Painter

ReNEW Schools; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

ReNEW Schools is hiring for a position focused on painting school buildings in Indianapolis. Applicants must have a technical education or related experience, along with the ability to perform physical tasks including lifting up to 50 pounds. Responsibilities include preparing surfaces, mixing paints, and maintaining equipment. Flexibility to work nights is essential. A commitment to professionalism and collaboration is required.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules and operation instructions.
• Ability to write routine reports and speak effectively before groups.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and paint IPS buildings and surfaces.
• Match colors and mix paints using a tinting machine.
• Maintain spray equipment by cleaning and troubleshooting.

Skills

Professionalism

Reliability

Collaboration

Communication

Flexibility

Problem-solving

Education

One year certificate from college or technical school

Two to four years related experience

Job description

What We Expect

• Professionalism and Reliability: Every role at IPS is vital to the district’s success. We expect staff to demonstrate professionalism, dependability, and a commitment to providing excellent service to students, educators, and families.
• Collaboration and Communication: IPS values teamwork. Working collaboratively with your colleagues ensures a supportive environment for all. Clear communication and mutual respect are key to maintaining this culture.
• Flexibility and Problem‑Solving: As a large, dynamic district, IPS needs staff who are adaptable and proactive in solving problems to meet the ever‑changing needs of students and schools.

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY

Must be flexible and willing to work nights.

• Prepare and paint the IPS buildings and other work necessary to the execution of this task.
• Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Prepares and paints all surfaces interior and exterior - this includes scraping loose paint, puttying, caulking, sanding, cleaning (with solvents and solutions), moving furniture, removing things from walls, covering floors and items with drop cloths, masking and removing masking.
• Strips, stains and varnishes wood.
• Matches colors and mixing paints, using a tinting machine and shaker.
• Uses various spraying operations on jobs, including brush and roller.
• Sprays operations including ceilings, walls, lockers, lot lining machines, etc.
• Erects and checks scaffold, ladders, staging units, using bucket trucks, articulated‑boom lifts, scissors‑lifts.
• Repairs and installs vinyl wall covering.
• Re‑glazes drinking fountains.
• Lays out and lines parking lots (this also involve sweeping and scraping dirt off lots)
• Paints letters on lots as well as handicapped markings.
• Maintains spray equipment by cleaning, repairing, replacing hoses, tips, etc.; troubleshoots sprayer problems, replaces filters.
• Cleans, lays out and lines chalkboards - involves grids and special types of lines.
• Assists in the layout and painting of graphics on walls and floors.
• Acts as a group leader or foreman, and helps with necessary paperwork when necessary.
• Cleans shop, arranges shelves, restocks materials.
• Drives truck (involves loading and unloading materials)
• Cleans and removes graffiti from all types of surfaces.
• Power washes surfaces in preparation for finishing.
• Works on lead abatement.
• Lays out and relines gym floor.
• Opens buildings (alarm, keys, etc.).
• Paints pools (diving boards and swimming lanes).
• Electrostatic sprays of lockers and library stacks.
• Prepares (by etching) and epoxy paints floors.
• Removes and replace switch plates and pictures from wall.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

One year certificate from college or technical school; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Must be willing to obtain and maintain an Operator Safety Training Course card, and a Respirator Fit Test card.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to match colors, cutting a precise line with a brush, detecting runs and sags or orange peel.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee will sometime work in a boiler room and use the following equipment i.e. sanders, leaf blower, gas‑powered sprayers.

FLSA CLASSIFICATION

Non‑Exempt

ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK

Not eligible

EEOC STATEMENT

Indianapolis Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, will not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, homelessness or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. Indianapolis Public Schools does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias‑based intimidation, threat, or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

DISCLAIMER

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the above representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This job description is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive list of all essential functions and duties performed by the occupant of this position. Factors such as regular and punctual attendance are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function.