Senior Maintenance Technician

Are you excited about a new and exciting opportunity? Do you have a passion for working with families and individuals in need of healthcare, housing, and community support services? Are you interested in working for a mission-driven and innovative organization? Well, look no further! At Community of Hope, we envision Washington, DC, where everyone is healthy, housed, and hopeful. If you are ready to make a positive difference in the community, this position is for you!

Our mission: To improve health, end homelessness, and partner with communities to make Washington, DC more equitable.

Our Approach and Values:

We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives. 

We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.

We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.

We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do.

Position Summary: 

The Senior Maintenance Technician is accountable directly to the Facilities Manager. This is a full-time/part-time position, based out of Conway Health and Resource Center in SW DC.

Salary – The salary range for this position is  $26.44 - $28.84 per hour and the offer amount is determined by the candidate's education, qualifications, and experience. Indeed provides its own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COH’s range.

Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Performs maintenance and custodial work, including painting, basic plumbing, minor electrical work, and other minor repairs in a timely manner. 
• Provides day to day guidance to maintenance and custodial staff when needed. 
• Physically responds to and completes Work Order Requests via the work ticket system in a timely manner and reports status updates to Facilities Manager. 
• Assess unit turnover needs and coordinates efforts to make sure unit turnovers are completed within the contract guidelines. 
• Physically responds to after-hours emergency maintenance requests as directed by Facilities Manager when on-call. 
• Serves as an essential staff member and serves on the COH Snow Team which reports to assigned site for snow removal, rock salt and calcium chloride application to appropriate surfaces, and other tasks as requested by Supervisor. 
• Assists with identifying supplies and equipment needs for ordering/purchasing by maintaining/updating the inventory system as needed.  
• Completes necessary paperwork associated with contractor/vendor work or repairs as requested/required to document work needed or performed. 

• High School Diploma/GED required 
• 3+ years experience with basic maintenance and repairs required, 5+ years strongly preferred. 
• Able to safely use a variety of hand and power tools in performing duties. 
• Punctuality, reliability, and ability to work independently required. 
• Must have vehicle and ability to travel to other sites required.  
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and on call as needed, required.  
• Experience with basic computer programs, emailing, and basic cellular phone functions required. 
• Lifting and moving objects up to 75 Ibs.
• Frequently ascending/descending stairs and ladders. 
• Frequent sitting, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, crawling, pushing, pulling, reaching, grasping and crouching. 
• Depth perception and field of vision. 
• Working with computers. 
• Working with small parts.  
• In relation to remote work versus on-site expectations, this position is classified as the following:  On-site: A majority or all of the position is required to work on-site. Please note that remote work designations are subject to change or fluctuate at any point in time and the supervisor may require in person learning for a specific amount of time after hire.  

At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits:

• Remote work opportunities are available for many, but not all, of our roles, promoting a culture of work-life balance.
• 8-hour workdays, which include a paid lunch
• 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, 15 days of paid vacation (increases to 20 after 3 years of service, 25 after 10 years of service, and 30 after 15 years of service), and 12 days of paid sick leave on an annual basis
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay
• National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program (DCHPLRP) participants
• Tuition reimbursement, loan repayment for clinicians, licensing reimbursement, and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30+ promotions each year
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors
• Ongoing well-being activities, culture compact activities and training, and trauma-informed care initiatives and training
• Medical/Dental/Vision Plans through CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Flexible  Spending Accounts for medical and dependent care reimbursable expenses
• And  much more!

About Us:

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For 45 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, emotional wellness, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2024, Community of Hope provided about 50,000 medical visits, 6,300 dental visits, and 17,000 behavioral health visits for about 16,000 patients. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers of homelessness prevention and housing services for 1,600 households—1,384 families and 220 individuals—experiencing homelessness in DC. Community support through Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and perinatal care coordination for pregnant people experiencing homelessness reach hundreds more families. We believe that everyone in DC can be healthy, housed, and hopeful. 

We were selected as one of The Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces in 2024 and 6 other times since 2014 based on feedback from our staff.

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.