Training and Consultation Specialist | Rutgers University
Location
New Brunswick, NJ | United States
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Position 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.
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.
City: New Brunswick
State: NJ
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.
Posting Number: 24ST0336
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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