Peer Program Specialist, Ana's House & Bronx Supportive Apartment (BSA)

Acmh•Bronx, NY

About The Position

The Peer Program Specialist provides direct services to clients in their homes at Ana's House and the Bronx Supportive Apartment (BSA), helping them build skills for daily living and support their mental health recovery goals. The role draws on the specialist’s lived experience as a consumer of mental health, substance use, and/or homeless services. The position reports to the Program Director and is scheduled Tuesdays through Saturdays, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The specialist teaches and supports skills related to personal care, apartment upkeep, budgeting, shopping, meal planning and preparation, safety, medication self-administration, and travel. The role also includes monitoring apartment conditions, reporting incidents and behavioral changes, facilitating groups as requested, documenting services and client progress, and helping clients strengthen self-advocacy and recovery skills. ACMH is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and to becoming an anti-racist organization through actionable change and an intentional culture of equity. ACMH is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Lived experience receiving mental health services, such as being a past or current participant in behavioral health, substance use, or homeless services.
Commitment to helping others attain mental health recovery goals, in part by sharing personal lived experiences.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Basic computer and data-entry skills.

Nice To Haves

Completion of, or being on track to receive, New York Certified Peer Program (NYCPS) certification.
High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Teach skills for maintaining personal hygiene, doing laundry, and cleaning apartments.
Monitor apartment maintenance and alert the Program Director to maintenance problems.
Teach budgeting, shopping, meal planning, meal preparation, and clean-up skills.
Teach self-preservation skills and monitor living units for safety and cleanliness.
Administer the client cooking safety test.
Monitor, document, and teach self-administration of medication in accordance with program policy and procedures.
Report incidents and behavioral changes in residents to a supervisor.
Teach travel skills and escort clients when needed.
Facilitate or co-facilitate groups as requested.
Document services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
Help clients build self-advocacy skills to communicate effectively with their supports and treatment team.
Support recovery skill-building goals intended to decrease the frequency of contact with emergency services.
Attend training and perform other duties as assigned by supervisory staff.