Prospective Employees
Employment opportunities offered by the Research Foundation for SUNY are separate and distinct from SUNY and State University of New York employment.
Employment opportunities offered by the Research Foundation for SUNY are separate and distinct from SUNY and State University of New York employment. As a result, position terms and conditions, compensation and benefits offered by the Research Foundation are different from state employment. Contact the Research Foundation Human Resources office at SUNY Plattsburgh with questions concerning employment and benefits offered.
Current Openings
- Preceptor/Field Site Supervisor (Part-Time) — Northeast New York Behavioral Health
Workforce Education and Training Partnership
Background
SUNY Plattsburgh was awarded a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) to establish the Northeast New York Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Partnership. The goal of this program is to increase the supply of a diverse behavioral health workforce that is trained to provide integrated behavioral healthcare with a focus on youth, adolescents, and young adults and committed to working in high-need and high-demand areas. Our program targets high-need, underserved areas in Albany, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties in Northeast New York. This initiative provides funding to support the Behavioral Health Fellows Training Program which allows SUNY Plattsburgh to offer specialized training opportunities along with a $25,000 stipend to 16 advanced graduate-level mental health counseling and social work students at SUNY Plattsburgh. The project will also create the Northeast New York Integrated Behavioral Health Training Institute which will increase regional capacity to provide integrated behavioral health services in underserved and high-need communities by providing training and professional development opportunities for Behavioral Health Fellows, faculty, educational partners and the broader behavioral health community.
Function & Scope
The Preceptor supports the Behavioral Health Fellows Training Program by providing support and training to the Educational Partners providing onsite supervision for Behavioral Health Fellows and providing supervision directly to the Behavioral Health Fellows. This role is also responsible for developing and delivering trainings to both Educational Partners and Behavioral Health Fellows. This role is responsible for resolving complex issues, maintaining detailed documentation and maintaining high-quality, productive relationships with project partners. The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive and skilled at multitasking and prioritizing in a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting faculty responsibility for developing practicum placement sites for graduate clinical mental health and social work students
- Ensuring bi-directional communication between program staff, Educational Partners and Behavioral Health Fellows
- Serving as field liaison for eight students
- Assisting with developing and delivering a Clinical Supervision Certificate for Educational Partners and workshops for Behavioral Health Fellows
- Providing day-to-day support for Educational Partners focused on developing clinical supervision skills and ensuring high-quality experiential training opportunities for Behavioral Health Fellows
- Providing day-to-day support for Behavioral Health Fellows to ensure quality training experiences and program engagement
- Collaborating with the Office of Career Development to offer a behavioral-health specific on-campus recruiting event
Requirements
- Master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program or a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling
- Licensure to practice social work (LCSW or LCSW-R) or clinical mental health counseling (LMHC or LMHC-D) in New York State
- A minimum of 3 years of experience providing clinical supervision including experience supervising behavioral health trainees in a clinical setting, preferably in an integrated behavioral health setting with a focus on children, adolescents and young adults.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience developing curricula and providing training to support the behavioral health workforce.
Key Competencies
- Clinical Supervision — Provides expert clinical supervision for master’s-level behavioral health professionals and builds the capacity of less-experienced clinical supervisors.
- Organizational Skills — Maintains appropriate documentation of interactions with Educational Partners and Behavioral Health Fellows and demonstrates a strong ability to manage multiple tasks.
- Relationship-Building — Demonstrates empathy, patience and professionalism in all interactions with project partners with the goal of building and maintaining strong relationships to support student learning experiences.
- Curriculum Development and Training — Identifies learning goals and objectives and creates appropriate training workshops incorporating adult-learning principles; prepares supporting materials including instructor manuals, PowerPoint slides, handouts and activities; and delivers training in accordance with curriculum. (Preferred)
- Providing Behavioral Health Services for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults — Shares expertise on providing behavioral health services for children, adolescents and young adults from an integrated behavioral health perspective.
Working Conditions
- Regular business hours, although some evening or weekend work may be required.
- Most work can be accomplished remotely but position must be available for periodic in-person meetings in Plattsburgh or Queensbury New York. If working remotely, position is responsible for maintaining regular contact with project staff.
Compensation for this position: $50 – $70 per hour (15 hours per week between late-August and late-May)
Closing Date: To ensure full review and consideration, please submit a letter of interest, a resume, and contact information for three professional references by September 26, 2026:
Research Foundation for SUNY
Box 2026-6
101 Broad Street, 260 Beaumont Hall
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Fax: 518-564-2157
Email: [email protected] - Project Aide, Direct Support Professional — Center for Neurobehavioral Health
The Research Foundation for SUNY is pleased to announce a position opening for a Direct Support Professional / Project Aide with the Center for Neurobehavioral Health.
