
Program Aide, (NY HELPS), Rochester Psychiatric Center, P28416
Rochester, NYFull-time$53–65K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
New York State’s Office of Mental Health is recruiting a Program Aide at Rochester Psychiatric Center. The role involves reviewing and analyzing data and procedures, maintaining databases, and researching laws and regulations to identify administrative solutions. Candidates may qualify through the HELPS program with clerical, keyboarding, or paraprofessional experience, or through specified New York State service pathways.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Benefits
Full job description
NY HELPS Yes
55-b/c Eligible Yes
Agency Mental Health, Office of
Title Program Aide, (NY HELPS), Rochester Psychiatric Center, P28416
Occupational Category Clerical, Secretarial, Office Aide
Salary Grade 13
Bargaining Unit ASU - Administrative Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary Range From $53413 to $65061 Annually
Employment Type Full-Time
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Internship No
Jurisdictional Class 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 Monroe
Street Address Rochester Psychiatric Center
1111 Elmwood Avenue
City Rochester
State NY
Zip Code 14620
Duties Description Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Rochester Psychiatric Center is recruiting for an experience clerical/paraprofessional candidate to work as a Program Aide. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.As a Program Aide, you will perform review and analysis of data and procedures including:• Maintaining and updating database programs• Collecting, tabulating, and analyzing data• Creating tables and charts• Drafting reports documenting data analyses• Researching laws, rules, and regulations to find alternative solutions to administrative problems
Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (HELPS) program as a Program Aide if they have 3 years of experience performing clerical, keyboarding, or paraprofessional work in an office environment.ORCandidates within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they are reachable on the current Program Aide eligible list.ORCandidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Additional Comments All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance• Access to tuition assistance programs• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave• NYS Retirement programsBackground checks will be required.
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Name Human Resources
Telephone
Fax 585-241-1981
Email Address [email protected]
Address
Street Rochester Psychiatric Center
1111 Elmwood Avenue
City Rochester
State NY
Zip Code 14620
Notes on Applying Indicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials.https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdfThe Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health 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, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
How this job compares
Set against the 640 open Clerical jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$53–65K/yr
- New York median$42–49K/yr57 salary ranges
- US median$42–49K/yr95 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $59K, is 30% above the New York median midpoint ($45K) — in the top quarter of Clerical salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 141 open Clerical jobs in New York and 640 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- New York State Civil Service (this employer)23 open
- Northwell Health11 open
- University of Rochester10 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — more than three in four Clerical postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 244 postings).
- Education
- 2 of the 640 open Clerical jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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