Job Summary:  

Mental Health Therapy Aides work in mental health facilities and medical centers and perform a variety of tasks related to the care, nurturing, treatment, education, socialization, habilitation, recovery, healing, and support of individuals diagnosed with a mental illness and/or developmental disability. Incumbents support, instruct, and assist individuals in developing the necessary skills for a healthier lifestyle for themselves and their families. This position provides behavior therapy to children under the guidance of licensed clinicians. 

Minimum Qualifications:

The NYS Department of Civil Service has developed the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program, Effective April 5th, 2023.  During this program, the NYS Civil Service Exam requirements are suspended for the Mental Health Therapy Aide, SG09 title.

For consideration for this title, you must meet all of the following minimum qualifications:

1: Graduated from high school or have earned a high school equivalency diploma (such as a GED)

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Days:

Full-time Mental Health Therapy Aides wanted for various shifts in Golisano Children's Special Needs unit.

Salary:  $46,819 with a $4,000 GEO

Message to Applicants:

This posting is for current and future openings. SUNY Upstate Medical University is always looking for qualified Mental Health Therapy Aides. Interested candidates can submit their application by clicking "Apply Now".

Internal CSEA and PEF employees should return to the Human Resources page, click on Jobs and enter the internal PEF and CSEA Jobs Board to review current posted vacancies.

Recruitment Office: Human Resources

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.