Program Specialist, Manhattan Supportive Apartment (MSA)

ACMH INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

ACMH INC is seeking a Program Specialist for the Manhattan Supportive Apartment (MSA) program. You will provide direct services to residents, assist with training in daily living skills, and work with the Program Director to support clients in a safe, supportive housing setting in Manhattan.

The role requires a high school diploma with some psychology coursework or significant experience in human services, plus strong organizational, verbal, and written communication abilities.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Teaches skills for daily living including budgeting, shopping, meal planning, and housekeeping.
• Monitors apartment maintenance and reports issues to supervisor.
• Trains clients in self-preservation, safety, and medication self-administration according to policy.
• Documents services and client progress; escorts clients when needed.
• Attends trainings and performs duties as assigned.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Organizational skills

Client support

Education

High school diploma with psychology coursework

Job description

Program Specialist, Manhattan Supportive Apartment (MSA)

ACMH INC New York, New York, United States

About this position

Description:

Position: Program Specialist, Manhattan Supportive Apartment (MSA)

Reports to: Program Director

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

Location: Manhattan

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.
• 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.

Scattered Site 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.

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.