Program Specialist, 74 Avenue A

ACMH, INC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 39,000 - 52,514; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Job summary

ACMH, INC. is seeking a Program Specialist to provide direct services to clients and assist with training in daily living skills at the Queens Village site.

The role involves teaching personal hygiene, budgeting, meal planning, and safe living practices while coordinating with staff to support residents. The candidate will monitor living spaces, administer safety tests, document progress, and participate in ongoing training.

Qualifications

• High school diploma with some undergraduate coursework in psychology or substantial experience in human services.
• Experience working with adults with serious mental illness preferred.
• Good organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Teaches skills for daily living, including personal hygiene, laundry, and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors apartment maintenance and reports problems to supervisor.
• Teaches budgeting, shopping, meal planning, preparation and cleanup.
• Teaches self-preservation and monitors safety and cleanliness of living units.
• Administers the client cooking safety test.
• Monitors and documents self-administration of medication per program policy.
• Reports incidents or behavioral changes in residents to supervisor.
• Teaches travel skills and escorts clients when needed.
• Documents services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
• Attends training requested by supervisory staff.
• Duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

High school diploma

Job description

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.

Salary

Single Site Salary: $45,760 plus generous benefits

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.

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