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Drug & Alcohol Impaired Driving Specialist

**THIS IS A REPOST - PREVIOUS APPLICANTS DO NOT NEED TO REAPPLY**


The Drug & Alcohol Impaired Driving (DAID) Specialist position is essential to supporting impaired driving enforcement and public safety initiatives in North Carolina. This role combines technical expertise, training, and administrative responsibilities to ensure law enforcement personnel are equipped with the skills and tools needed to address impaired driving. This position covers a region including Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, and Sampson counties. The DAID Specialist trains law enforcement personnel as chemical analysts, enabling them to administer breath alcohol tests on drivers charged with impaired driving offenses. Additionally, this role involves maintaining and servicing evidential breath alcohol instruments, conducting inspections of test sites and alcohol screening devices, and ensuring compliance with state regulations. By managing preventive maintenance schedules and addressing technical issues, the specialist plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity of the state’s breath alcohol testing program.

Training and collaboration are at the heart of the DAID Specialist’s responsibilities. They deliver courses in evidential breath alcohol testing, alcohol screening test devices, and standardized field sobriety testing (SFST) to law enforcement, court personnel, and admirative hearing personnel, ensuring content reflects the latest legal and scientific standards. As a trusted expert witness, the DAID Specialist provides critical testimony on the operation and maintenance of breath alcohol instruments, alcohol pharmacology, and impaired driving detection. Beyond training, this position fosters strong relationships with law enforcement and traffic safety personnel, promoting effective communication and coordination between agencies to advance enforcement strategies and public health and safety initiatives.

In addition to technical and training duties, the DAID Specialist handles administrative tasks, including maintaining accurate records of training, equipment maintenance, and compliance audits. Collaboration with local, regional, and state law enforcement agencies is essential, requiring flexibility, extensive travel, and the ability to adapt to varying work hours. While the specialist primarily operates within their assigned region, they also support statewide initiatives and contribute to the broader goals of the Forensic Tests for Alcohol Branch. This multifaceted role is critical in strengthening impaired driving countermeasures and fostering safe communities across the state. This position demands extensive travel within the region and occasionally statewide, with flexibility in working hours. This position description is broad, and the supervisor and/ or Branch management may delegate and assign other duties to the position as needed to meet the needs of the Branch.



About the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS):

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services manages the delivery of health and human-related services for all North Carolinians, especially our most vulnerable people – children, elderly, disabled and low-income families. The Department works closely with health care professionals, community leaders, advocacy groups, local, state and federal entities and many other stakeholders to make this happen. 


About the Forensic Test:

The Forensic Tests for Alcohol Branch is housed within the Chronic Disease & Injury Section and seeks to reduce the incidence of impaired driving by providing comprehensive training programs to law enforcement personnel in the detection and apprehension of the impaired driver.



Compensation and Benefits:
The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits. Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis). Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave. In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees. Visit website for benefits.
 
For more information about DHHS: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/

Requirements

Listed below are the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associated with the position.  These KSAs, along with the minimum education and experience listed, are required in order to be deemed "eligible" for the position therefore you must provide supporting information, within the body of your application, to demonstrate your possession of each KSA listed. Any information listed under the text resume section or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.  

Qualified applicants must document on the application that they possess all of the following:

  • Demonstrated experience using breath alcohol testing instruments and screening devices.

  • Demonstrated experience independently scheduling tasks, gathering required data, resources, and materials to complete work tasks, organizing workflow, and coordinating activities to accomplish goals/objectives.

  • Experience in enforcement of motor vehicle laws, and rules and regulations related to impaired driving as a law enforcement officer in a civilian or military law enforcement agency, or in an evidential breath alcohol testing program.

  • Experience as an instructor in law enforcement, military, evidential breath alcohol testing program, or another similar environment.


Management Preferences: 

  • Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Instructor Certification 

  • Experience working independently while utilizing own judgment in determining direction.

  • Advanced training and experience in evidential breath alcohol testing

  • NC DHHS Permit to Perform Chemical Analyses of Breath

  • NC DHHS Certificate to Perform Preventive Maintenance


License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation: 

  • Valid NC Driver License.

  • NC DHHS Permit to Perform Chemical Analyses of Breath must be obtained within 30 days of hire. 

  • NC DHHS Certificate to Perform Preventive Maintenance must be obtained within 90 days of hire.

  • Alcohol Screening Test Device Instructor Certification within 180 days of hire.


Physical Requirements:

  • Must possess/be able to obtain and maintain a valid NC Driver’s license.

  • Lift 50 pounds.

  • Load and unload cargo van.

  • Load-in and load-out equipment at training and test sites.

  • Operate and drive a cargo van long and short distances.

  • Bending and kneeling to connect/disconnect equipment.

  • Operate a computer keyboard.


Qualifications

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See https://oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.
 
Qualified applicants must possess, and application must clearly reflect work experience that demonstrates the following:

Bachelors degree from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in the occupational area assigned; 
OR
An equivalent combination of education and experience.


The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders.  We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job.  For more information about DHHS: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/.

DHHS uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals.  Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position.   


It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information. Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates / licenses.  Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application.  Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit.  Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

  • Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.
  • Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing.  If a former member of the NC National Guard, who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.
  • If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.
  • Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check. All candidates selected for positions considered "Positions of Trust" will be subject to a criminal background check.


Applications for positions requiring specific coursework must be accompanied by a copy of the applicant's transcript. Applicants with degrees not conferred at a United States college or university must attach verification that their degree is equivalent to a similar degree from a U.S. institution. The Office of State Human Resources uses the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) as a referral resource for applicants who need to have their credentials certified as equivalent. For a list of organizations that perform this specialized service, please visit the NACES membership website at https://www.naces.org/members.  Transcripts, degree evaluations and cover letters may be uploaded with your application.

 

NOTE: Applicants will receive communication via email only for updates on the status of their application or any questions on their application.  If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact HR at 919-855-4930.


To check the status of an application, please log in to your NC Government Job Opportunities account and click "Application Status". 


For technical issues with your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 877-204-4442.   If you have a technical issue with your Government Jobs account, please call their Help Line at 1-855-524-5627.

Date Posted
05/21/2025
Job Reference
24-15808 DPH 60039683
Organization
Dept of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Location
New Hanover County, NC
Category
Allied Health
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