Program Specialist, The Wilfrid

Acmh•Bronx, NY

16h•$45,760•Onsite

About The Position

Provides direct service to clients, assisting with training in skills of daily living. The role involves teaching clients skills for maintaining personal hygiene, laundry, and apartment cleaning, as well as budgeting, shopping, meal planning, and self-preservation. The specialist will monitor apartments for safety and cleanliness, administer cooking safety tests, and monitor/teach self-administration of medication. This position also involves documenting services, attending training, and performing other duties as assigned by the supervisor. The organization, ACMH, is committed to the mental and physical wellbeing of vulnerable New Yorkers and is a leader in various support services. They are also committed to becoming an anti-racist organization and fostering a culture of equity.

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.
Duties as assigned by supervisor.