Peer Program Specialist, Queens Treatment Apartment (QTA)
About The Position
Provides direct service to clients in their homes, assisting with training in skills of daily living. This role involves teaching clients essential life skills such as personal hygiene, laundry, apartment cleaning, budgeting, shopping, and meal preparation. The specialist will also monitor apartment maintenance and safety, document client progress, and assist in building self-advocacy skills. A key aspect of this role is supporting recovery skill building to reduce reliance on emergency services, and potentially facilitating groups. The position requires lived experience as a consumer of mental health, substance use, and/or homeless services.
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
- generous benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