Position Description
Under the general supervision of clinical or higher-level staff, the Direct Support Professional provides support to adults with developmental disabilities and/or memory or other functionally impaired elderly, with a primary focus on person centered supports and services. These include but are not limited to, assisting with personal care, planning/facilitating group activities, and transportation. The applicant’s experience with the administration of individual plans of care and a strong emphasis on ensuring personal choice, fostering independence, and safeguarding protective oversight to individuals with cognitive, physical, and/or developmental disabilities will qualify the selected applicant for the position.
Primary Tasks
- Will maintain a valid driver’s license and provide transportation to and from the Center via agency vehicle.
- Will provide participants with supervision throughout the day and ensure that each individual’s safety is kept by reading and understanding all safeguards outlined in each participants program binder.
- Work to ensure that each individual’s preferences and interests are being supported on a daily basis through activities and socialization.
- Plan, participate in, and lead daily group activities including, but not limited to, exercise groups, cognitive groups, arts and crafts activities, and community activities.
- Will ensure that each individual’s Habilitation plan is followed as written and be responsible for thorough and contemporaneous documentation for each service.
- Preform personal care duties with individuals whenever necessary and based upon individual’s needs. Personal care includes but is not limited to personal cleanliness, oral hygiene, dressing, toileting, and changing of soiled clothes.
- Will assist in daily meal prepping which includes modifying participant’s food as required by their safeguards.
- Will address behavior difficulties of participants in an appropriate manner and report such behaviors to a supervisor as needed.
- Must maintain professional and positive relationships with the caregivers of those supported.
- Must assist in maintaining the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of the Center through basic cleaning and disinfecting procedures.
- Will serves as a professional role model to the participants, other staff, and student interns/workers who may rotate throughout the Center.
- Must maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships between individuals and community members (throughout the college building and beyond).
- Will work in a cooperative manner with coworkers to maintain a therapeutic atmosphere to assist with learning and skill acquisition and to serve as a positive role model to those supported.
- Will attend all training as requested or required by regulation and/or policy as well as additional assigned training requirements.
- Any other duties that may be assigned by the Day Program’s Manager or Director of Day Programs.
Minimum Qualifications: High School diploma or equivalent required. Prior experience working with adults with developmental disabilities is preferred. Completion of personal care aide training, home health aide training program, or nurse aide training program approved by the NYS Department of Health; or adult day care worker training program completed in conjunction with the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities is required. A driver’s license is required and Criminal History Record Check will be performed. Applicants must be able to become certified in CPR and be able to maintain the certification throughout their employment via in-person training. Applicants must also submit to the PPD skin test (Tuberculosis test) or show proof of having a negative test result within the last year. This test must be repeated every 2 years while employed.
Salary Range: $39,000 ($20/hr) to $40,950 ($21/hr) based on experience with an EXCELLENT fringe benefits package to be included. Paid holidays off. Monday through Friday schedule.
Closing Date: To ensure full review and consideration, please submit a letter of interest, a resume, and contact information for three professional references by September 25, 2026 to:
Research Foundation for SUNY
Box 2026 - 5
101 Broad Street, 2nd Floor Kehoe
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Fax: 518-564-2157
Email: [email protected] - Regional Care Navigator — Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative
The Research Foundation for SUNY Plattsburgh is pleased to announce the Regional Care Navigator position for the Alzheimer’s Disease Caregiver Support Initiative (ADCSI), a full time, in-person position with an office located in Queensbury to focus on caregivers in the Washington and Essex County regions.
The goal of this initiative is to develop and sustain an innovative array of support services, improve coordination and access to new and existing community resources and enhance access to health and well-being opportunities to caregivers of individuals with dementia.
Duties:
- Promote the services of the ADCSI.
- Perform new and follow up assessments with caregivers to determine needs.
- Provide individual and family care assessments.
- Complete required daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly, service documentation.
- Complete initial respite applications and ensure that all paperwork is submitted for processing.
- Complete Fall Prevention assessments identify safety concerns and make referrals as needed.
- Refer caregivers to internal and community resources based upon caregiver needs and their request for services, including Project Life Saver and Mindful Music.
- Complete and maintain required annual documentation for NYS Department of Health.
- Actively participate in staff meetings Project Director and Program Coordinator.
- Attend Long Term Care Counsel meetings.
- Attend Joint enrichment programs within the region.
- Other duties as assigned by the Program Director.
This is an in-office position and travel throughout the region to promote and provide services is required and reimbursed at the IRS rate.
Minimum Qualifications: The successful applicant will be a self-starter, able to work under general supervision. A bachelor’s degree is required and at least 2 years of relevant experience in service coordination or case management. Reliable transportation and a valid NYS driver’s license are required. Mileage will be reimbursed.
Special Qualifications
- Strong people skills, proven problem-solving capabilities, and clear verbal and written communication skills.
- Displays knowledge on effective responses to individuals under stress and interviewing experience that demonstrates calm and respectful techniques.
- Formal experience conducting assessments to identify needs, strengths, and goals.
- Proficiency in tracking client progress, making referrals and maintaining accurate, timely and confidential case documentation.
- Knowledge regarding community resources and programs.
