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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. Specific duties to be performed may include, but are not limited to the following:
Assist with continuous maintenance, repair and care of all grounds including recreation areas, playgrounds, lawns, gardens, driveways, parking lots and walkways, and other properties.
Conduct landscaping work such as mowing lawns, tree trimming and clearing brush.
Maintain grounds by mowing grass, sweeping, raking, shoveling, and removing by hand debris, branches, snow, ice, trash, etc.
Make minor repairs of damaged buildings and structures due to weather conditions and vandalism.
Operate a variety of equipment in the maintenance and care of all grounds including recreation fields, lawns, gardens, driveways, and walkways.
May operate large machinery including backhoe, dump truck, tractor and commercial lawn machines, as needed.
Perform ongoing maintenance, small repair and environmental improvement projects; perform housekeeping tasks and heavy cleaning, general grounds keeping, landscaping, building maintenance, and painting as needed.
Move and transport surplus furniture, office equipment and other items.
Assist facility in packing boxes of sustainable materials and cataloguing fixtures, furniture, and equipment and other surplus items.
Implement proper surplus procedures and ensure that all required documentation is provided.
Assist with decommissioning services such as shut down of water systems, heating systems and boarding up windows of state property.
Provide emergency response for floods, snow storms, etc. as needed.
Assist as "back up" for the regional revitalization and special project teams in the New York City and Long Island area.
Lift heavy objects up to 75 pounds.
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 Commercial Driver License (CDL) is preferred, but not required, for these positions.
Additional Comments These positions are part of the Downstate Surplus & Caretaking Revite team, which is responsible for grounds maintenance, surplus services, and decommissioning projects at OMH facilities in Long Island/NYC region. 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 is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a particular focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived experience are encouraged to apply. The Office of Mental Health embraces diversity and promotes a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, and respected. The New York State Office of Mental Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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Name Jenna Hart
Telephone
Fax 5184863897
Email Address OMHHRM@OMH.NY.GOV
Address
Street NYS Office Of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
City Albany
State NY
Zip Code 12229
Notes on Applying To be considered, interested candidates should email a resume as an attachment in Microsoft Word or PDF format to omhhrm@omh.ny.gov. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #220862 in the subject line of your email when applying. Resumes may also be faxed to (518) 486-3897. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #220862 on your cover sheet or resume when faxing.
You are advised that, should you accept a job offer with the Office of Mental Health, you may be required to be fingerprinted.