Community Behavioral Health Tech - Recovery Advocate

CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, Inc.; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, Inc. seeks a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support member recovery through hope, respect, and empowerment.

Responsibilities span home, community, and agency settings, focusing on integrated behavioral health care, peer support, education, and care coordination. The role works with a multidisciplinary team to address mental health and substance use challenges, providing crisis intervention, resource navigation, and advocacy to enhance recovery outcomes

Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelor’s in healthcare with no related experience
• Bachelor’s in non-healthcare field with 3 months related experience
• Associates in healthcare with 6 months related experience
• Associate in non-healthcare field with 1 year related experience
• Certified Medical Assistant and 1 year related experience
• Certified Peer Support Specialist and 1 year related experience
• High School diploma or GED and 2 years related experience

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching, mentoring, and modeling of self advocacy and recovery values
• Assist members in identifying and achieving wellness and recovery goals
• Deliver peer support, personal assistance, and skills training in home and in the community
• Assist members with securing resources (housing, benefits, transportation, social services)
• Advocate for member needs to ensure access to appropriate needs
• Participate in assessments and annual updates; contribute to integrated service plans
• Monitor treatment progress, service intensity, and adherence to care plans
• Coordinate referrals, linkage, and follow up with medical, behavioral, and community agencies
• Provide health education, resource navigation, and system navigation support
• Attend medical or behavioral health appointments with members as needed
• Provide crisis intervention, deescalation, and safety planning
• Notify supervisor of urgent concerns and respond to walk in/emergent needs
• Respond to walk in and emergent member needs, as assigned
• Participate in triage and care access support for members who present onsite, virtual, and or through referral basis
• Travel to members’ residences to provide support, education, and skill building, based on medical necessity
• Transport members safely using agency or personal vehicle, per program guidelines
• Conduct outreach and engagement via calls, home visits, and community coordination

Skills

Bilingual

Community resources

Behavioral health knowledge

Cultural competence

MS Office

Effective communication

Education

Masters or Bachelor’s degree in healthcare

Masters or Bachelor’s in non-healthcare + 3 months experience

Associates’ degree in healthcare + 6 months experience

Associates’ degree in non-healthcare + 1 year experience

Certified Medical Assistant + 1 year experience

Certified Peer Support Specialist + 1 year experience

High School diploma + 2 years related experience

Job description

CODAC Health, Recovery & Wellness, Inc. seeks a Behavioral Health Technician (BHT) to support member recovery through hope, respect, and empowerment.

Responsibilities span home, community, and agency settings, focusing on integrated behavioral health care, peer support, education, and care coordination. The role works with a multidisciplinary team to address mental health and substance use challenges, providing crisis intervention, resource navigation, and advocacy to enhance recovery outcomes