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Facility Operations Assistant 1 – Central Office;

New York State Civil Service

West Brentwood, NYFull-time$38–47K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$38–47K/yr
Location
West Brentwood, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The New York State Office of Mental Health is recruiting a permanent Facility Operations Assistant 1 for its Downstate Surplus and Caretaking Revite Team in West Brentwood. The role supports grounds maintenance, landscaping, building upkeep, surplus services, and decommissioning projects at facilities in the Long Island and New York City region. The schedule is Monday through Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for 40 hours per week.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Grounds MaintenanceLandscapingBuilding MaintenanceEquipment OperationPhysical LiftingFollowing Instructions

Qualifications

Commercial Driver License

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match

Full job description

NY HELPS No

55-b/c Eligible No

Agency Mental Health, Office of

Title Facility Operations Assistant 1 – Central Office;

Occupational Category Skilled Craft, Apprenticeship, Maintenance

Salary Grade 06

Bargaining Unit OSU - Operational Services Unit (CSEA)

Salary Range From $37862 to $46843 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Internship No

Jurisdictional Class Labor Class

Travel Percentage 20%

Workweek Other (see below)

"Other" Explanation Monday-Thursday

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Suffolk

Street Address NYS Office of Mental Health

Downstate Surplus & Caretaking Revite team

City West Brentwood

State NY

Zip Code 11717

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill a Facility Operations Assistant 1 position. This is a permanent position in the Bureau of Environmental Design and Improvement, Downstate Surplas and Caretaking Revite Team. 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. 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.#LI-DNI

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Name Jenna Hart

Telephone

Fax 5184863897

Email Address [email protected]

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 [email protected]. Please include the title of the position and Vacancy ID #228205 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 #228205 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 14,310 open Maintenance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$38–47K/yr
  • New York median$50–59K/yr167 salary ranges
  • US median$69–95K/yr590 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $42K, is 21% below the New York median midpoint ($54K) — in the lowest quarter of Maintenance salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 778 open Maintenance jobs in New York and 14,310 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
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 (2,621 postings).
Education
222 of the 14,310 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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