Program Specialist, St. Hilda's House

Acmh • New York, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Position: Program Specialist, St. Hilda’s House Reports to: Program Director Function: Provides direct service to clients, assisting with training in skills of daily living. Location: Manhattan (Hamilton Heights) Schedule: Sundays & Mondays (7am-3pm) and Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays (10am-6pm)

Requirements

• High school diploma with some undergraduate work in psychology or high school diploma with significant experience in human services.
• Good organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with adults with serious mental illness 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.
• Documents services rendered and client progress in a timely manner.
• Attends training as requested by supervisory staff.
• Monitors the entry and egress of residents and guests.
• Provides the first line of defense in case of emergencies; (i.e. calling management, the fire department in case of a fire, etc.) and assists with building evacuation.
• Administers self-preservation test, standardized health screening tools, conducts and documents fire drills, conducts and documents smoke/CO detector tests
• Reviews and updates daily logs.
• Responsible for meal preparation, setup, serving/distribution, and cleanup.
• Organizes social and recreational activities.
• Inventories supplies and organizes storage areas.
• Duties as assigned by supervisor.

What This Job Offers

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