Assistant Program Director

About SUNY Polytechnic Institute:

Employment is with the Research Foundation for The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest, most comprehensive university-connected research foundation in the country. The Research Foundation manages SUNY's research portfolio, providing essential sponsored programs administration and innovation support services to SUNY faculty, students and staff performing research in areas including life sciences and medicine; engineering and nanotechnology; physical sciences and energy; social sciences; arts and humanities; and computer and information sciences.

The Research Foundation, a private, not-for-profit corporation, is an employer separate from both SUNY and the State of New York, and offers comparable compensation and benefit plans. The Research Foundation is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment. Potential applicants who share this goal, especially underrepresented minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Description:

The Assistant Program Director is responsible for assisting the Program Director in the day-to-day operations of the program including implementation, planning and execution of all deliverables. The Assistant Program director will work closely with student family advocates to provide deliverables to each served district and will oversee service delivery of up to 3 program LEA's. This includes individual and group-based service delivery facilitation and implementation. The Assistant Program Director will assist the Program Director in the training of new staff as it pertains to adherence to program guidelines and deliverables including project interns and student and family advocates. The Assistant Program Director will also act as a liaison and resource to management, community-based organizations, school, staff and individuals served within assigned LEA's. This position also serves as the primary point of contact for the outreach and engagement of parents/caregivers to complete all necessary paperwork in respective serviced LEA's, prior to enrollment. The Student/Family Education Advocate will be responding to all incoming referrals, completing individualized needs assessments, and making appropriate referrals to resources and community services as deemed appropriate.

Other responsibilities include:

• Works collaboratively with the student college interns (mentors and tutors) to deliver lunch and afterschool programs that offer skill building opportunities in the evidence based theoretical concepts
• Works collaboratively with the SUNY Polytechnic Career Services to enroll parents and students in the college sponsored workshops
• Works collaboratively with the SUNY Polytechnic Summer Program to deliver proposed programming
• Works with school district staff, including but not limited to district and building administration, guidance, and social work staff, to learn district wide policies and procedures, as well as building specific policies and procedures.
• Attends school meetings as needed.
• Attend LPP Administrative meetings and trainings as needed.
• Become familiar with existing school resources and programs.
• Attends and completes all training and certifications as required by the LPP.
• Attend LPP Advisory Board Meetings and all other appropriate community-based meetings as assigned.
• Collect, track, and maintain LPP data with the utilization of project-specific trackers, SchoolTool, and other applicable resources and produce appropriate weekly and monthly outcome data as directed by the Program Director.
• Traveling between district sites, administrative office and/or community locations as designated by the Management Team for in person meetings and/or trainings. 
• Participation and Facilitation of District/Community Wide Programming events
• Additional duties assigned as applicable to the needs of the district and/or LPP.

Requirements:

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a Human Service field or Education field with 2-5 years of experience.

Applicants must address in their applications their abilities to work with a culturally diverse population.  This position is contingent on the satisfactory completion of a background check; this position may require annual background checks.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Prior experience in case management with youth is preferred.

Additional Information:

Research Foundation for SUNY Polytechnic Institute offers exceptional benefits such as healthcare, dental, vision, pension plans, competitive pay, generous paid time off, tuition assistance, life insurance and long-term disability insurance.

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Application Instructions:

Persons interested in the above position should submit a cover letter, resume, three letters of reference, letter of application, along with The Research Foundation for SUNY employment application.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position please email us at [email protected] or call 518-437-8686.