JOB
Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 3%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.
This position is open to All Applicants.
This position will be filled at either the 1 or 2 level depending on the applicant’s qualifications and job experience. It is recommended that you apply for all levels if you are qualified.
The Division of Juvenile Justice is recruiting to fill a Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2 position in Fairbanks at the Fairbanks Youth Facility Treatment Unit.
What You Will Be Doing:
The FYF Treatment Unit is a 16-bed long-term treatment program that provides an environment for treatment of juvenile offenders that is safe and secure for the offender and the community with a focus of working with youth who have been identified as having mild to moderate neurobehavioral disorders as well as neurotypical youth. As a member of the Fairbanks Youth Facility (FYF) team, your role involves supervising juveniles with diverse emotional behaviors in both secure confinement and community-based settings. You'll need to understand the legal aspects of juvenile residents in detention, treatment, and community environments. Responsibilities include maintaining order, facilitating group movements, and transporting juveniles into the community. Tasks also involve completing detention admissions, implementing treatment interventions, and integrating victim and community restoration principles. Managing a caseload of residents, you'll review intake interviews, medical history, psychological assessments, and family background. Additionally, you'll recognize, and document concerning behaviors, participate in skill-building sessions, and provide consistent support for behavior regulation and correction. You may also lead competency development groups like Prime for Life, Anger Replacement Training, and Life Skill Development.
Our Mission, Values and Culture:
The Division of Juvenile Justice’s mission is to 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. As a Juvenile Justice Counselor, you will support this mission by working with the youth on their individual needs and maintaining the security and safety of residents, visitors, staff, and facility buildings.
You will be part of a team that takes prides in creating a positive environment for both team members and juveniles. In this role, each day you will be contributing to building a stronger community by supporting our youth, guiding them to be successful and happy.
Our core values include:
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Prioritizing Safety – of our youth, staff, families, and communities
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Responsiveness – providing timely response to youth, families, victims, staff, and justice partners.
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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.
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Dedication – doing the right things for the right reasons and modeling relentless integrity and leadership.
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Respect – for the inherent value of each person's unique strengths and individual differences.
Benefits of Joining Our Team:
Joining our team will give you an opportunity to make meaningful change within the lives of youth in Alaska. The Division of Juvenile Justice prides ourselves on empowering our team through a variety of training and offers professional development through various career paths.
We foster a culture of integrity, trust, and respect. The team members within the Division of Juvenile Justice have a lot of pride in the work we do by making a positive impact one juvenile’s life at a time.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position is located at Fairbanks Youth Facility, 1502 Wilbur Street in Fairbanks, Alaska. As a Juvenile Justice Counselor on a 24-hour unit, you will cover various 8-hour shifts that will include holidays, weekends, and occasional overtime. The shifts may be on both the Treatment and Detention Units depending on the needs of the facility. Escorts are a part of this position with various community work service and other outings including court and medical appointments and release escorts. Air travel may be required at times.
Who We Are Looking For:
In addition to the Minimum Qualifications below, we are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:
Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.-
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.
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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.
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Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).
If this sounds like your skill set, or one you would like to develop, please apply through Workplace Alaska.
To view the general description and example of duties for Juvenile Justice Counselor 1/2 please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
PJ03A1 – Juvenile Justice Counselor 1:
A high school diploma or GED.
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Must be 20 years of age or older.
Special Note:
Prior to initial appointment, successful candidates for the Juvenile Justice Counselor are subject to a background investigation, criminal record check, and medical examination to determine the essential duties of the position can be safely performed.
A valid driver’s license is required at the time of appointment.
PJ03A2 – Juvenile Justice Counselor 2:
A high school diploma or GED.
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Six months of experience, paid or volunteer, teaching or coaching group activities for youth.
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Must be 20 years of age or older.
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Six months of experience as a Juvenile Justice Counselor 1 with the State of Alaska.
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Demonstrated achievement of department approved performance standards.
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Six months of experience administering, advising on, performing, or supervising corrections, law enforcement, parole, probation, residential treatment casework, or social casework.
Substitutions:
Completed coursework from an accredited college may substitute for the required work experience (3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours equal one month of work experience).
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Military experience may substitute for the required work experience on a month for month basis.
Special Note:
Prior to initial appointment, successful candidates for the Juvenile Justice Counselor are subject to a background investigation, criminal record check, and medical examination to determine the essential duties of the position can be safely performed.
A valid driver’s license is required at the time of appointment. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to [email protected].
For applicant password assistance please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword
For specific information in reference to the position please contact the hiring manager at:
Name: Travis Church, Juvenile Justice Unit Supervisor
Phone: (907) 451-2199
Fax: (907) 451-5152
Email: travis.church@alaska.gov
