Court Visitor (ACS Contract - Multiple Vacancies)

Job Description

The Alaska Court System is accepting applications from compassionate individuals interested in becoming Full-Time Court Visitors in Anchorage, Palmer, or Juneau, or a Part-Time Court Visitor in Kenai. Experience working with rural Alaska communities or knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities of rural Alaska is preferred.

The starting hourly rate of pay is $45.00.  After one year of successful employment, the rate of pay may increase to $50.00 per hour.  Scheduled hours will vary by caseload.

These are full-time contracted positions with no benefits.

The ACS is required by Alaska Statute to provide court visitor services. The ACS contracts with individuals across the state to provide these services. A

Court Visitor

is appointed when a petition for adult guardianship or conservatorship is filed to investigate the involved person and their circumstances, and recommend to the court an appropriate resolution.

Court Visitors

are reappointed every three (3) years to review and report to the court regarding existing guardianship and conservatorship cases.

Court Visitors

also participate in psychotropic medication proceedings in psychiatric facilities, and offer an opinion as to whether the patient has capacity to give or withhold informed consent for medications.

There is a mandatory 10-hour training that is reimbursed at the ACS training rate, however, given that

Court Visitors

are contractors, there is some unreimbursed training and administrative tasks.

A valid driver's license is required.  Mileage reimbursement and parking provided if needed.

We are recruiting for

four positions

across Alaska:

Two positions

will be based in either

Anchorage or Palmer

and will require travel between the two locations.

One position

will be based in

Juneau

and will require travel throughout

Southeast Alaska

.

One position

will be based in

Kenai

.

Ideal candidates should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities.  Please detail these in the required letter of interest.

Good listening skills, friendliness, patience, and tact.

Excellent writing skills.

Ability to work cooperatively with a wide variety of individuals, including people with significant physical and mental impairments and varying socio-economic backgrounds.

Willingness to complete timely case reports on forms provided by the court.

Ability to remain objective and non-judgmental in making reports to the court.

Ability to hold information in confidence.

Strong time management skills.

Strong desire to help people and to further the goals of the monitoring project.

Willingness to provide own transportation.

Potential travel to make visits around the State of Alaska as needed.

IMPORTANT:  Please attach a letter of interest in employment with the Alaska Court System.  Failure to submit a letter may disqualify you from consideration for an interview.

For more information on the Alaska Court System, please visit:

http://www.courts.alaska.gov

For information about what state courts do, please watch the following short video:

VIDEO: The who, what, when, where and how of state courts

The Alaska Court System is an EEO employer and proudly promotes diversity.

Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, human services, or other related medical or mental health field preferred; or business or legal degree with experience/knowledge in the health and social services field.

Work experience in the above fields can be substituted for the Bachelor's degree on a year for year basis.

Additional Required Information

This applies to your application submission.

Documents to be

Attached to the Application

(REQUIRED):

A professional letter of interest, completed per the instructions below.  The letter will be used as a writing sample.

Post-secondary transcripts, if using education to meet minimum qualifications (unofficial acceptable).

Resume

A list of three (3) professional references with current contact information.

Your letter of interest should:

1) Be professionally written and include proper format, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

2) Explain how you meet the minimum qualifications of the position.

3) Explain why you are interested in the position.  This letter will be used to help determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process. If you do not attach a separate, professional letter, you may not move on to the interview phase.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and Minimum Qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required to meet the Minimum Qualifications, you must fill in the Education and Training section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degree Obtained field. Copies of academic transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications for the position and are required with each application.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Applicants will be required to meet the Minimum Qualifications as outlined above. Unfortunately, we cannot always interview all applicants. If your application is considered "not qualified," you will be sent a notice within two weeks after the closing date for this recruitment. If you believe your application was improperly disqualified, you may appeal this decision to the Human Resources Director at 820 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501-2005 within five workdays from the date the notice is mailed to you. Qualified applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor

.

NEPOTISM REVIEW

To avoid a conflict of interest and the appearance of impropriety, applicants who have a spouse, close relative, and/or regular member of their household employed by the Alaska Court System may not be considered for employment without the approval of the Administrative Director

.

BACKGROUND CHECK

A background check will be conducted prior to an employment offer being made. Applicants who have prior convictions that have been set aside under the terms of a suspended imposition of sentence (SIS) may answer "no" to these questions. If you are not sure if your situation requires disclosure, please contact the Human Resources Department at (907) 264-8242. The Court System reserves the right to confirm all background information.

Contact Information

Contact Title:

Recruitment

E-Mail:

[email protected]

Mailing Address: 820 West 4th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

Phone Number: (907) 264-8242