Peer Program Specialist, Bronx Supportive Apartment (BSA)

ACMH, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

ACMH, Inc. is seeking a Peer Program Specialist for the Bronx Supportive Apartment program to provide direct services to clients in their homes and guide them in daily living skills.

The role, supervised by the Program Director, requires lived experience with mental health recovery and entails teaching budgeting, hygiene, meal planning, safety, and self-advocacy. The schedule is Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, with opportunities to facilitate groups and document client progress, while

Qualifications

• Lived experience receiving mental health services or related housing services.
• NYCPS certification preferred.
• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Basic computer and data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Teaches skills for maintaining personal hygiene, laundry and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors apartment maintenance and notifies supervisor of problems.
• Teaches budgeting, shopping, meal planning, preparation and clean-up.
• Teaches self-preservation and monitors safety/cleanliness of living units.
• Administers the client cooking safety test.
• Monitors and documents self-administration of medication per policy.
• Reports incidents or behavioral changes to supervisor.
• Facilitates groups and documents progress in a timely manner.
• Assists in building self-advocacy and supports recovery goals.
• Attends training and performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Basic computer skills

Data entry

Education

High School diploma or GED

New York Certified Peer Program NYCPS certification

Job description

Description

Lived experience as a consumer of mental health, substance use, and/or homeless services is required

Position: Peer Program Specialist, Bronx Supportive Apartment (BSA)

Reports to: Program Director

Function: Provides direct service to clients in their homes, assisting with training in skills of daily living.

Schedule: Mondays through Fridays (9:00am-5:00pm)

Tasks:

• Teaches skills for maintaining personal hygiene, laundry and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors overall maintenance of apartments and alerts program director of maintenance problems.
• Teaches skills for budgeting, shopping, meal planning, preparation and clean-up.
• Teaches skills for self-preservation, monitors living units for safety and cleanliness.
• Administers the client cooking safety test.
• Monitors, documents and teaches self-administration of medication, according to program policy and procedures.
• Report incidents or behavioral changes in residents to supervisor.
• Teaches travel skills and escorts clients, where needed.
• Facilitates/co-facilitates groups, as requested.
• Documents services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
• Assists in building self-advocacy skills to effectively communicate with client's supports and treatment team
• Supports recovery skill building goals to decrease frequency of contact with emergency services
• Attends training and other duties as assigned by supervisory staff

Requirements

Lived experience receiving mental health services such as past or current participant of behavioral health, substance or homeless services; commitment to assist others in attaining their mental health recovery goals in part through sharing own personal lived experiences. Completion of or on track to receive New York Certified Peer Program (NYCPS) certification preferred. High School diploma or G.E.D. preferred. Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. Basic computer and data entry skills.

Peer Program Specialist (Scattered Site) Certified - FT Salary: $49,192 plus generous benefits

Peer Program Specialist (Scattered Site) Non-certified - FT Salary: $48,672 plus generous benefits

ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and is a leader in the provision of outreach and engagement, care management, rehabilitation, crisis support, and supportive housing. ACMH is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and seeks to promote actionable change to create an intentional culture of equity at individual, interpersonal and institutional levels.

ACMH is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment decisions based on race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, veteran status or citizenship status.