Maintenance Support

Description
**This position starts at $16.00/hr ; rates increase with relevant experience**
Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of children and adolescents? If so, you could become a part of a team creating meaningful, independent and productive lives for those individuals that we serve.
Being Maintenance Support at Devereux has its Advantages
You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• Entry-level position with opportunities to learn and grow in the Behavioral Healthcare field
• Formal leadership/development training program
• Comprehensive training in crisis prevention/intervention, trauma informed care, CPR, first aid, and cultural competencies

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Florida provides programs and services for children and adolescents who face significant emotional, behavioral and intellectual/developmental challenges. Located in Viera, FL, this position is responsible for various duties to include:

• Perform a wide variety of general repairs throughout the Viera Campus facility: involving plumbing, electrical, painting, as well as carpentry.
• Perform preventative maintenance on buildings and all equipment according to established procedures, and ensure vehicles are in safe operating condition.
• Perform construction work as needed such as erect walls, remove walls, and restore to original condition.
• Assist with fire drills and alarm tests as required and follow proper employee safety procedures (i.e. wear PPE, know location and reference MSDS, fire extinguisher locations, etc.).
• Provide back up support to Facilities Director when Lead person is unable to be on call 24/7 after hours as needed, perform weekly walk-thru inspections of Campus buildings and grounds, and work in a safe manner by observing all safety guidelines.
• Ensure receipt/accountability for all deliveries, FedEx, UPS, Office Max, etc.
• May assist with escorting visits for multiple state, county and other regulatory agencies.

Qualifications
Education:

• High school diploma or GED required
• 1+ years previous experience working in facilities maintenance and/or construction work preferable in a health care setting

Schedule:

• Must be able to complete athree-day(Monday - Wednesday) new hire orientation class; hours are approximately 9:00am to 5:00pm each day. Orientations are offered in Orlando, FL and Titusville, FL.

Other Requirements:

• Valid Florida driver's license
• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test, Physical, and TB Test.

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.