Program Specialist, Manhattan Supportive Apartment (MSA)
Summary
Provides daily living skills training and support to clients in a Manhattan supportive housing program, including hygiene, budgeting, meal prep, and medication management.
Position: Program Specialist, Manhattan Supportive Apartment (MSA)
Reports to: Program Director
Function: Provides direct service to clients, assisting with training in skills of daily living.
Location: Manhattan
Schedule: Mondays through Fridays (9:00am-5:00pm)
Tasks:
- 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.