findings to community members, and being a leading voice in developing recommendations that will strengthen and improve behavioral health care for children across Alaska. This position will operate statewide, with regular travel to rural communities as well as annual meetings in Anchorage/Juneau and Washington D.C. Other highlights of this position will be using lived experience as part of the work, working in culturally and trauma response ways, working closely with state agencies and local providers.

To thrive in this role, the successful applicant will have a demonstrated passion for improving Alaska's behavioral health system for children through successful collaboration with community-based organizations. This person should have lived experience with the children's behavioral health system, either as a family member, a clinical professional, or a combination of those two experiences. Other skills which will help this individual be successful include having had training or lived experience in various aspects of Behavior Health (ex: trauma-informed care and responsiveness, FASD, severe emotional disturbance); enjoying working with diverse groups of people (ex: teams, agency staff, family members, etc.); being comfortable talking, sharing, and presenting in front of large groups; and having education or training in how to interpret and use data for decision making, including developing achievable recommendations and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

A qualified applicant for this position can have one of two backgrounds: 1) Lived experience with the behavioral health system for children here in Alaska OR 2) A Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work, education, counseling, behavior analysis, human services or a related field. The qualified applicant be able to document up to 6 years of experience - through formal education, training, lived experience or working in behavioral health agencies. Writing and public speaking should also be part of the applicant's experience since this person will be facilitating meetings and reporting on progress monthly.

Position Details:

This position is a remote within Alaska position with the ability to work from any UA campus throughout the state. This is a full-time, term-funded, exempt staff position complete with both a competitive salary and full employee benefits package. UA provides a generous compensation package that includes retirement options, annual leave, 12 paid holidays per year, tuition waivers for employees and family members, and affordable medical, dental and vision care coverage. New hires will be placed on the UA Staff Salary Schedule, Grade 79, based on education and experience.

To be considered for this position, applicants will need to upload the following documents to their online application:

• Cover letter highlighting qualifications that meet the specific requirements of this position
• Resume
• Writing sample either as a professional or to a professional (email, letter, etc.)
  • If you have neither of these, submit a sample you might write to a professional
• Name and contact of three professional references
  • For people with lived experience, these references can be from professionals who know your work as a family member/support for a youth with behavioral health issues

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until a successful candidate is identified. Review of application materials will begin immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient and viable number of qualified candidates have been identified.

*To be eligible for this position, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction.  Applicants who now or may in the future require visa sponsorship to work in the United States are not eligible.

This position is a term-funded position and is reviewed annually for contract renewal at the University's discretion.

The University of Alaska (UA) is responsible for providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the applicant screening process. If you need assistance in completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact UA Human Resources by phone at 907-450-8200.

UA is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, educational institution and provider and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.

The successful applicant is required to complete a background check. Any offer of employment is contingent on the background check.

Your application for employment with the University of Alaska is subject to public disclosure under the Alaska Public Records Act.

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Chris Sturm, Clinical Director & Complex Behavior Consultant, at jcsturm@alaska.edu.

All employees at the University of Alaska are expected to uphold the highest standards of ethics and professionalism when conducting or engaged in university business.

*Each university within the University of Alaska system publishes an Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains information regarding campus safety and security including topics such as: campus law enforcement authority; crime reporting policies; campus alerts (Timely Warnings and Emergency Notifications); fire safety policies and procedures; programs to prevent dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking; the procedures the University will follow when one of these crimes is reported; and other matters of importance related to security on campus. The report also contains information about crime statistics for the three most recent calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in On-Campus Student Housing Facilities; in Noncampus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or a recognized student organization; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus.  The report also contains fire statistics for any fires occurring in an On-Campus Student Housing Facility during the three most recent calendar years.  

Access to the reports is available at:

UAA: (Addresses Anchorage campus, Aviation Technology Complex, JBER - Elmendorf Extension, JBER - Richardson Extension, Kenai Peninsula College - Kachemak Bay campus, Kenai Peninsula College - Kenai River campus, Kodiak College, Kodiak High School Extension, Matanuska-Susitna College, Prince William Sound College, and Prince William Sound College - Cordova Extension) Online: https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/students/safety. Request a paper copy in person: UAA Police Department Office at Room 114 of Eugene Short Hall on the Anchorage campus / UAA Dean of Students Office at Room 122 of Rasmuson Hall on the Anchorage campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-786-1120 or police@uaa.alaska.edu / 907-786-1214 or uaa_deanofstudents@alaska.edu. 

UAF: (Addresses Fairbanks Campus, Bristol Bay Campus, Chukchi Campus, Community and Technical College, Kasitsna Bay Campus, Seward Marine Center, Tok Campus, Kuskokwim Campus, and Northwest Campus) Online: https://www.uaf.edu/orca/files/ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: UAF Office of Rights, Compliance and Accountability on the 3rd Floor of Constitution Hall. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-474-7300 or uaf-orca@alaska.edu.

UAS: (Addresses the Juneau Auke Bay Campus, Juneau Technical Education Center, Sitka Campus, & Ketchikan Campus) Online: https://uas.alaska.edu/equity-and-compliance/docs/clery/UAS_ASFSR.pdf. Request a paper copy in person: Hendrickson Building, Suite 202 on the Juneau campus. Request a paper copy by mail: 907-796-6371 or emailing uas.clery@alaska.edu.