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Community Mental Health Services Program Administrator (PCN 060386)

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.


Welcome to the Department of Health.

We’d be delighted to have you join our team. 

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us, apply today.


This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.
Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.
This position is currently located in Anchorage.

What You Will Be Doing:
Are you ready to guide meaningful, statewide work at the intersection of prevention, behavioral health, and Alaska's justice system? If you are passionate about strengthening systems that help individuals, families, and communities thrive and want to make a lasting, statewide impact, this role offers a unique opportunity to lead meaningful change.

In this leadership role, you will provide statewide oversight for Alaska's Prevention and Early Intervention behavioral health system and support a dedicated team working across three program areas:

  • Prevention and Early Intervention (including upstream prevention, diversion, reentry, and community corrections coordination)
  • Therapeutic Courts
  • Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP)

You will supervise program leaders and staff, including program managers and probation officers, who carry out program management and evaluation, participant case monitoring, compliance, referrals, screening, case management, and accountability functions across the justice and treatment systems. You may also serve in a backup capacity for Probation Officer/Investigator duties when needed.

In this role, you will also help ensure services are effective, aligned, accountable, and responsive to community needs while supporting staff development and advancing evidence-based prevention and early intervention strategies. You will lead policy, program, and system improvement efforts using data and analysis to guide decision-making and service quality.

In addition, this position also serves as a key liaison with the Alaska Court System, the Departments of Corrections and Public Safety, treatment providers, tribal organizations, and federal partners. Your leadership will help strengthen coordinated responses across behavioral health and justice systems statewide.

You will oversee budgets, grants, and statewide funding strategies to ensure compliance, accountability, and sustainable program delivery. Beyond daily oversight, this position offers the opportunity to shape how Alaska approaches prevention and early intervention, reduce long-term behavioral health impacts, and advance coordinated approaches that support health outcomes across the state.


Our Mission, Values, and Culture:
The mission of the Division of Behavioral Health is to promote an integrated and comprehensive behavioral health system based on sound policy, effective practices, and partnerships.

Our Division Values: Connection, Collaboration, and Community.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
We offer exciting work that has a positive impact on the lives of Alaskans. The Division is guided by our belief that every employee is a change agent whose ideas, values, and beliefs are respected as they enrich our overall team environment.

This position is being filled in Anchorage and is in a friendly and dynamic office environment.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:
The Boney Courthouse: Conveniently located in Downtown Anchorage, (303 K Street, Anchorage, AK 99501), our office is within walking distance of the Anchorage Museum, numerous gift stores and coffee shops, and Town Square Park.

Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:
  • Organizational Awareness: Knows the organization's mission and functions, and how its social, political, and technological systems work and operate effectively within them; this includes the programs, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations of the organization.
  • Human Capital Management: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs; ensures employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems; develops employees to meet future organizational needs.
  • Program Oversight: Knowledge of the principles and practices for monitoring, evaluating, and ensuring accountability for program performance and outcomes.
  • Strategic Thinking: Formulates objectives and priorities and implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks.
  • Change Management: Knowledge of change management principles, strategies, and techniques required for effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating change in the organization.

Special Notice:
  1.  A Valid and Current Alaska driver`s license is required.
  2. A criminal record check will be performed at the time of hire to identify any convictions for felony or misdemeanor crimes; the applicant must meet and maintain the requirements for CJIS clearance and ASPIN access as defined by the Department of Public Safety; and ACOMS, OPTIS, and OBSCIS access as defined by the Department of Corrections throughout employment in this position.

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Community Mental Health Services Program Administrator: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Requirements

A Master's degree from an accredited college with a major in the mental health field (psychology, social work, counseling, or related).

AND

Three years of Senior-level professional experience in mental health services program development and management. Senior-level experience is typically characterized by responsibility for planning, development, management, or operation of programs and service delivery systems, fiscal management, needs assessment, program evaluation, and similar tasks.

Qualifications

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:
  1. Three (3) professional references, whom we may contact by phone, are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application. 
  2. Current performance evaluation, if available.
  3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications, if not already provided in the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS 
For your application to be evaluated, you must please answer the Supplemental Question.

APSIN CHECK
This position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally, security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application  If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed  Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application  (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts)  Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.
 
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university, it may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application, and you will not receive further consideration. 
 
WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not documented in your application, please provide the employer's name, job title, employment dates, and whether you worked full-time or part-time  Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met  Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application  If the application does not support minimum qualifications, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment  A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.


If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position, please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level  Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position  This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered  If this information is not accurately reflected in your application, this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.
 
NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
 
The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database, you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska "How to Apply" webpage, found here: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

NOTICE
Questions regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465- 4095. If you choose to be contacted by email, please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domain. For information on allowing emails from the 'governmentjobs.com' domains, visit the Lost Password Help page at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword

EEO STATEMENT
The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll-free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed torecruitment.services@alaska.gov

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For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:
 
Ryan J. Knight-Cole
Administrative Assistant 2
907-269-0944
ryan.knight@alaska.gov
Date Posted
05/06/2026
Job Reference
53642
Organization
Health, Behavioral Health
Location
Anchorage, AK
Category
Project/Program Management
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