Rutgers University is hiring: Training and Consultation Specialist-PCAST and Pat

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 six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, 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 including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Job Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Training and Consultation Specialist- PCAST and Pathways for The Boggs Center for Developmental Disabilities at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Under the supervision of a faculty member, coordinates planning, development, training and technical assistance activities related to best practices in Person-Centered Approaches in Schools and Transition (PCAST) and Pathways to Postsecondary Success. Provides training and technical assistance on best practices in Person-Centered Planning (PCP), transition to adult life, integrated community employment, program design, program implementation and program enhancement to school personnel statewide, with concentration on person-centered approaches for all students with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Assists in the development of training modules and materials related to Person-Centered Approaches in Schools and Transition (PCAST) including video and other training technology.
• Provides training and technical assistance to school/district personnel, students, family members and local partners in PCAST and transition planning in keeping with DOE-OSE and Boggs Center agreements and expectations.
• Develops and provides training and presentations about Person-Centered Approaches in Schools and Transition (PCAST) to schools/districts and others statewide according to procedure.
• Assists in developing project elements and timelines in collaboration with supervisor, PCAST coworkers, and DOEOSE staff.
• Collaborates with other Boggs Center employees regarding Person-Centered Approaches in Schools and Transition (PCAST) including data collection, evaluations, written and verbal communications, and information sharing.
• As required, conducts analyses, drafts summaries, and creates materials related to Person-Centered Approaches in Schools and Transition (PCAST) and local progress with Pathways to Postsecondary Success.

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience: A Master's Degree in Special Education or a related field (Education, Social Work, Human Services, Counseling, Speech therapy, Psychology) and at least three (3) years professional experience in the field of disabilities, or a Bachelor's Degree in a related field, as indicated above, plus five (5) years' experience years professional experience in the field of disabilities, or a PhD in a related field, as indicated above, and one (1) year of experience in the field of disabilities.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in technical assistance to schools/districts, Experience in the development and delivery of trainings and presentations in-person, Experience in Person-Centered Planning and Approaches in Schools and Transition (PCAST), Experience in establishing and sustaining a community of practice, Experience in the development and delivery of trainings and presentations virtually, and Experience with technology applications and learning platforms such as Google, Zoom, Qualtrics, Canvas Learning Management System.

Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, based on position, which includes: Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage, Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs, Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options, Employee and dependent educational benefits, Life insurance coverage, Employee discounts programs.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law.