Peer Program Specialist, East 144th Street

ACMH INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

ACMH Inc. Bronx, NY seeks a Peer Program Specialist, East 144th Street to provide direct services in clients' homes, teaching daily living skills and supporting recovery goals.

Lived experience with mental health, substance use or homelessness services is required; NYCPS certification is preferred. Schedule Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays (11:00am-7:00pm) with supervision by the Program Director.

Qualifications

• Lived experience as a consumer of mental health or related services is required.
• High School diploma or GED preferred; NYCPS certification preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Teaches skills for personal hygiene, laundry and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors apartment maintenance and reports issues to supervisor.
• Teaches budgeting, shopping, meal planning, preparation and cleanup.
• Teaches self-preservation; ensures safety and cleanliness of living units.
• Administers client cooking safety tests and medication self-administration as directed.
• Documents services and client progress; assists in building self-advocacy.
• Teaches travel skills; escorts clients when needed; facilitates groups.

Skills

Lived experience

Communication skills

Data entry

Education

High School diploma or GED

NYCPS certification preferred

Job description

Peer Program Specialist, East 144th Street

ACMH INC Bronx, New York, United States

About this position

Description:

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

Position: Peer Program Specialist, East 144th Street

Reports to: Program Director

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

Location: The Bronx (Mott Haven)

Schedule: Sundays, Mondays & Tuesdays (11:00am-7:00pm)

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 & 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

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 (Single Site), Certified – P/T Hrly Salary: $22.07

Peer Program Specialist (Single Site), Non-certified – P/T Hrly Salary: $22.00

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.

Salary Information

$22 - $22.07Hourly Wage

For more information, visit our website: www.acmhnyc.org

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.