Community Support and Youth Training Specialist
Company: Community Family Advocates
Location: Pittsburgh
Posted on: February 16, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description COMMUNITY SUPPORT & YOUTH
TRAINING SPECIALIST Department: Allegheny County Department of
Human Services Division: Office of Behavioral Health Team:
Community Wellness Team Location: Human Services Building, One
Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 The Office of Behavioral
Health (OBH) Community Support & Youth Training Specialist will
work full-time, under the primary direction of the Senior Manager,
Community Wellness Team within the Office of Behavioral Health,
Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS). The incumbent
will support Stand Together, a behavioral health anti-stigma
initiative that trains, equips, and inspires middle and high school
students to act against stigma directed at their peers. In
addition, the incumbent will ensure that OBH programs, activities,
initiatives, and contracted services engage service users to the
broadest extent possible, present service user interests and
promote recovery principles. The OBH Community Support & Youth
Training Specialist will function as an OBH recovery liaison to
contracted and community providers, including police, courts,
payers, evaluators, social services, housing programs and as the
OBH liaison/agent to the Allegheny County Coalition for Recovery
(ACCR); family members/caregivers, consumers, and volunteers.
Incumbent will give peer voice to service users on office program
and policy development. The Community Support & Youth Training
Specialist must have (1) familiarity with the behavioral health
system from the service user perspective, (2) the willingness to
self-disclose regarding that experience positively and
appropriately, and (3) some experience training or mentoring.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Conducting Stand Together
trainings in designated schools. • Providing ongoing technical
assistance to Stand Together schools. • Visiting Stand Together
student projects. • Assisting with planning Stand Together
Recognition Event. • Providing, as needed, training to Stand
Together partners outside Allegheny County. • Working with OBH
staff, in both MH and D&A units, and community
partners/providers to promote, integrate and use recovery practices
and principles. • Assisting in developing recovery-focused
materials and policies that can be used by providers, OBH staff and
coalitions and professional work groups. • Providing or organizing
trainings about wellness and recovery practices and principles. •
Providing or organizing trainings addressing stigma toward adults
and youth with mental and/or substance use disorders. • Promoting
the hiring of people in recovery to provide an array of peer
support and professional services. • Participating in local,
regional, and statewide committees, workgroups and advisory
committees as assigned. • Assisting with initiatives focusing on
recovery, wellness, and resiliency with transition-age youth. •
Promoting peer support activities. • Assisting with the development
and management of recovery initiatives, necessary logistics and
administrative details related to the initiatives. • Assisting in
developing initiatives that promote community integration for
adults and youth with mental and substance use disorders. •
Providing staff support and technical assistance to stakeholder
groups such as ACCR, Certified Peer Specialist Advisory Committee,
Recovery Oriented System of Care Initiative, Student Assistance
Program, and other groups as assigned. Additional Responsibilities
• From time to time the employee will be required to perform
additional tasks and duties as required by the employer. Knowledge,
Skills and Abilities • Ability to work effectively with behavioral
health consumers. • Knowledge about recovery and resilience
principles and practices preferred. • Working knowledge of
Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. • Excellent organizational
skills. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to write
effectively and clearly and to speak in front of a group of people.
• Navigate in the community on related work assignments. •
Self-starter and ability to work independently to initiate tasks
that need completed for the department and/or the office. • Lived
self-experience with mental health and/or drug and alcohol recovery
is required. Education/Experience Requirements Bachelor’s degree in
a related field, plus a minimum of 3 years of experience in a
social service, human service, or healthcare profession;
familiarity with the behavioral health system from the service user
perspective is required. -OR Any equivalent combination of
education and experience that meets the required knowledge, skills,
and abilities, plus familiarity with the behavioral Health system
from the service user perspective. In addition, incumbent must have
(1) familiarity with the behavioral health system from the service
user perspective and (2) the ability to self-disclose regarding
that experience positively and appropriately. Certificates,
Licenses, Registrations Act 33 and 34 clearances. Reliable vehicle
and valid driver’s license are required. Powered by JazzHR
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