Alaska Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workplace and offering a competitive salary and benefits package. We are the largest community behavioral health center in Alaska with offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Wasilla. We are actively growing our staff and new positions are frequently added!
Learn about Student Internship Opportunities.
Current Job Openings
Learn about opportunities & signing bonuses for master’s level clinicians.
Most job applications must be submitted through our on-line employment application portal. The hiring supervisor or the HR Department will contact applicants selected for an interview. You will continue to have access to your online application. Then if you become interested in other positions, simply log back in and apply.
Current Openings and Employment Application
Some jobs have special requirements.
- Driving: If the job description lists driving, please obtain a copy of your driving record and attach it to your application.
- National Provider Identifier: All service providers are required to obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number prior to start of employment. This number is unique to the individual, not the employer, and will stay with them wherever they may provide services. To apply for the NPI click here: https://nppes.cms.hhs.gov/NPPES/Welcome.do OR call 1-800-465-3203.
For More Information:
Cheryl Mounts, BS, PHR, SHRM-CP
HR Director
907-261-5323
jobs@akbh.org
Benefits
Some of the benefits available to AKBH employees are:
Health
- Medical, vision, dental and prescription insurance
- Life insurance and long-term disability at no cost to employees
- Flexible Spending Accounts (HSA, FSA, FSA Dependent Care)
Savings
- 401(k) plan with an employer match up to 5%
- Some positions are eligible for student loan repayment
- Annual performance-based incentive plan
Work Life
- 3 weeks PTO first year, 6 weeks in subsequent years
- 10 paid holidays
- Flexible work hour plans (based on team needs)
- On site clinical supervision for professionals seeking licensure
Benefit eligible employees are covered the first day of the month following employment or if employed on the first day of the month, you become eligible that day.
This information is subject to change. For a complete list of benefits available to employees and families, please contact the Human Resources Department.
Professional Development
At Alaska Behavioral Health, we value the personal development of the people we serve and our staff. We are committing to helping our staff grow professionally to meet the needs of our clients and their own career goals.
Clinical Staff
Clinical engage in developmental pathways that support increased competency and specialization. Given the complexity of the work we do, we commit to developing and retaining a highly qualified, competent and experienced clinical workforce.
Phase 1: For new Master’s Level Clinicians
For new Master’s level clinicians, in their first two years of post-master’s experience, the focus is on developing core clinical competencies.
Support for achieving licensure (we aim for 100% within 3 years of graduation)
Intensive clinical supervision (2 hours per week combined individual and group)
Training in an evidence-based practice (EBP)
Phase 2: Building Skills
The focus during Phase II extends beyond basic clinical competencies to include more advanced skills and treatment of complex conditions.
- Training and supervision in a second EBP
- Develop competency in treating complex populations
- For Child & Family Clinicians: Learn Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) or the ARC framework (Attachment, Regulation and Competency)
- For Clinicians working with Adults: Develop competency skill sets using CBT for Anxiety, Depression, Personality Disorders and Schizophrenia as mentored through individual, group supervision and external training resources
Phase 3: Building Mentoring Skills
In Phase III, clinicians are building competencies to be able to actively engage in peer mentorship of new clinicians.
- Clinicians in the adult continuum are actively working toward or are in process of achieving CBT certification from the Beck Institute.
- Clinicians are supported in learning multiple EBPs across multiple populations and developing clinical supervision skills.
- Clinicians receive direct mentoring from senior directors and managers in systems of supervision, advanced case conceptualization and mentoring for clinical leadership.
- Clinicians in the children’s continuum also become trainers in specific areas of expertise (i.e. Trauma 101 trainers).
Phase 4: Developing Clinical Management Skills
In Phase IV, we aim to support the development of clinical management as well as professional growth for providers who do not intend to become managers.
- Clinicians work on developing new areas of service/programs/expanding services for new specialty populations and/or
- May become licensure clinical supervisors, train new clinicians, facilitate group supervision and/or
- May transition into clinical management positions.
Thinking of moving to Alaska?
Do you love the great outdoors and have a taste for adventure?
See the northern lights dancing in the winter sky or go on summer adventures in the land of the midnight sun! Alaska residents pay no state income tax. Relocation assistance may be available depending on the position.
Anchorage
Anchorage provides quick access in the winter to skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and dog sledding with easy access to hiking trails, biking, river rafting, fishing, and hunting in the other seasons. Anchorage has a population of approximately 300,000 and offers a cultural setting and great schools.
Fairbanks
Fairbanks, also known as the Golden Heart City, is the largest city in Interior Alaska and serves as the regional economic and health care center for the Interior and Northern Alaska. The city and its surrounding borough are home to approximately 100,000 citizens and boasts a diverse culture, rich history, a thriving population and economy, and plenty to explore.
