Peer Program Specialist, Bronx Supportive Apartment (BSA)

ACMH, INC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,672 - 49,192; Full time

Job summary

ACMH, INC. is seeking a Peer Program Specialist for its Bronx Supportive Apartment team. This role involves providing essential services in clients' homes, facilitating skills training in daily living and supporting individuals' recovery goals through lived experience.

The ideal candidate will have personal experience with mental health or substance use services. Additional preferred qualifications include a high school diploma and NYCPS certification. The position offers a full-time salary of $49,192 with generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Lived experience receiving mental health services as a participant of behavioral health or similar.
• Commitment to assist others in attaining mental health recovery goals through shared experiences.

Responsibilities

• Teaches skills for maintaining personal hygiene and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors overall maintenance of apartments and reports issues.
• Teaches budgeting, shopping, and meal planning.
• Facilitates group activities and documents client progress.
• Supports recovery skills to decrease emergency service contact.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English

Basic computer and data entry skills

Lived experience as a consumer of mental health services

Education

High School diploma or G.E.D.

New York Certified Peer Program (NYCPS) certification preferred

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.
• Reports 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.

Benefits

• 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.

Equity and Inclusion

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.