Behavioral Health Training Specialist

Vacancy Announcement
CCS EARLY LEARNING

Date: September 25, 2026 Open: Until Filled

Behavioral Health Training Specialist (Wasilla) – To lead and coordinate CCS Early Learning’s
Behavioral Health Associate (BHA) Workforce Training Hub curriculum — training CCS staff in Year 1
and, as the program expands, Behavioral Health Associates employed by community partner
organizations and statewide Head Start providers. Select and adapt evidence-based early childhood
mental health curricula, deliver the lab-school training model within CCS’s active Head Start
classrooms, and track training outcomes to continuously improve curriculum quality.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Human Services, Psychology, Social Work, or a Closely

Related Field Required; Master’s Degree Preferred At Least Three (3) Years of Experience Designing, Delivering, or Coordinating Professional Training or

Coaching for Early Childhood or Human-Services Staff Knowledge of Early Childhood Development (ages 0–5) and Trauma-Responsive, Family-Centered Practice Familiarity with, or Willingness to Train in, Evidence-Based Curricula Such as the Pyramid Model, DC:0–5,

Circle of Security, PCIT, CPP, or TBRI Experience Developing or Applying a Training Fidelity/Competency Framework and Pre/Post Knowledge

Assessments Excellent Presentation, Coaching, and Adult-Learning Facilitation Skills Ability to Build and Maintain Partnerships with Training/Curriculum Partners (e.g., AK-AIMH) and, During in

Later Years, Statewide Head Start Organizations Ability to Learn and Utilize CCS’s Electronic Health Record (EHR) System for Training/Tracking

Documentation Certified Trauma Smart, Conscious Discipline, and PACE’s Facilitator or Willingness to Become Certified Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds Capable of Getting Up and Down from the Floor with Ease Can Stand and/or Sit for Extended Periods of Time Interchangeably, with the Ability to Regularly Kneel,

Stoop, Bend, and/or Sit on the Floor Visual Acuity Necessary to Utilize a Computer Monitor Throughout a Normal Workday Ability to Communicate Verbally, Both in Person and Over the Telephone Ability to Engage in Physical Activity while Observing/Coaching in Classrooms (e.g., Sitting on the Floor,

Kneeling, Standing for Extended Periods)

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Pre-hire: Fingerprinting/Background Check
Health Report
Post-hire: Annual Physical/Health History

CPR and First Aid Certification
Food Worker Card
HIPPA Training/Certification
Proof of current Driver’s License and auto insurance

GENERAL INFORMATION:
Location: Wasilla
Supervisor: Behavioral Health Director
Schedule: Full-time / Full-Year (40 hrs/wk, 48 weeks)
Salary: $34.02 - $49.60 per hour DOE/E

Plus benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Professional Development Opportunities,
Paid Personal and Sick Leave, Paid Holidays, Retirement Plan with Matching Contribution.

To Apply: Submit resume and application to

humanresources@ccsalaska.org

CCS Administrative Office, 2060 E. Industrial Dr. Wasilla, AK 99645

For more information or to download an application visit www.ccsalaska.org

CCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Making a Difference in the Lives and Families
of Young Children within our Communities