At ACS we believe strongly in creating a supportive working environment for our employees. We pride ourselves on having some of the best benefits available at any nonprofit agency in Alaska.

· Our health plan includes medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits. The individual employee pays only $40 per month for their coverage, with the agency paying the balance. Coverage begins 90 days after the first of the month following your hire date.

· Pre-tax contributions to a 403(b) plan can begin as soon as you start work. The 403(b) plan is the nonprofit version of a 401(k), where the employee making the contribution owns the money contributed to his/her account from the start. After two years, ACS begins a percentage matching program.

· A 125 plan, which also sets aside pretax dollars, is available for reimbursing childcare and uncovered health care expenses throughout a calendar year. Life and limited disability coverage is paid by ACS, as is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

· We offer 8 paid holidays per year. They are New Year's, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. The remaining two holidays are chosen by the employee or may be added to a vacation.

· Paid leave at ACS combines both unplanned leave due to illness and planned leave for vacation. At the end of the first year, a full time employee could accrue as many as nineteen working days of leave time. The number increases yearly for 5 years to a maximum of thirty days.

· ACS offers a Higher Education Support Program wherein, after one year of service, employees are entitled to apply for a scholarship grant of $1,000 per year and for up to $2,000 after two years of services.

· Employment begins with a comprehensive paid orientation to prepare employees for working with our students. On-going monthly paid training offers internal and external opportunities for staff growth and development year 'round. An annual average of fifty hours of training are available to our staff.

· In the current fiscal year, staff longevity has been recognized by awarding checks to employees on their anniversaries - $100 for each year of service to ACS.