Clinician I or II (Little Tykes)

Who We Are

Our mission is to strengthen Alaska communities and improve the lives of our clients by delivering exceptional behavioral healthcare services. We believe all Alaskans, with all mental health and addiction needs should have access to the best possible care. We are committed to helping Alaskan’s recover.

About the Team

Little Tykes Therapeutic Services is an early childhood mental health specialty program that serves young children and their families. Services include psychotherapy, intensive outpatient, and wrap-around services. Services are grounded in trauma-informed practice, developmentally sensitive and relationally based to foster resiliency and positive outcomes.

Alaska Behavioral Health is a National Child Traumatic Stress Network site and training hub for childhood mental health and trauma treatment. The successful applicant has an opportunity for training in the ARC Framework and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as part of employment.

Good To Know

• Position is based in Anchorage, Alaska
• Full-Time, Exempt
• Pay Range is $60,000 to $93,579
• Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Assistance is Available – Professional Growth is encouraged
• Licensed Clinicians are eligible for a $10,000 hiring bonus, which requires a two-year employment commitment
• AKBH offers generous benefits including two healthcare options for employees and their dependent children, 401k with immediate vesting and up to 5% match, 3% automatically contributed by AKBH, and 3 weeks of PTO for the first year, and 6 weeks of PTO after the first year, as well as 10 paid holidays. The part-time positions are eligible for paid time off and two floating holidays per year. Both are eligible to participate in an annual incentive plan.

What We Need from You

CLINICIAN I

Responsibilities

• Work with young children and their families in our dynamic early childhood mental health program
• Work with an interdisciplinary team in implementation of our therapeutic preschool program and provide therapy services to children and families
• Serve young children who have experienced complex trauma
• Duties including mental health assessment, family therapy, individual therapy, parent training, and crisis intervention

Qualifications

• You have a Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or another relevant field. AKBH can assist with providing licensure on site for Unlicensed Clinicians.
• You enjoy working with children and their families
• Pay Range is $60,000 to $77,649 depending on experience. This position is eligible for annual incentive opportunities up to 5% of your salary.
• AKBH consistently provides both individual and group clinical licensure supervision for our behavioral health providers who are working towards their post-master’s and post-doctoral clinical licenses. The most common licenses for therapists in Alaska are Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Both require 100 hours of clinical supervision. Market rates for licensure clinical supervision are $150-$200 and hour. At 100 hours, that is a $15,000 to $20,000 value – and our staff receive it as a free benefit.

CLINICIAN II

Responsibilities

• Work with young children and their families in our dynamic early childhood mental health program
• Lead an interdisciplinary team in implementation of our therapeutic preschool program and provide therapy services to children and families
• Serve young children who have experienced complex trauma
• Duties including mental health assessment, family therapy, individual therapy, parent training, and crisis intervention
• Provide clinical consultation to interdisciplinary team and lead implementation of Intensive Outpatient Group
• Provide supervision for bachelor level providers

Qualifications

• You have a master or doctoral degree in Social Work, Psychology, or another relevant field.
• You’re a Licensed Clinician (LPC, LMFT, LCSW required)
• You enjoy working with children and on an interdisciplinary team
• Pay Range is $72,310 to $93,579 depending on experience.
• This position is eligible for a $10,000 sign on bonus and annual incentive opportunities up to 10% of your salary.

Alaska Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.