Behavioral Health Training Specialist

Position Overview

Syra Health is looking for a Behavioral Health Training Specialist to support client training initiatives centered on behavioral health, substance use disorder, naloxone education, overdose prevention, harm reduction, treatment options, and family-centered recovery support.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned professional in public health, behavioral health, prevention, or substance use who can contribute to training content creation, review learning materials, and lead or co-lead sessions with strong subject matter credibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Help create and improve training content such as slide decks, handouts, and related resources.
• Evaluate current training materials and enhance them for accuracy, clarity, and alignment with learning goals.
• Deliver or co-deliver virtual and/or on-site training sessions for varied audience groups.
• Bring subject matter expertise in substance use disorder, naloxone, overdose prevention, harm reduction, recovery support, and behavioral health education.
• Contribute to training design for community, provider, and prevention audiences, tailoring the approach when needed.
• Support post-training follow-up, including feedback analysis, summary documentation, and tracking next steps.
• Work with Syra Health team members to ensure materials and activities stay aligned with Sedgwick County priorities, OD2A objectives, and the remaining project schedule.
• Take on additional duties as directed by the project lead.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Hands-on experience providing training in behavioral health, substance use disorder, naloxone, overdose prevention, recovery support, or public health education.
• Working knowledge of harm reduction, overdose prevention, community prevention approaches, and navigation of treatment or support resources.
• Strong presentation and professional communication abilities, with the capacity to connect effectively with different audience types.
• Ability to work on your own with minimal onboarding time.
• Availability for short-term, project-based support through August 2026.

Core Competencies

• Clear communication with community partners, providers, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to build trustworthy and supportive connections with participants from a wide range of backgrounds.
• Collaborative mindset focused on achieving shared project outcomes.
• Comfort handling sensitive topics related to substance use, behavioral health, and recovery support.
• Proactive habits for keeping training resources organized and high quality.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and ongoing professional growth in behavioral health.

Working Conditions

• Training sessions may be delivered in virtual or in-person formats depending on audience needs.
• Daily interaction with public health agencies, behavioral health organizations, prevention coalitions, and community partners is expected.
• Schedules and participant needs may change unexpectedly, so flexibility is important.

Equal Opportunity

Syra Health Corp is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.