Student and Family Advocate

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:

Activities can include but not limited to any or all of the following depending on the need of the Liberty Partnership Program:

• Become familiar with the nature of the LPP
• Become familiar with LPP policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with participating LEAs as assigned.
• Engage the identified student and their parent/caregiver to enroll them in the Liberty Partnership
• Program
• Perform outreach and engagement for all LPP referrals assigned, including but not limited to:
• Conduct social emotional assessment approved by NYSED and incorporate findings into Personalized Learning Plan and other goal-minded activities.
• Completing applicable referrals based on need (counseling, primary care, social determinants
• of health etc.)
• Providing outreach and engagement to enroll referred individuals into the Health Home program.
• Collaborating with providers, family, and school faculty to establish appropriate support networks as needed.
• Follow-up communication with school referent regarding outcome of referral and with student and family to ensure successful service connection.
• Works collaboratively with the student college interns (mentors and tutors) to deliver programming that offers career and college readiness opportunities.
• 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.
• 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 Project Director of LPP.
• Traveling between district sites, administrative office, and/or community locations as designated by
• the Management Team for in person meetings and/or trainings.
• Participation in District/Community Wide Programming events
• Additional duties assigned as applicable to the needs of the district and/or LPP.

Requirements:

• Bachelors of Arts or Science Degree; preferably in education, psychology, sociology, human services or related field with two years of relevant experience.
• Basic Computer Skills (Windows, Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Travel is required. Must have a valid NYS Driver's License.
• Competencies and experiences necessary include customer service orientation, diplomacy, diversity, flexibility, follow through, informing others, safety orientation, reliability and consistency, written communication and cooperation and teamwork, listening skill, optimism, quality orientation, analytical thinking.
• Applies and actively shares knowledge, expertise and best practices with team
• Behavior supports the mission, core values and objectives of the organization.
• Displays flexibility and openness in daily work and encourages others to stay open to change and improvement.
• Accepts and readily adapts to changing priorities, new ideas, strategies, procedures and methods.
• Demonstrates and promotes respect toward coworkers and adapts behaviors to work effectively with varying people and situations.
• Accumulates all relevant information prior to making job-related decisions; presents well-considered alternatives when making recommendations.
• Makes decisions in a timely manner.
• Represents the organization and its network of providers by displaying a respectful and caring manner with clients and their families.
• Addresses all client concerns in a timely and efficient manner and reports any complaints to their immediate supervisor or the Director of Health Home Operations for resolution.
• Complies with quality assurance, OSHA, HIPAA, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), infection control, safety and other policies set forth.
• 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.

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.

As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, Research Foundation for SUNY at SUNY Polytechnic Institute will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, creed, religion, color, citizenship, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics, gender identification or expression, genetic information, familial status, marital status, pregnancy, status as a domestic violence victim, criminal conviction, disability, military status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, Armed Forces Service Medal veteran, active duty or wartime campaign badge veteran, or other characteristic as protected by law. Please feel free to review your equal employment opportunities protections and laws pertaining to these protections at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the College's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the College's current campus security policies. The SUNY Polytechnic Institute Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link:

https://sunypoly.edu/sites/default/files/University Police/Final-Clery-Report-Utica-2021.pdf

https://sunypoly.edu/sites/default/files/University Police/Final-Clery-Report-Albany-2021.pdf

Inquiries regarding the application of Title IX and other laws, regulations and policies prohibiting discrimination may be directed to the Title IX Coordinator [email protected] at SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2500; Tel. (646) 428-3800; Email [email protected] .

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected] .

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NOTE: Some positions may require access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, and software. U.S. Government authorization may be required. For positions requiring such access, offers of employment are contingent upon the employer being able to obtain the necessary authorization, including, if required, an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, or other government agencies. The decision to pursue an export license application is at The Research Foundation for SUNY's sole discretion and may require proof of status prior to employment in connection with such authorization.

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.