Duties: Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainees exam # 25-816 are responsible for providing direct services, treatment, rehabilitation, and support to individuals diagnosed with mental illness that receive services in an institutional or community-based setting.
Language – positions are also available for individuals who speak a second language such as Chinese, Korean, Russian and Spanish.
Exam #25-817 Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Chinese Language)
Exam #25-818 Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Korean Language)
Exam #25-820 Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Russian Language)
Exam #25-821 Mental Health Therapy Aide Trainee (Spanish Language)
Starting Salary – $29,864 Per Year
Appointees who work in the five boroughs of New York City or in Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, or Westchester Counties will receive an additional $3,026 annual downstate adjustment. Appointees who work in Dutchess, Orange, or Putnam Counties will receive an additional $1,513 annual mid-Hudson adjustment.
Deadline to apply: July 30, 2014
Applications can be ELECTRONICALLY filed.
Requirements:
(1) Authorization to work in the USA.
(2) Must pass a background investigation.
(3) Must have a valid State Driver’s License for some positions.
(4) Pass a written exam.
(5) Have a High School Diploma or GED by September 13, 2014.
(6) Physical/Medical exam
Work Location:
These positions are located in the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) throughout New York State, the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, SUNY Downstate Medical University, and SUNY Stony Brook.
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