- Comfort with office equipment (phones, printers, copiers), common computer programs (excel, google), and basic software to enter and track tasks.
Salary Range: $45,000 – $50,000 with an excellent fringe benefits package to be included.
Closing Date: To ensure full review and consideration, please submit a letter of interest, a resume, and contact information for three professional references by September 25, 2026 to:
Research Foundation for SUNY
Box 2026-4
101 Broad Street, 202 Kehoe
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Fax: 518-564-2157
Email: [email protected] - Coordinator of Instruction & Student Success Initiatives — TRIO Student Support Services
The TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program at SUNY Plattsburgh is seeking an innovative, student-centered professional to serve as the Coordinator of Instruction and Student Success Initiatives. This position reports to the Director of TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) and serves as a member of the program’s leadership team. TRIO SSS supports eligible undergraduate students who are first-generation, meet federal income guidelines, and/or have a documented disability.
Working within the broader Access and Opportunity Programs structure, the Coordinator helps ensure that TRIO SSS students have access to coordinated academic support, compliant course offerings, and meaningful opportunities to strengthen their academic, career, and transferable skills. The position works collaboratively with students, TRIO SSS staff, AOP leadership, faculty, campus partners, employers, alumni, and community organizations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Instruction and course coordination: Coordinate TRIO SSS-supported courses and instructional initiatives, including communication with faculty and academic departments, enrollment monitoring, student support, assessment, and compliance with grant and institutional requirements.
- Tutoring and academic support: Coordinate TRIO SSS student access to tutoring, supplemental instruction, and other academic support services within the broader AOP structure; identify areas of student need and help evaluate participation and outcomes.
- Student success programming: Develop and facilitate courses, workshops, and other learning opportunities that strengthen academic success, leadership, communication, problem-solving, self-advocacy, professionalism, and other transferable skills. Internships and experiential learning: Help students identify and prepare for internships, employment, undergraduate research, mentoring, service learning, and other high-impact educational experiences aligned with their academic and career goals.
- Scholarship and opportunity support: Coordinate outreach and student support related to TRIO, institutional, and external scholarships and funding opportunities that increase access to academic and career-building experiences.
- Individualized student support: Maintain an assigned student caseload, assist students in establishing academic and career goals, provide proactive outreach, and connect students with appropriate campus and community resources.
- Program leadership and assessment: Contribute to TRIO SSS planning, assessment, reporting, and continuous improvement; maintain accurate records of services and outcomes and supervise designated graduate or student staff as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in education, counseling, student affairs, higher education, social work, curriculum and instruction, career development, or a closely related field.
- Experience working with college students through teaching, advising, coaching, mentoring, academic support, or a related student-success role. Experience developing or facilitating courses, workshops, training, or other structured learning experiences.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate programs, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate with a variety of campus and community partners.
- Strong organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Experience using student participation, feedback, or outcome data to inform and improve services.
- Demonstrated commitment to supporting first-generation students, students with financial need, students with disabilities, and students from historically underserved backgrounds.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with TRIO, opportunity programs, access programs, or similar student-success initiatives.
- College-level teaching or curriculum-development experience.
- Experience coordinating tutoring, supplemental instruction, internships, career-readiness programming, scholarships, or other high-impact practices.
- Experience supervising, training, or mentoring graduate or student staff.
- Familiarity with grant-funded programming, program assessment, or compliance-related documentation.
- Experience using student information, case-management, learning-management, or program database systems.
Why Join TRIO Student Support Services?
This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on students’ lives while helping shape the future of a nationally recognized student success program. The Coordinator of Instruction and Student Success Initiatives will join a collaborative team committed to innovation, continuous improvement, and providing comprehensive support that empowers students to persist, graduate, and achieve their personal, academic, and professional goals.
Experience: Three to five years of progressive experience in higher education, student support, instruction, advising, program coordination, supervision, career-readiness, or experiential-learning initiatives.
Salary Range: $58,000 – $70,000 and excellent fringe benefit package.
The Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation, offering comprehensive and low-cost health, dental, and vision insurance, basic and optional retirement plans, employer paid life insurance, tuition waivers, paid time off, and other benefits.
For full consideration, please apply by August 21, 2026. Applicants review will begin immediately. Position will remain open until filled.
Research Foundation for SUNY
Box RF 2026-3
202 Kehoe Administration Building
101 Broad Street
Plattsburgh, New York 12901
Fax: 518-564-2157
Email: [email protected]
If an applicant cannot complete the application process to respond to a notice of job vacancy due to a disability or other concern, please contact the Research Foundation Human Resources office at SUNY Plattsburgh: 518-564-2132.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, criminal record, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, status with respect to receiving public assistance, domestic violence victim status, a disabled, special, recently separated, active duty wartime, campaign badge, Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristics protected under applicable law.
The company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against applicants because they have inquired about, or discussed their own pay or the pay of another employee of applicant.
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York operates under a contract with The State University of New York and receives no directly appropriated state funding.