
Maintenance Assistant
Lansing, NYFull-time$45–55K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
The Maintenance Assistant performs routine, semiskilled maintenance, repair, installation, and construction tasks in mechanical, building, motor equipment, or electrical trades. The role may include journey-level activities under a General Mechanic’s supervision to learn and perfect skills. The position is permanent and full-time at the Finger Lakes Residential Center in Lansing, New York.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
NY HELPS No
55-b/c Eligible No
Agency Children & Family Services, Office of
Title Maintenance Assistant
Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance
Salary Grade 09
Bargaining Unit OSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary Range From $44560 to $54773 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class
Travel Percentage 0%
Workweek Mon-Fri
Hours Per Week 40
Workday
From 6 AM
To 6 PM
Flextime allowed? No
Mandatory overtime? No
Compressed workweek allowed? No
Telecommuting allowed? No
County Tompkins
Street Address Finger Lakes Residential Center
250 Auburn Road
City Lansing
State NY
Zip Code 14882
Duties Description Perform a variety of routine, semiskilled maintenance, repairs, installation, and construction tasks in one or a combination of mechanical, building, motor equipment and electrical trades.May perform journey level activities under the supervision of the General Mechanic to learn and perfect skills.Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.
Minimum Qualifications Two years of experience in maintenance or mechanical work under the supervision of a skilled trades-worker or completion of an appropriate two-year technical school course.
Additional Comments Background Investigation Requirements:1) All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 2) All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) For Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an equal opportunity employer. OCFS does not discriminate based upon age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, military or veteran status, sex, disability (including pregnancy-related conditions), predisposing genetic characteristics, familial status, marital status or status as a victim of domestic violence, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We devote special attention to dismantling racial injustice and recognize that diversity in our workforce is critical to fulfilling our mission. We are committed to the diversity of our staff, and encourage applicants from marginalized communities to apply. In furtherance of Executive Order 31 and OCFS’s mission to have a diverse workforce, all people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All applicants must be dedicated to working in and sustaining an environment of inclusion that affirms and celebrates the backgrounds, learned and lived expertise, whole identities, and individual perspectives of our staff. Applicants of all backgrounds and experiences are encouraged to self-identify during the application process.
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Name New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Telephone 518-473-7936
Fax 518-473-6122
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street Bureau of Personnel - MG
52 Washington Street, 231 North
City Rensselaer
State NY
Zip Code 12144
Notes on Applying Qualified candidates should e-mail their resume and letter of interest to [email protected] You MUST include the Vacancy number of the position in the subject line of your email and/or cover letter to ensure receipt of your application. In order to qualify you for the position when you have current or prior New York State employment, you may be contacted by OCFS Personnel for your social security number to confirm your employment history.
How this job compares
Set against the 11,971 open Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$45–55K/yr
- New York median$52–59K/yr165 salary ranges
- US median$70–95K/yr586 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $50K, is 8% below the New York median midpoint ($54K) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 682 open Maintenance jobs in New York and 11,971 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- McDonald's228 open
- New York State Civil Service (this employer)125 open
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- Experience
- Maintenance postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (2,531 postings).
- Education
- 212 of the 11,971 open Maintenance jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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