Prenatal Outreach Caseworker II-III

Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc; Alaska; On-site; USD 30,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Bay Native Association, Inc. in Alaska is seeking a Prenatal Outreach Caseworker II-III to provide trauma-informed outreach, care coordination, and family support for pregnant and postpartum individuals across Bristol Bay and Anchorage service areas.

You will develop Perinatal Wellness Plans, conduct home visits, coordinate transportation, maintain confidential records, and collaborate with tribal partners and health providers to improve maternal health outcomes and family stability.

Qualifications

• Ability to build trusting relationships with pregnant and postpartum individuals and families.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed outreach and confidentiality practices.
• Experience coordinating services across health, behavioral health, and child welfare systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop Perinatal Wellness Plans and provide home visits and follow-up.
• Coordinate transportation and access to prenatal care and related services.
• Maintain complete and confidential participant records and referrals.
• Collaborate with BBNA NET system, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, and partners.
• Travel regularly to Bristol Bay communities and Anchorage/Mat-Su areas as needed.

Skills

Care coordination

Trauma-informed outreach

Cultural responsiveness

Relationship building

Documentation/records

Education

Associate degree

Specialized certificate

Job description

POSITION TITLE: PRENATAL OUTREACH CASEWORKER II-III; MATERNAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT NAVIGATOR; CHILDREN’S SERVICES DIVISION

OBJECTIVE: Provide culturally grounded, trauma-informed prenatal outreach, care coordination, and family support for pregnant and postpartum individuals experiencing elevated risk factors throughout Bristol Bay and designated Anchorage and Mat-Su service areas. Conduct participant assessments, develop individualized Perinatal Wellness Plans, provide home visits and ongoing follow-up, coordinate transportation and access to services, and facilitate warm handoffs to prenatal care, behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, recovery supports, parenting services, and community resources. Work within BBNA’s NET system and in collaboration with Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, the Office of Children’s Services, Tribal partners, and other providers to reduce barriers, strengthen continuity of care, and support healthy pregnancies, postpartum wellness, and family stability.

QUALIFICATIONS: This position may be filled at Level II or III based on the selected candidate’s education, experience, and assigned responsibilities. Successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to build trusting relationships with pregnant and postpartum individuals and families; provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed outreach; coordinate services across health, behavioral health, recovery, child welfare, and family-support systems; and maintain accurate, confidential participant records. Familiarity with Bristol Bay communities, people, cultures, and regional service systems is strongly preferred.

Candidates must meet the eligibility criteria of the Alaska Barrier Crimes regulations as a prerequisite to hiring and continued employment. Requires a background check, including fingerprints.

Education / Experience: Level II generally requires relevant education, training, lived or professional experience in human services, maternal or child health, behavioral health, recovery support, community health, or a related field, with the ability to learn participant navigation and care coordination duties under supervision.

Level III generally requires an associate degree, specialized certificate or training, or at least three years of progressively responsible human-services, casework, community health, or care-coordination experience. BBNA may consider significant offsetting qualifications, accomplishments, or demonstrated future potential.

Other: Ability to complete required training in trauma-informed care, maternal health outreach, cultural programming, care coordination, confidentiality, and applicable reporting requirements.

JOB RESULTS:

Developing and maintaining knowledge of maternal health outreach, perinatal support, and coordinated care.

• Understanding prenatal and postpartum care systems, behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment resources, recovery supports, parenting services, child welfare interfaces, and community-based family resources.
• Understanding BBNA Family Services programs, the NET coordinated-service model, and referral pathways with Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, the Office of Children’s Services, Tribal partners, and other providers.
• Completing required training in trauma-informed care, maternal health outreach, cultural programming, participant safety, confidentiality, and care coordination.
• Applying culturally responsive and strengths-based practices that respect participant choice, dignity, family relationships, and community values.
• Following applicable mandatory reporting requirements, professional ethics, program policies, referral protocols, and participant privacy standards.

Keeps Management Informed by

• Maintaining complete, timely, and accurate participant records, including enrollment, assessments, Perinatal Wellness Plans, contacts, referrals, referral outcomes, prenatal-care engagement, treatment participation, postpartum service utilization, and other required performance measures.

Travel In/Out of region

• Regular travel to Bristol Bay communities and, as assigned, Anchorage and Mat-Su service areas to conduct outreach, participant visits, home visits, partner coordination, and community engagement.
• Traveling in accordance with BBNA policy and coordinating visits to protect participant privacy, safety, and continuity of services.
• Attending required in-person division meetings, trainings, and multidisciplinary partner meetings.
• Maintaining professional conduct while in travel status and adapting service delivery to weather, transportation, and access conditions across remote communities.

Protect program integrity and client privacy by

• Agreeing with BBNA’s policy on confidentiality, keeping confidential information gained through employment secure, during and after this employment.
• Delivering services in a manner that is respectful of culture, ethical, and professional.

Contributes to overall team effort by

• Welcoming new and different work requirements; exploring new opportunities to add value to the organization; collaborating with coworkers to accomplish related job results as and where needed.

STARTING WAGE:

• Caseworker II – $21.42/hr. ($41,769/yr)
• Caseworker III – $22.77/hr. ($44,401.50/yr)

GRADE RANGE: 10-11

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: FULL-TIME

FLSA STATUS: NON-EXEMPT

REPORTS TO: Children’s Services Division Manager

DUTY STATION: Bristol Bay Region