*This is a remote position; however, the employee must reside in the San Diego, California, area. The role requires less than 15% travel, including both local and domestic travel, based on project and business needs.
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.
We’re looking for a Trainer & Technical Assistance Specialist who is passionate about strengthening behavioral health systems, supporting community-based organizations, and helping providers build the skills and confidence needed to deliver effective, culturally responsive care.
About the Role
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. You’ll also provide hands-on technical assistance to community-based organizations across San Diego County.
You’ll thrive here if you:
- Enjoy training and coaching behavioral health providers
- Have experience with SUD, co-occurring mental illness, and EBPs
- Build strong relationships with community partners
- Care about culturally responsive care and community impact
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.
What You'll Do
Training & Curriculum Development
- Design, develop, and continuously update training curricula and materials focused on evidence-based practices for substance use disorder treatment, co-occurring mental illness, and integrated dual-diagnosis care
- Tailor training content to the needs, capacity levels, service models, and populations served by community-based organizations
- Deliver engaging, competency-based trainings and learning collaborative sessions in multiple formats, including in-person workshops, webinars, asynchronous modules, and communities of practice
- Translate emerging evidence, state guidance, and best practices into practical, accessible training content for behavioral health providers and CBO staff
- Incorporate training feedback, fidelity data, and outcome measures into ongoing curriculum improvement in partnership with the Evaluation & QI Lead
Technical Assistance & Capacity Building
- Provide ongoing, individualized technical assistance to an assigned caseload of community-based organizations across San Diego County
- Coach CBO staff on the practical application of evidence-based practices, clinical workflows, and quality improvement strategies
- Conduct organizational and workforce needs assessments to identify training and TA priorities specific to each organization’s population, staffing, and service model
- Support CBOs in strengthening clinical and organizational capacity to deliver effective, culturally responsive behavioral health services
- Build and maintain trusted, collaborative relationships with CBO leadership and direct service staff to encourage sustained engagement with training and TA offerings
Behavioral Health Systems Support
- Stay current on the evidence base and California-specific guidance for SUD and co-occurring disorder treatment, including ASAM Criteria, Medi-Cal/CalAIM requirements, and DHCS guidance
- Support the integration of peer support specialists and community health workers into clinical teams, including role-specific training on scope of practice and supervision models
- Represent the TTA Center at community meetings, coalitions, and provider convenings to promote available trainings and TA resources
- Document training attendance, TA contacts, outcomes, and related activities in required tracking systems for funder reporting
- Contribute to other behavioral health training and TA projects as organizational needs and opportunities evolve
What We're Looking For
What You'll Bring
Why Join Our Team?
At Altarum, your work will support community-based organizations that are helping individuals and families access critical behavioral health services across San Diego County.
In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Lead meaningful training and technical assistance efforts that strengthen behavioral health systems
- Help community-based organizations build the capacity to deliver effective, culturally responsive care
- Translate evidence-based practices and California behavioral health guidance into practical tools providers can use
- Build trusted relationships with CBOs, providers, and community partners
- Collaborate with a mission-driven team that values integrity, accountability, humility, continuous growth, and excellence
- Contribute to broader behavioral health initiatives as Altarum’s work continues to grow
If you’re an experienced behavioral health trainer, coach, and capacity-builder who wants to help strengthen services for underserved communities, we’d love to hear from you.
Where You'll Work
- Remote in San Diego, CA
- 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. These days are filled with creative energy, meaningful connection, and team brainstorming.
- Non-local employees will join these days virtually and may be asked to join us occasionally in-person.
Work Eligibility & Requirements
- Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the United States; sponsorship is not available.
- All work must be performed within the continental U.S. for the duration of employment, unless required by contract.
- Ability to work core hours aligned with Eastern Time, unless otherwise approved by your manager.
- Remote employees must maintain a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions, with reliable internet and a mobile device that supports efficient work.
- Travel Requirements: <15%
Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results. We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation. Our innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all.
Altarum is an equal opportunity employer that provides employment and opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
