Maintenance and Facilities Specialist (Full-Time, No Weekends, Great Benefits!)

Description

Do you enjoy maintenance and groundskeeping ? Have you been keeping your eyes open for a new opportunity?

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

Being a Maintenance & Facilities Specialist at Devereux has its Advantages!

We offer:

• A fun, fast-paced, and supportive environment

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits after 30 days of hire, including medical and dental, plus student loan debt assistance and tuition reimbursement (learn more at benefits.devereux.org)

• Tuition Assistance up to $25k and Student Loan assistance up to 5k a year through our new Program ASCEND

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is one of the largest and most advanced behavioral healthcare organizations in the country. Nestled near the beaches between the Pacific Coast and Santa Ynez mountains, Devereux California is a therapeutic behavioral health treatment facility offering residential services, community living, day programs, and clinical services for adults with multiple diagnoses, including autistic spectrum disorders, emotional and/or behavioral differences, intellectual and developmental disabilities, dementia and other cognitive disorders.

As a Maintenance & Facilities Specialist, you will be responsible for maintaining the grounds this includes mowing, edging, trimming, blowing, weed abatement, irrigation repairs and maintaining equipment.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• General landscaping and groundskeeping

• Minor to moderate repairs of on/off campus buildings, security systems, vehicles, purchasing, and monthly building inspections.

• Submitting regular reports to supervisor on work orders and completion status

• Educating employees on basic maintenance and repairs as assigned

• Serving as a member of the Disaster response team

This is a FT position in the Goleta/Santa Barbara/Lompoc area. Must be comfortable commuting to different facilities using a company vehicle.

The schedule is Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm with some flexibility

Compensation is $22-$24/hr DOE

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Qualifications

Must be able to pass thorough background checks & Livescan.

EDUCATION: High School Diploma not required but highly preferred, one or more years of specialized training preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum 2 years’ experience performing in a related field highly preferred. Proficient in Word and Outlook email. Must have a valid California Driver License and a clean driving record.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Requires significant amounts of standing, walking, sitting, reaching with hands and arms, talking, and hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. Often required to climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. Regularly requires lifting/moving weight of up to 25lbs, frequently lift/move up to 50lbs and occasionally lift/move up to 100 lbs. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust to focus.

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE: Regularly works inside in areas that are adequately lighted and ventilated. Occasionally works

near moving mechanical parts. Noise level is moderate.

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 cooperatewith the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Company Overview

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

Our Culture, Our Expectations

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer;

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.

• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.

• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.

• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

Visit see why Devereux is a great place to work!

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE

Posted Date 1 week ago (5/22/2026 7:29 PM)

Requisition ID 2026-51105

Category Facilities

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

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.