Technical Assistance Specialist, Behavioral Health

Altarum’s Community Health Practice Area is seeking a Technical Assistance (TA) Specialist with behavioral health (BH) expertise to support multiple projects focused on substance use and mental health treatment and recovery, opioid treatment, and peer recovery support services. 

The successful candidate will support a range of TA activities, including virtual webinars and learning communities, development of TA resources and products, TA site visits, training workshops, and individual TA to grantees. This position requires working effectively with Federal clients, management, contractors, and consultants. You will have the opportunity to use your knowledge of behavioral health services and behavioral health systems to generate insights that inform public health and health services solutions. During your career at Altarum you will work on many projects and your specific tasks and responsibilities will vary across projects, with the potential for career advancement.   

• Support the provision of TA to grantees across the country, both virtually and on-site as needed 
• Provide input to inform decisions regarding TA requests and processes, including determining scope of work, necessary resources, TA modality, timeline 
• Assess, plan, and provide training and TA related to the development and implementation of Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) systems and services and recovery support services 
• Design and deliver training and TA on a variety of content areas associated with OTP systems and services, as well as behavioral health recovery supports for both adults and youth 
• Provide consultative expertise and recommendations to clients and grantees as requested 
• Support the development of TA packages, reports, publications, memos, tools, toolkits, online learning courses, webinar presentations, and podcasts 
• Recruit and collaborate with expert consultants to provide training and TA on a variety of topics 
• Work collaboratively with other Altarum staff on projects, and collaboratively with other external TA providers  
• Work directly with clients to ensure that tasks are executed successfully and with high-quality 
• Contribute to federal, state, and philanthropic proposal efforts, as needed 

• Master’s degree with at least 45 years of relevant work experience – or – Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant work experience 
• Experience providing TA on Federal or state contracts and/or with grassroots community organizations 
• Experience consulting in a fast-paced environment a plus 
• Experience implementing OTP Systems a plus
• Knowledge of peer recovery support services (lived experience a plus)  
• Knowledge of Sequential Intercept Model 
• Experience in developing TA protocols, materials, resources, and tools 
• Experience in knowledge transfer through meeting, training, and workshop design
• Desire to integrate research, technical, analytical, and consulting skills to serve the public good and improve human health 
• Excellent critical and analytical thinking, willingness to step into new roles, strong communication and facilitation skills, team focused mentality, and a commitment to continuously learning and improving 
• Knowledge and expertise in SUD systems and services, recovery from behavioral health disorders, organizational and program development, and organizational collaboration and coalition building 
• Ability to travel and provide TA on-site up to 30% of the time 

• At this time, we will only accept candidates who are presently eligible to work in the United States and will not require sponsorship.
• Our organization requires that all work, for the duration of your employment, must be completed in the continental U.S. unless required by contract.
• If you are local to our offices in Arlington, Silver Spring, Novi, or Portland this role will be hybrid (in office on Wednesdays - collaboration days).
• Must be able to work during eastern time unless approved by your manager.
• Employees working remotely must have a dedicated, ergonomically appropriate workspace free from distractions with a mobile device that allows for productive and efficient conduct of business.

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 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.