Associate Behavioral Health Training Specialist Recovery and Community Supports

Associate Behavioral Health Training Specialist Recovery and Community Supports

Description

Altarum Institute

Associate Behavioral Health Training Specialist Recovery and Community Supports

We're excited to share an upcoming opportunity pending a contract award and are connecting with qualified candidates in advance. Once we identify the right candidate, we anticipate extending a contingent offer, with employment dependent on final award confirmation and funding.

At Altarum, we're driven by a simple but powerful mission: improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations underserved by the healthcare system. We partner with federal and state agencies to design and deliver solutions that make a real, measurable difference.

This is an entry-level role on our training and technical assistance team, built for someone ready to grow a career in behavioral health training. You'll work under the guidance of senior training staff as you build your skills, with a primary focus on helping behavioral health and social service providers understand how to support individuals experiencing behavioral health challenges, physical health impairments, and/or co-occurring substance use disorders in accessing disability benefits — Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSI/SSDI).

This role is designed to grow with you: as you develop your expertise, you'll build toward delivering trainings independently.

Training Delivery and Facilitation

• Co-facilitate and support the delivery of trainings for clinical and non-clinical staff, working alongside senior training staff
• Help prepare, organize, and update training materials
• Support the coordination of training logistics and cohort scheduling
• Gather and summarize participant feedback to help evaluate training effectiveness

Technical Expertise

• Build your foundational knowledge of SSI/SSDI programs, disability determination processes, and recovery-oriented behavioral health practices
• Provide entry-level guidance to program staff on basic reporting and documentation tasks, under supervision
• Support data collection and outcome‑tracking activities

Stakeholder Engagement

• Help build relationships with behavioral health providers and community partners, as directed by senior staff
• Assist in preparing materials and communications for stakeholders

Continuous Improvement and Collaboration

• Contribute to the development of training resources, toolkits, and guides
• Participate in team meetings to learn best practices from senior trainers

Minimum Qualifications

• 02 years of experience in behavioral health recovery supports or related social services (internship or practicum experience considered)
• Interest in or exposure to training, coaching, or technical assistance delivery
• Willingness to learn SSI/SSDI and other disability benefit processes
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to travel as needed to support in‑person trainings

Valued Experience

• Lived experience navigating disability benefits or behavioral health systems — personally or through a family member — is valued and may substitute for some of the experience above

Experience or residence in the state of Michigan.

This role is built for growth. You'll be mentored by senior training staff, learn alongside a collaborative team, and build toward delivering trainings independently — all while helping providers across multiple states better support people navigating behavioral health recovery and access to essential benefits. If you're looking to start your career in training and technical assistance with real opportunities to grow…