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DePelchin Children’s Center

Shared services for child welfare operations

Facilities Specialist - Conference and Facility Support

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry
Houston, TX, USA
In PersonLocal travel using company vehicles is required.
General Maintenance & RepairBuilding & Property Maintenance

About the job

Requirements
  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • One year of experience in basic building maintenance.
  • One year of experience with audiovisual equipment and maintenance.
  • A valid Texas driver's license.
  • Knowledge of facility safety and maintenance practices.
  • Knowledge of area vendors and their products or services.
  • Basic Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word skills.
  • Ability to stay organized while executing multiple projects.
  • Ability to interact with professionals and staff from a variety of disciplines with a service orientation.
Responsibilities
  • Coordinate timely and accurate meeting setups and breakdowns in the conference room center and other meeting areas with little direction.
  • Work with staff requesting meeting space to ensure appropriate equipment and layout.
  • Recommend alternatives and necessary changes to ensure proper use of space and equipment for meeting requests.
  • Coordinate audiovisual requests for meetings and conferences held in the conference room center.
  • Coordinate with the Information Technology department for proper use of computer equipment.
  • Maintain and replace equipment and supplies related to audiovisual equipment.
  • Troubleshoot and repair audiovisual equipment as needed.
  • Maintain inventory of audiovisual equipment and meeting room supplies.
  • Assist with the preventive maintenance program for DePelchin equipment, including the audiovisual system.
  • Assist with deliveries and pickups on and off the property and support the mail room and bulk mailouts.
  • Assist with daily work orders and daily, weekly, and monthly inspections of building equipment, grounds, and vehicles.
  • Carry a cell phone to respond to maintenance and conference room issues.
  • Maintain a safe work area to ensure the safety of self and others.
  • Provide support with special projects as directed.
  • Perform custodial and janitorial tasks as required.

About the company

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DePelchin Children’s Center

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DePelchin Family Services provides backend administrative support to child welfare organizations as a trusted partner. Through shared services—from finance and human resources to IT and compliance—it centralizes operations to raise capacity, improve efficiency, ensure accountability, and support long-term sustainability so that children and families receive high-quality care. Their approach distinguishes them by offering a stable, scalable back-office solution focused on governance and efficiency rather than frontline services, helping agencies run better and stay funded. The goal is to help client agencies deliver consistently strong care by strengthening operations and sustainability.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Houston, Texas

Founded

1892

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What believers are saying

  • In 2026, Texans Together enters Stage I, expanding case management across Harris County.
  • Valour Foundation's $3 million grant expands counseling access through 2028.
  • CenterPoint Energy funding and school supplies reached 1,450 children in 2025.

What critics are saying

  • The April 2024 Elkins closure cut 57 jobs, signaling pressure on residential margins.
  • DFPS contract execution through April 2030 ties growth to state procurement performance.
  • Loss of Region 6 award in 2030 would sever the agency's core foster-care engine.

What makes DePelchin Children’s Center unique

  • DePelchin won DFPS Region 6 Community-Based Care, making Texans Together a five-year lead agency.
  • Its 2025 Junior League volunteer building quadruples donation, training, and volunteer capacity on Memorial Drive.
  • The Center combines foster care, counseling, residential treatment, and kinship support under one Houston campus.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Remote Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

7%

1 year growth

7%

2 year growth

7%
Community Impact Newspaper
Jul 25th, 2025
Long-time Houston nonprofit for children expands services, opens new building

DePelchin Children's Center opened a new volunteer services building in July to expand the organization's outreach capacity and support more children in Houston and around the state.

Intelligence360 News
Mar 26th, 2024
Depelchin Children'S Center To Spend $5,000,000.00 To Occupy 20,275 Square Feet Of Space In Houston Texas.

Depelchin Children’s Center to spend $5,000,000.00 to occupy 20,275 square feet of space in Houston Texas. Depelchin Children’s Center to spend $5,000,000.00 to occupy 20,275 square feet of space in Houston Texas.Houston, Texas — According to state and local development sources, Depelchin Children’s Center plans to invest $5,000,000.00 to build out 20,275 square feet of new space in Houston. The company plans to occupy the new space at 112 Bethje Street in Houston, on or about June 1, 2025. According to the company website OUR VISION We envision a world in which every child is safe and healthy. OUR MISSION We strengthen the lives of children by enhancing their mental health and physical well-being. DePelchin Childrens Center believes that every child deserves to be safe and healthy

DePelchin Children's Center
Nov 9th, 2023
Groups launch Help Me Grow Gulf Coast

DePelchin and other organizations gathered November 2 to launch Help Me Grow Gulf Coast, aimed at providing comprehensive support and resources for families with young children in the Gulf Coast region.

Forward Times
Sep 27th, 2023
DePelchin Children's Center Launches Pilot to Serve Families After CPS Investigations Close

DePelchin Children's Center, with generous support from two Houston donors, is launching a pilot program focused on preventing repeated instances of child abuse and neglect.

DePelchin Children's Center
Sep 13th, 2023
Major gift from Project Shine, Inc. will broaden DePelchin's reach

DePelchin Children's Center will expand the reach and impact of its services for children and families with a $5.9 million gift from Project Shine, Inc., a nonprofit organization supported by Houston philanthropists Lara and Bill Perkins.