AK Military Youth Academy (AMYA) Life Skills-RPM Coordinator (090416)

Full Job Description

This position is in the General Government (GGU) bargaining unit at a range 16.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

Please check our Definition FAQ to determine if you qualify.

What You Will Be Doing:
Working at the Alaska Military Youth Academy (AMYA) offers a meaningful opportunity to shape Alaska's youth into their best selves by teaching essential life skills, fostering resilience, and supporting positive decision-making. As a Life Skills/RPM Coordinator, you will model and instruct cadets in healthy coping strategies, communication, and problem-solving, helping them overcome social, behavioral, and academic challenges. Your role promotes personal growth, responsibility, and emotional well-being within a supportive environment, and your contributions are highly valued. The position also provides continuous opportunities for professional development and learning, making it a rewarding career choice for those passionate about leadership and youth development.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:
The Alaska Military Youth Academy strives to guide Alaska's youth towards having a more fulfilling, successful life, through teaching responsibility, leaders, citizenship, life coping skills, academic excellence, job skills, and many other aids that help shape who they may become.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:
By joining our team, you will play an essential role in supporting the critical mission of AMYA while enjoying a rewarding career that features a non-traditional 37.5-hour workweek, for example Tuesday through Saturday 2:00pm to 10:00pm. Additional benefits include paid leave accrual, various retirement options, and comprehensive medical, vision, and dental plans, ensuring you are well-supported both professionally and personally as you serve your community.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:
AMYA is proudly located on Joint Base Elmendorf/Fort Richardson (JBER) surrounded by the natural beauty of the Arctic Valley where you can enjoy a three-mile paved walking / jogging trail and have access to a no-cost fitness center at the Army National Guard Armory. You will have the opportunity to collaborate and engage with uniformed military members and fellow state employees, to accomplish our mission while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Who We Are Looking For:
We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Adaptability: Adjusts and prioritizes tasks by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking skills while addressing multiple demands in a sometimes highly stressful and fast paced environment.

Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others while developing and maintaining effective relationships with others.

This may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed.

Ability to relate well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations while being sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.

• Developing Others: Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organizationby providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and utilizing other references and resources as necessary

*NOTE * SPECIAL NOTICE - JBER (BASE) ACCESS * NOTE*

The successful applicants must pass a federal background check in order to qualify for military base access, which is required with this position's work location on base.

The background check may include fingerprinting.

All job offers are conditional pending successful completion of the federal background check and issuance of a Defense Biometrics Identification System (DBIDS) card allowing base access.

Also, you must be able to maintain the clearance throughout your employment.

If using a private vehicle this will require a valid Alaska Driver License, proof of vehicle insurance, and a valid State of Alaska vehicle registration.

State employees are guests on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson; clearance and access are not within the State's control.

Special Note: In addition, in some cases employees must be able to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC).

As part of the examination process, a background check investigation, including a criminal records check, will be conducted. Conviction of a crime will not automatically preclude appointment.

The circumstances involved in the conviction will be considered.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or the equivalent from an accredited college;
AND
Possession of a valid Alaska driver's license.

Substitution:Experience in counseling, interviewing, case management, or work specifically in the behavioral or social services fields may substitute for the required education (3 semester or 4 quarter hours equal one month of experience).

This experience includes work such as AMYA Team Leader, Senior Team Leader, or Youth Counselor with the State of Alaska or the equivalent elsewhere.

Special Note:
As part of the examination process a background investigation, including a criminal records check, will be conducted. Conviction of a crime will not automatically preclude appointment. The circumstances involved in the conviction will be considered.

Qualifications

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

Ensure your application meets the minimum qualifications for the job class, carefully review the job description and compare it with your work history, training, education, licenses, and certifications.

Highlight relevant experiences and credentials that directly align with the job requirements and organize them clearly in your application to demonstrate your qualifications effectively.

Required documents due at the time of interview:

• If you are a current or former State of Alaska employee, provide your last two (2) performance evaluations or if you have never been employed with the State, please provide three (3) professional letters of recommendation if evaluations are unavailable.
• Three (3) professional references we may contact by phone (must include position titles, and your current supervisor and one former supervisor).
• Include official college transcripts if using education to meet minimum requirements.

Note: You will not need to bring these documents if you have already attached/submitted with your application package.

Other Job Specific Requirements:

This position at AMYA requires the ability to work calmly and effectively with distraught, highly emotional at-risk youth in a residential setting, often under high-stress conditions while managing multiple activities. It involves working both indoors and outdoors, sometimes in challenging situations such as de-escalating crises or encountering wildlife on campus. The role is based on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, requiring passing a security check and strict adherence to security protocols. It also involves a non-standard schedule, including evenings, weekends, and on-call rotations, emphasizing the need for flexibility and resilience in a dynamic, secure environment.

Work Experience:
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also 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 may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

Note: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

Multiple Vacancies: This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy.

The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

Application Notice:You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via hardcopy application.

If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or any other database, you MUST use Workplace Alaska online or hardcopy application to successfully apply.

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/ EEO Statement:The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aids or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 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.

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Additional Information

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Contact Information: For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager:

Deborah Morton

AMYA Supervisor 2

Phone: 907-428-7337