Peer Program Specialist, Sabra Goldman House

ACMH INC • New York, NY

1d • $22 - $22 • Hybrid

About The Position

Provides direct service to clients in their homes, assisting with training in skills of daily living. The Peer Program Specialist will teach skills for maintaining personal hygiene, laundry, and apartment cleaning. They will also monitor the overall maintenance of apartments and alert the program director of any issues. Additionally, the role involves teaching skills for budgeting, shopping, meal planning, preparation, and clean-up, as well as self-preservation and monitoring living units for safety and cleanliness. The specialist will administer the client cooking safety test, monitor and document self-administration of medication, and report incidents or behavioral changes in residents to the supervisor. The position also includes teaching travel skills, escorting clients, facilitating/co-facilitating groups, documenting services rendered and client progress, and assisting in building self-advocacy skills. The goal is to support recovery skill building to decrease the frequency of contact with emergency services. The role requires attending training and performing other duties as assigned by supervisory staff.

Requirements

• Lived experience receiving mental health services such as past or current participant of behavioral health, substance or homeless services; commitment to assist others in attaining their mental health recovery goals in part through sharing own personal lived experiences.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Basic computer and data entry skills.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of or on track to receive New York Certified Peer Program (NYCPS) certification preferred.
• High School diploma or G.E.D. preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Facilitates/co-facilitates groups, as requested.
• Documents services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
• Assists in building self-advocacy skills to effectively communicate with client’s supports and treatment team
• Supports recovery skill building goals to decrease frequency of contact with emergency services
• Attends training and other duties as assigned by supervisory staff

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED