Mental Health Therapy Aide *

  • Syracuse
  • Nursing Support
  • Full-time
  • Opening on: Oct 1 2025
  • CG-NSS-Psychiatry Float Pool
  • State of New York
  • Mental Health Therapy Aide, SG009
  • 86204
  • CSEA - ISU (Institutional Services Unit)

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 developmental disabilities. Incumbents support, instruct, and assist individuals in developing the necessary skills to attain personal goals, live, be educated, work, and socialize successfully in the community. Provide behavior therapy to children and related developmental disabilities under the guidance of licensed clinicians.  

Minimum Qualifications:

The NYS Department of Civil Service has developed the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program, 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:

Have one (1) year of full-time direct patient care experience working in a mental health setting.

Work Days:

Schedule based on 40 hour work week. Day, every other weekend rotation and holidays

Message to Applicants:

Permanent

$48,225 Annual Salary
*This title earns a geographical payment of $4,000 annually.

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.              

 

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability or other protected classes under State and Federal law.

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