Painter

Plymouth Place Senior Living; La Grange Park (IL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Plymouth Place Senior Living is seeking a skilled Painter to perform interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, patching, and finishing across the community. The role ensures safe, attractive living and common spaces while coordinating with residents and staff.

This temporary assignment focuses on maintaining high-quality finishes, protecting resident property, and working with the maintenance team to minimize disruption.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Two years of professional painting or related maintenance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare interior and exterior surfaces by cleaning, scraping, sanding, patching, taping, caulking, and priming as needed.
• Apply paint, stain, varnish, sealers, and other finishes using brushes, rollers, and airless spray equipment.
• Repair and finish drywall, plaster, wood, metal, masonry, trim, furniture, and cabinetry to a professional standard.
• Match colors and finishes and complete touch-ups in resident apartments, common areas, offices, and building exteriors.
• Protect floors, furnishings, fixtures, and resident property; maintain clean, orderly work areas.
• Coordinate project schedules with residents and team members to minimize disruption.

Skills

Painting

Surface prep

Drywall repair

Color matching

Safety practices

Team coordination

English communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Airless sprayer

Ladders

Job description

Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Painter performs skilled interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, patching, finishing, and related maintenance throughout the community. This position helps maintain safe, attractive, and well-kept resident living areas, common spaces, offices, furnishings, and building surfaces while providing courteous, person-centered service. The Painter coordinates work with residents and team members, uses materials and equipment safely, maintains supplies, and completes assigned projects efficiently with minimal disruption to community operations.

**THIS IS A TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT**

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ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Employee will apply skills to ensure Person Centered Care as exhibited through our Pillars of Excellence:

PEOPLE

STEWARDSHIP

SERVICE

QUALITY

GROWTH

• Prepare interior and exterior surfaces by cleaning, scraping, sanding, patching, taping, caulking, and priming as needed.
• Apply paint, stain, varnish, sealers, and other finishes using brushes, rollers, and airless spray equipment.
• Repair and finish drywall, plaster, wood, metal, masonry, trim, furniture, and cabinetry to a professional standard.
• Match colors and finishes and complete touch-ups in resident apartments, common areas, offices, and building exteriors.
• Protect floors, furnishings, fixtures, and resident property; maintain clean, orderly, and safe work areas.
• Safely operate ladders, hand tools, power tools, sprayers, and related equipment while following product and safety instructions.
• Inspect work areas, identify needed repairs, estimate materials, and complete assigned work orders within established timelines.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of paint, supplies, and equipment and submit purchase requests as needed.
• Coordinate project schedules with residents and team members and minimize disruption in occupied areas.
• Communicate courteously with residents, visitors, vendors, and team members and provide responsive, person-centered service.
• Assist with moving or assembling furniture and equipment, snow and ice removal, and other maintenance needs as assigned.
• Comply with applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, and regulations; maintains knowledge of and follows all Plymouth Place policies and procedures.
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance at work and meetings.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• During emergencies or natural disasters may be required to be on duty for the duration of the disaster.

Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• At least two years of professional painting, drywall finishing, or related building-maintenance experience preferred.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
• Thorough knowledge of surface preparation, patching, taping, sanding, priming, color matching, and application of interior and exterior coatings.
• Knowledge of latex and alkyd paints, stains, varnishes, sealers, primers, caulks, fillers, and drywall compounds, including their proper selection, mixing, application, storage, and disposal.
• Knowledge of safe work practices, including proper ventilation, personal protective equipment, ladder safety, hazard communication, infection control, and protection of occupied work areas.
• Skill in applying coatings with brushes, rollers, and airless sprayers and in producing clean, uniform, professional-quality finishes.
• Ability to inspect surfaces, identify repair needs, troubleshoot finish problems, and select appropriate materials and methods.
• Ability to estimate quantities, maintain paint and supply inventories, read product labels and safety information, and follow written work orders and manufacturer instructions.
• Ability to protect residents’ property, maintain confidentiality, and deliver respectful customer service in a senior-living environment.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with maintenance staff and other departments while adapting to changing priorities.
• Ability to read, write and speak English sufficient to perform job duties and to interact and communicate with residents and employees.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIREMENTS

The physical activities of this position constantly require effective talking, hearing, sitting, walking and standing functions. The position also often involves sedentary work where sitting is required most of the time, with occasional standing or walking. The position also is often requires exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Must be able to perform activities with close visual acuity, such as reading a computer screen and reading print material. The functions of this position are conducted in a temperature controlled environment.

OSHA Exposure Category:

Category III – Position includes tasks that involve no exposure to blood, body fluids, tissues; would not be required to perform Category I tasks.

INTELLECTUAL/EMOTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

The occupant of this position must be able to perform the responsibilities of the position well under pressure. The position requires adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure. This position requires the ability to deal with and find resolution to problems and maintain a productive working relationship with employees, and may be interrupted frequently to meet the needs and requests of others. It also requires adaptability to fluctuate between priorities on a daily basis while being responsive to needs as they arise.