Altarum
Behavioral Health Trainer & Technical Assistance Specialist - San Diego, California
San Diego, CA
No sponsorship$74k-$89kDetected 13 days ago
SpringData AnalysisPublic HealthResearchCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- You'll also provide hands-on technical assistance to community-based organizations across San Diego County.
- Enjoy training and coaching behavioral health providers
- Translate evidence-based practices and California behavioral health guidance into practical tools providers can use
Responsibilities
- Skilled at building credibility and trust with community partners, clinical teams, and organizational leaders
- We partner with federal and state agencies to design and deliver solutions that make a real, measurable difference.
- Build strong relationships with community partners
Requirements
- The ideal candidate is:
- Have experience with SUD, co-occurring mental illness, and EBPs
Nice to have
- Experienced in substance use disorder treatment, co-occurring mental illness, and evidence-based practices
- Comfortable coaching providers and CBO staff through real-world implementation challenges
- Responsive, collaborative, and organized in managing multiple relationships, trainings, and deliverables
- Able to adapt communication and facilitation style for varied audiences, roles, literacy levels, and organizational contexts
Compensation
- If you're near one of our offices (Arlington, VA; Silver Spring, MD; or Novi, MI), you'll be Hybrid and will join us in person one day every other month ( 6 times per year ) for a fun, purpose-driven Collaboration Day.
Benefits
- improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations underserved by the healthcare system.
- As a Trainer & Technical Assistance Specialist, you'll develop and deliver trainings on evidence-based practices for SUD, co-occurring mental illness, and integrated behavioral health care.
- Lead meaningful training and technical assistance efforts that strengthen behavioral health systems
- Contribute to broader behavioral health initiatives as Altarum's work continues to grow
- This role will begin primarily on the San Diego Behavioral Health CBO TTA Center project, with the potential to support other behavioral health projects over time.
- We're looking for someone who brings strong behavioral health expertise, excellent facilitation skills, and a relationship-centered approach to training and technical assistance.
- A strong trainer and facilitator who can make complex behavioral health content practical, engaging, and accessible
- Professionally mature, emotionally intelligent, and thoughtful in navigating complex community and behavioral health systems
- Committed to continuous learning, feedback, and contributing to a positive, collegial, high-performing team culture
- At Altarum, your work will support community-based organizations that are helping individuals and families access critical behavioral health services across San Diego County.
Company info
- What We're Looking For
Visa & Work Authorization
- Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States; sponsorship is not available.
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