Peer Program Specialist, Queens Treatment Apartment (QTA)

ACMH, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

ACMH, Inc. is seeking a Peer Program Specialist (Scattered Site) in Queens to provide direct in-home services, teaching daily living skills and supporting recovery goals. The role reports to the Program Director and runs Monday through Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm.

Lived experience with mental health or related services is required; NYCPS certification is preferred. The role offers full-time pay of about $49,192 plus generous benefits, with ACMH emphasizing equity and anti-racism in its culture.

Qualifications

• Lived experience with mental health, substance use, or homeless services.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Basic computer/data entry skills.

Responsibilities

• Teaches skills for maintaining personal hygiene, laundry, and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors apartment maintenance and alerts supervisor of problems.
• Teaches budgeting, shopping, meal planning, and cleanup.
• Teaches self-preservation, monitors safety and cleanliness of living units.
• Administers the client cooking safety test.
• Monitors, documents, and teaches self-administration of medication per policy.
• Reports incidents or behavioral changes to supervisor.
• Teaches travel skills and escorts clients when needed.
• Facilitates or co-facilitates groups as requested.
• Documents services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
• Assists in building self-advocacy and communicating with supports and treatment team.
• Supports recovery skill-building to decrease calls to emergency services
• Attends training and other duties as assigned.

Skills

Lived experience

Strong communication

Data entry basics

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Description

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

Position: Peer Program Specialist, Queens Treatment Apartment (QTA)

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.

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