Program Specialist, 74 Avenue A

ACMH INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 41,184 - 50,336; Full time

Job summary

ACMH INC in Queens Village is seeking a Program Specialist, 74 Avenue A, to provide direct services and assist with training in daily living skills. The role reports to the Program Director and involves working Thursday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm and Sat-Sun-Mon 11:00am-7:00pm.

Qualifications include a high school diploma (or undergraduate psychology coursework) and experience with adults with serious mental illness. The position offers a salary of $45,760 plus generous benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with some psychology coursework or related experience.
• Experience with adults with serious mental illness preferred.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Teaches daily living skills such as hygiene, laundry, and cleaning.
• Monitors apartment maintenance and reports issues.
• Teaches budgeting, shopping, meal planning and prep.
• Assists with self-preservation, safety, and cleanliness.
• Administers client cooking safety test and medication management.
• Documents services and client progress in a timely manner.
• Escorts clients on travel and reports incidents as needed.
• Attends trainings as requested.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Experience with adults with serious MI

Education

High school diploma

Undergraduate psychology coursework

Job description

About this position

Description:

Position: Program Specialist, 74 Avenue A

Reports to: Program Director

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

Location: Queens (Queens Village)

Schedule: Thursdays & Fridays (9:00am-5:00pm) and Saturdays, Sundays, & Mondays (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 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.
• Documents services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
• Attends training as requested by supervisory staff.
• Duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements: High school diploma with some undergraduate work in psychology or high school diploma with significant experience in human services. Experience working with adults with serious mental illness preferred. Good organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Single Site Salary: $45,760plus 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.

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.

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