Maintenance Specialist

Are you interested in making a life-saving difference for children and adolescents? Would you enjoy being part of a team working to change the world for the better?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

In response to the humanitarian crisis at America’s ports of entry, Devereux provides short-term shelter care services for unaccompanied children who have come to the United States without a parent or legal guardian. Devereux will provide extremely high-quality, trauma-informed residential and educational services for unaccompanied children, with intense supports for their social and emotional health. We will also ensure they receive excellent and immediate physical healthcare including pediatric, dental and nutritional supports for every child.

Devereux’s ultimate goal is to ensure every unaccompanied child who receives our services is successfully and quickly discharged into the loving care of their family sponsor and, during the short time they are with us, have received best-in-class medical, therapeutic, recreational and educational services designed specifically to address the traumas they have sustained during, and often before, their migration journey. This is a very high benchmark to set, but we have already begun partnering with leading legal defense nonprofits to ensure children in our care have access to the finest immigration advocates and supports our country offers.

Starting Pay: $19.23

Being a Maintenance specialist has many advantages

You will be a critical part of a multi-disciplinary team of dedicated, experts who share your passion for helping children in need. We offer:

• 24 vacation days (increases with years of service)

• 8 sick days

• Quality low cost benefits (you can view our plans by visiting https://benefits.devereux.org)

• 403(b) plan with employer match/contribution

• Employee Assistance Program

• Interested in advancing your career? Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND - the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers - the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment! Learn morehere

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for performing a variety of routine to skilled maintenance, repair, and alteration tasks on equipment, structures and vehicles. Other duties include unscheduled and preventive maintenance, equipment and facility repair/alteration/operation, record keeping of tasks performed, replacement of electrical, plumbing, and mechanical component parts, and the movement of equipment, materials and supplies. In addition the maintenance specialist is responsible for reporting equipment, facility and safety, and vehicle problems observed throughout the Facility. Provides day to day supervision for Department.

REPORTS TO : Director of Facilities

Qualifications

• Have a minimum of a High School Diploma/GED

• Must be 21 years of age or older

• Minimum of two(2) years of experience in maintenance facilities

• Fully immunized/vaccinated (or have a medical/religious exemption) for Varicella, MMR, TdAp, Influenza

• Valid driver's license

• Be able to lift up to 50+ pounds and perform Safe and Positive Approaches

• Be able to attend ten days of in-house orientation Monday through Friday

Devereux conducts a very thorough background check process to ensure the safety of the children in our care.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Posted Date1 week ago(11/5/2024 12:49 PM)

Requisition ID2024-40722

CategoryFacilities

Position TypeFull-Time

The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.

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