CONSULTANT
Westbridge Academy is a New Jersey Approved Special Education School, servicing K-12 students with significant behavioral and emotional regulation challenges.
Position Overview:
Westbridge seeks a consultant with deep clinical, programmatic, and instructional expertise to develop, conduct, and monitor training in therapeutic interventions within our school environment. Using the specialized TIPS (Therapeutic Interventions for Psychological Success) model, this consultant will empower our educators to understand and address student behavior in ways that improve both academic and emotional outcomes.
The consultant will play a key role in providing supervision and professional development to clinicians as they:
- Explore the underlying meanings of student behaviors,
- Process transference or countertransference that may arise during counseling,
- Identify and understand defense mechanisms utilized by students,
- Assess ego functioning, and
- Develop clinical interventions aligned with established theories and best practices.
The consultant will be responsible for developing and facilitating TIPS training, offering direct coaching and feedback, and ensuring fidelity in the use of therapeutic interventions. They will support the professional growth of our teachers and counselors, focusing on therapeutic language, tools, and strategies applied both in the classroom and in individual counseling sessions.
Responsibilities include:
- Idnetifying educational and training goals and objectives for teachers and staff,
- Instructing staff on both instructional and administrative policies and procedures, and
- Collaborating with staff to assess needs realated to staffing or operational effectiveness.
Key Functions:
- Developing training materials, including electronic and paper-based modules,
- Codesigning learning products with input frommulitple stakeholders, and
- Updating the curriculum to align with Westbridge's values and core approaches.
Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates should have:
- A doctoral degree in Psychology or Educational Leadership,
- At least 10 years of experience developing therapeutic intervention models and educational programs,
- New Jersey clinical, instructional, or educational services certification, and
- Proven expertise in adult learning theory, instructional design, and project management.
Additional Requirements:
The consultant must be skilled in facilitating team processes and adept at forging collaborative partnerships that emobody respect, equity, and integrity. Special consideration will be given to candidates with experience in de-escalation techniques applicable in student crises. This position involves no more than 25 hours of weekly work.
Applicaiton instructions:
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and educational services certificate in a single PDF document, saving the file as LastName_FirstName. Indicate the Posting # and where you found this job opportunity in your cover letter.
Westbridge Academy, 60 West Street, Bloomfield, N.J. 07003
Email: anthonyh@westbridgeacademy.org
Fax: (973) 680-9650
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