Certified Nursing Assistants - Mental Health Therapy Aides

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) expects to hire several hundred Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) as Mental Health Therapy Aides at OMH facilities throughout the state during the next few years!

Mental Health Therapy Aides are responsible for providing direct care and support to adults, adolescents, and children who have been diagnosed with a mental illness or serious emotional disturbances.

• Starting salary $33,972. Current maximum: $41,756.   • Retirement plan.
• 12 paid holidays and generous time off.                        • Health/dental/vision insurance.

Candidates must have CNA certification and take the Mental Health Therapy Aide Examination 26-250, which is scheduled for May 13, 2017. Examination applications can be completed on-line at:
http://on.ny.gov/2mB0AVr.

Forms are also available to download at: http://on.ny.gov/2nwtCsW.

*Your application must be submitted to the New York State Department of Civil Service by April 7 2017.

CNA - Mental Health Therapy Aide Flyer