Facility Operations Assistant ; Labor - Office

Position: Facility Operations Assistant 1 (Labor) - Central Office
Location: Queens Village

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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 02/02/26

Applications Due
03/02/26

Vacancy ID208682

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NY HELPNo

Agency Mental Health, Office of

Title Facility Operations Assistant 1 (Labor) - Central Office

Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary GradeNS

Bargaining UnitOSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $17.35 to $17.35 Hourly

Employment Type

Full-Time

Appointment Type Temporary

Jurisdictional Class Labor Class

Travel Percentage 30%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 7 AM

To 3:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Queens

Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health

Long Island Revite Team

City Queens Village

StateNY

Zip Code
11429

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill a Facility Operations Assistant 1 position. This is a temporary/hourly position in the Bureau of Environmental Design and Improvement located in the Long Island region. Specific duties to be performed may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Assist with repair and maintenance tasks in one or more of the construction trades.

Work under the direction of a field supervisor and follow verbal instructions.

Perform moderate to heavy manual labor including cleaning tasks.

May climb ladders and work at heights on scaffolds and platforms, and in confined spaces.

Demonstrate the ability to adhere to OSHA safety standards.

Travel within assigned region to multiple OMH facilities.

Minimum Qualifications These are labor class positions. There are no education or experience qualifications for this class. A Facility Operations Assistant 1 must be physically able to perform the duties assigned and be able to understand and carry out written or oral instructions.

Possession of a valid New York State driver's license is preferred, but not required.

Additional Comments This position will be part of our Long Island Revite team, which travels to various facilities in the Long Island region performing special project renovations, ongoing maintenance, small repair and environmental projects. This region includes Queens, Brooklyn, Dix Hills and West Brentwood. The regional revitalization team concept was first adopted for the New York City region in 1984-85, and soon expanded to five regions that cover the entire state.

The Environmental Revitalization Teams are made up of temporary Trades Generalist, Maintenance Assistant, and Facility Operations Assistant 1 positions that perform ongoing maintenance and small renovation projects to augment facility support staff services. The teams operate on an ongoing basis, making visits at each OMH facility in the region twice each year.

Candidates are not eligible for reimbursement of travel costs.

Generous benefit package includes:

* Paid vacation leave

* Paid personal leave

* Paid holidays

* Paid sick leave

* Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision care benefits

* Membership in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System, and

* Various savings plan programs.

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations and communities.

To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access,…