Clinician I |Alaska Behavioral Health
Child & Family Team

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 proud to be part of a dedicated team committed to ending the stigma around mental health and changing the lives of our clients for the better.

About the Team

Our Child and Family Team provides a wide range of Behavioral health services from brief counseling to comprehensive wrap-around supports. Our clinicians specialize in trauma-informed and trauma-focused practices, early childhood intervention, intervention with older children and adolescents, and family intervention. We provide a comprehensive array of skill development services designed to enable children and adolescents to thrive in their community.

The school-based Clinician I, II, or III provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy on-site at select schools in the Anchorage School District, as well as prevention and targeted intervention services to students. The Clinician collaborates directly with a team of school district employees to identify and support students. Opportunity to have nine weeks off in summer.

What You’ll Do

• Identify and Support Students Within the Anchorage School District
• Participate in regular individual and group supervision
• Provide Behavioral health services within the Anchorage School District using evidenced-based practices including Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency (ARC) and Trauma-Focused CBT

School Based Clinician I Responsibilities

• Identify and Support Students Within the Anchorage School District
• Participate in regular individual and group supervision
• Provide behavioral health services within the Anchorage School District using evidenced-based practices including Attachment, Self-Regulation and Competency (ARC) and Trauma-Focused CBT

School Based Clinician I Salary and Benefits

• Position is based in Anchorage, Alaska
• Full-Time, Exempt
• Pay Range is $60,000 to $81,179 depending on experience. This position is eligible for annual incentive opportunities up to $15,000
• Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Assistance is Available – Professional Growth is encouraged
• Opportunity to have nine weeks off in summer with this position
• Clinicians participate in regular individual and group supervision and are provided with additional training opportunities as part of our professional development plan
• 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
• 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.

School Based Clinician I Criteria

• You have a 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, clinical associates, and school district employees.

Alaska Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.