General Maintenance-Plumbing Temporary-Contract

This is a full-time, temporary contract (1099) position working Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. The position is located in Enterprise, FL.

Do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining Residing Hope where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.

How We Help Children in Need

At Residing Hope, we believe that children and families should be empowered to experience the transforming love of Christ through evidence-based care and holistic services. This is reflected in our work as we care for children in crisis, including those abused, abandoned or neglected.

We give love, hope, and a place to live to more than 500 children through group homes, foster care, an independent living program, and specialized therapy.

Why Residing Hope?

• Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, vision, life insurances, and more
• Work life balance, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off plans and ten paid holidays per year
• Retirement benefits with up to a 5% contribution match
• Educational tuition reimbursement and certification incentives
• Incredible training opportunities
• Discounted tuition rates to our onsite Montessori school

What You Need

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent and three years’ experience in plumbing preferred; or any combination of training, education and experience which would provide the required knowledge, abilities and skills to successfully perform in this role.
• Suitable by character and personal habits to work around children who reside in the group care program and to role model behavior consistent with agency mission, vision and core values.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with co-workers in whatever task is required and accept supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of work skill and maintenance skills required for the general upkeep of buildings.
• Ability to maintain sensitivity to our target population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages and responds to all requests for plumbing support.
• Maintains a safe, clean, organized work environment for self, coworkers, residents and visitors.
• Coordinate, locate, account for, maintain, protect and secure the furniture, fixtures, equipment, supplies and inventory.
• Work closely with the Director, Facilities to achieve completion of work orders and assignments which are assigned to the department.
• Maintain and operate all tools and equipment that are assigned to the care of or for use by in performance of assigned responsibilities.
• Maintain proper safety requirements as outlined by OSHA and other standards of safety.
• Perform all other job duties and responsibilities, as assigned.

• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Residing Hope is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other categories protected by law are not factors in employment, promotion, compensation or working conditions.
• House Bill 531 (2025) Requires that we provide the following link that we screen all applicants through the Clearinghouse https://info.flclearinghouse.com
• As part of our commitment to safety and child protection, Residing Hope requires all candidates for positions with access to children and teens to complete the Diana Screen®. The Diana Screen is a scientifically validated online sexual risk screen designed to help identify individuals who may not recognize appropriate sexual boundaries between adults and children. It is not a test of intelligence, but a tool to measure attitudes and potential risk.