Senior Training and Consultation Specialist

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Senior Training and Consultation Specialist
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Healthcare - Other
Department	SHP-Psych Rehab & Counsel Pro
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 School of Health Professions (SHP) – Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions is seeking a Senior Training and Consultation Specialist to become an integral part of the grant funded Peer Crisis Training Project (NJ-DHS Sub-Contract / SAMHSA TTI). The Senior Training and Consultation Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating a specialty training program aimed at peer specialists working in early intervention programs that provide crisis services to persons diagnosed with serious mental health conditions. Essential duties and responsibilities include the following: Conducts needs assessments with crisis service providers and other stakeholders. Develops curricula for both in-person and web-based training programs. Delivers curricula through utilization of a variety of engagement techniques that are aimed at adult learners Develops individualized consultation / technical assistance plans and provides on and off-site consultation / technical assistance services. Utilizes own expertise in mental health evidence-based practices to make recommendations on implementation of behavioral health services. Develops effective instruments to evaluate training and technical assistance with measurable results; measures change in knowledge, skills, and behaviors over time. Contributes to and prepares reports related to the degree of success in achieving program outcomes. Maintains a high level of knowledge and expertise in topics related to mental health workforce development and multiple areas of evidence-based or empirically supported mental health interventions/approaches. Contributes to the preparation of scholarly manuscripts and presentations. Keeps abreast of all pertinent federal, state and Rutgers’ regulations, laws and policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified. Understands and adheres to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	26S
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	72009.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	86521.000
Annual Maximum Salary	102805.000
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 . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Master’s degree in a related field, plus two (2) years of experience in behavioral health providing or supervising rehabilitation-oriented services and coordinating adult-directed training or educational programs (and/or consulting with mental health providers on their training needs); or a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and three (3) years of experience. Experience working directly with persons diagnosed with serious mental health conditions; and experience developing training curricula and providing training to mental health practitioners.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Knowledge of adults diagnosed with serious mental health conditions and best practices in psychiatric rehabilitation, including trauma informed care. Knowledge of mental health systems, psychiatric rehabilitation philosophy/methods and peer-provided support services. Strong written and verbal communication skills and organizational skills.
Preferred Qualifications	Knowledge of trauma informed care, resilience/self-care, implementation science and demonstrated success in implementing training projects.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST3379
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Piscataway (RBHS)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
Location Details	Piscataway, NJ

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