Peer Program Specialist, Queens Treatment Apartment (QTA)

About the role

Provides direct service to clients in their homes, assisting with training in skills of daily living. Lived experience as a consumer of mental health, substance use, and/or homeless services is required.

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.
• Reports 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.

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.
• 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.

Pay

• Peer Program Specialist (Scattered Site) Certified – Full-time: $49,192 plus generous benefits.
• Peer Program Specialist (Scattered Site) Non-certified – Full-time: $48,672 plus generous benefits.

Schedule

Mondays through Fridays (9:00am-5:00pm).