Life Skills Coach Job at Hudson River Housing, Poughkeepsie, NY

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  • Hudson River Housing
  • Poughkeepsie, NY

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Hudson River Housing improves lives and communities through housing with compassion and development with vision. We are dedicated to building strong, sustainable communities by developing and preserving quality affordable housing and helping families and individuals obtain and maintain housing through education, advocacy and support services.

We are a committed group of people from all backgrounds who care deeply about our community and want to make it a better place.

Position: Life Skills Coach

General Description:

The Resident Services Life Skills Coach is responsible for providing program participants with assistance and education in independent living skills.

Our goal is to keep program participants safe and healthy in the place they want to be the most -- their home! With your assistance, program participants will continue to live long, healthy, and prosperous lives.

Principal Duties:

  • Teach and assist program participants cleaning skills.
  • Teach and assist program participants nutritional based food shopping and cooking skills.
  • Teach and assist program participants with budgeting and time management skills.
  • Teach and assist program participants with appointment scheduling and time management skills.
  • Teach and assist program participants with organizational skills.
  • Conduct group sessions to educate participants on the topics listed.
  • Assist participants with transportation as needed.
  • Ensure the health, safety and well-being of the program participants.
  • Interface with care management teams to promote the program.
  • Maintain necessary records and reports.
  • Assist with special projects as needed.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

Hand over hand assistance may be required.

Qualifications:

Experience:

  • Human services experience, which may include working with homeless, mentally ill, low income and other at-risk populations.
  • Education/teaching experience preferred.

Education: High school diploma/GED required. Computer literacy and strong written and verbal communication skills.

Licensing/Certification Requirements: Valid NYS driver’s license.

Physical Demands : Must be able to climb multiple sets of stairs. Must be able to lift a minimum of 20 pounds.

Salary: $21.64 ($45,000 annual)

Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

Immediate Supervisor: Supervising Care Manager

Equity is a core value at Hudson River Housing. We believe in promoting a culture that decenters bias, celebrates difference, enhances equitable communication, and nurtures relationship building .

It is important to us that community members have access to stable means of economic growth. We are continually committed to hiring from within our community including applicants with lived experience that can inform and strengthen our work.

Hudson River Housing is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin (including ancestry), religion, gender or sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), alienage or citizenship status (unless required by law), disability, reproductive health decision making (including, but not limited to, the decision to use or access a particular drug, device, or medical service), marital status, partnership status, caregiver status, domestic violence victim status, familial status, military status, unemployment status, genetic information (including genetic characteristics), or any other protected status under federal, state, or local laws. Hudson River Housing is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy with respect to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.

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