Program Specialist, The Wilfrid

ACMH INC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 39,312 - 48,048; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Job summary

An outreach and engagement organization in New York is seeking a Program Specialist to provide direct service to clients and assist with training in daily living skills. Responsibilities include teaching personal hygiene, budgeting, and meal planning, as well as monitoring the safety and cleanliness of living units. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma and experience working with adults with serious mental illness. Generous benefits are included with a salary of $43,680.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Teaches skills for maintaining personal hygiene and apartment cleaning.
• Monitors overall maintenance of apartments.
• Teaches budgeting, shopping, meal planning, and preparation skills.
• Monitors living units for safety and cleanliness.
• Documents services rendered and client progress.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Undergraduate work in psychology or significant experience in human services

Job description

Description

Position: Program Specialist, The Wilfrid

Reports to: Program Director

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

Location: The Bronx (Tremont)

Schedule: Mondays through Fridays (10:00am-6:00pm)

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. Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Single Site Salary: $43,680 plus generous benefits

Please include a resume, cover letter and contact information for 3 professional references.

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.