Training and Consultation Specialist

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Training and Consultation Specialist
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Education and Training
Department	RWJ-Pediatrics-UCEDD-PISC
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Training and Consultation Specialist for The Boggs Center at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. This position provides advanced level coaching, technical assistance and training services consistent with identified project goals and objectives. The Training and Consultation Specialist is primarily responsible for delivering training and coaching support to personnel in public New Jersey schools on the implementation of a tiered intervention framework for conduct, behavior, and social and emotional wellness. Responsibilities include participating in the planning, coordination and provision of training, curriculum development; coordination and provision of coaching and technical assistance to personnel in network schools through email, phone and on-site support as prescribed by the project implementation protocol; completing administrative duties (e.g., maintaining technical assistance logs, managing product archive, etc.); responding to requests for information; and other duties and responsibilities as assigned. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Preparing for trainings, training set up / clean up (which includes lifting and transporting training materials), maintenance of the project suite and resources, responsiveness to and participation in team discussions, using the team planning calendar, respecting co-workers, using time efficiently, friendly and constructive communication, collaboration with co-trainers, and coordination with NJ DOE-OSE. Managing an extensive data archive of school information and products, procuring designated products from schools, maintaining up to date files and electronic folders for schools, maintaining up to date documentation for technical assistance logs and service delivery data. Providing coaching and technical assistance to schools and districts. Delivering training on the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports framework: using a high-quality training style that is engaging and informed; delivers training content as designed by the project Director; and demonstrates the use of an agile training style that adjusts/differentiates to the needs of participants across training sites. Demonstrates a technical knowledge of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. Travel to training and school sites throughout New Jersey multiple times a week with occasional start times as early as 7:30.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement	Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu .
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	25S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	68938.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	82759.000
Annual Maximum Salary	98285.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	HPAE, Local 5094
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview .
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Master’s Degree in Special Education or a related field plus two (2) years of experience supporting Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports in public schools; or a Doctorate Degree in Special Education or a related field plus one (1) year of experience; or a Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education or a related field (e.g., Education, Psychology, Rehabilitation Counseling), plus four (4) years of experience. At least one year of experience working in or with public school settings. Experience delivering training and providing coaching support to implement interventions for conduct, behavior, and social and emotional wellness.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Implementation Expertise with the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports framework.  Computer proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, remote platforms (e.g., Zoom), along with capacity to learn and coordinate computer-based training and data programs.
Preferred Qualifications	Experience designing interventions at the tertiary intervention tier (e.g., conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and designing Function-Based Intervention Plans). Experience with urban schools and districts.  Experience implementing universal design for learning, trauma informed practices, social and emotional learning, and restorative practices. Experience with Canvas, Google classroom and Qualtrics
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Physical Demands: Travel to training sites throughout the state (some limited out of state travel may be required) including the transpiration of training materials (bins with handouts, projector etc.) to site locations. Training and Consultations need to lift weights up to approximately 25 pounds in order to move training equipment and set up training sites.  Work Environment: New Brunswick based main office suite is shared with the six NJ PBSIS team members. Semi private work area that is generally pleasant in a clean, well-lighted quiet to moderately loud setting. Training and Consultation Specialists frequency work off site at school or training site locations.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	24ST0336
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Downtown New Brunswick
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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