Peer Program Specialist, Queens Treatment Apartment (QTA)

Acmh•Queens, NY

6h•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 maintenance problems. 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, and documenting services rendered and client progress. A key aspect of this role is supporting recovery skill building goals to decrease the frequency of contact with emergency services and assisting in building self-advocacy skills.

Requirements

Lived experience as a consumer of mental health, substance use, and/or homeless services.
Completion of or on track to receive New York Certified Peer Program (NYCPS) certification preferred.
High School diploma or G.E.D. preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Basic computer and data entry skills.

Nice To Haves

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.

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.