Occupational Therapist 1 (PCN 064806)

Posting number: 54706

Department: Family & Community Services

Division: Juvenile Justice

Job classification: Occupational Therapist 1

Posting type: Open

Categories: Administration, Social Services, Education, Miscellaneous, Counseling, Community and Social Services, Career Exploration, Rehabilitation Services

Summary

**THE RECRUITMENT PERIOD FOR THIS VACANCY HAS BEEN EXTENED**

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

The Division of Juvenile Justice Director’s Office is recruiting for an Occupational Therapist 1 located in Anchorage. If you are interested in being part of a dynamic and innovative team, please continue reading!

Our organization, mission, and culture

Through Restorative Justice, we hold juvenile offenders accountable for their behavior; promote the safety and restoration of victims and communities; and assist offenders and their families in developing the skills to prevent crime. Our core values include:

•Prioritizing Safety – of our youth, staff, families, and communities 

•Responsiveness – providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners. 

•Professional Relationships – recognizing that successful treatment services provided to our clients, coworkers, victims, and others rely on positive, respectful, and collaborative relationships and a spirit of inclusiveness. 

•Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership. 

•Respect – for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.

What you will be doing

The Occupational Therapist provides individual and group occupational rehabilitative therapy programs through directed activities to residents experiencing physical or mental disabilities or disorders. This position will plan, organize, supervise, direct, and administer occupational programs and rehabilitation treatments in an effort to promote, maintain, or restore physical and mental health and the functional independence of residents to prepare them for community re-integration.

The benefits of joining our team

Joining our team will bring the opportunity to make a meaningful change in the lives of children. We are dedicated to doing our best work, despite adversity and setbacks. We believe in enhancing strengths in our staff by promoting training and professional development.

The working environment you can expect

This position is primarily at the McLaughlin Youth Center on Providence Drive in Anchorage. We take pride in working well with local entities including police departments and courts, district attorneys, school districts, and residential and community based treatment providers. Joining our team gives one the opportunity to have a significant positive impact on the youth, their families, and the communitites that we serve.

Who we are looking for

In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Creativity and Innovation: Develops new insights into situations; questions conventional approaches; encourages new ideas and innovations; designs and implements new or cutting-edge programs/processes.
• Planning and Evaluating: Organizes work, sets priorities, and determines resource requirements; determines short- or long-term goals and strategies to achieve them; coordinates with other organizations or parts of the organization to accomplish goals; monitors progress and evaluates outcomes.
• Evidence-Based Practice: Integrates best research practices with clinical and/or subject matter expertise and patient values for optimum care an