Painter

Chesterfield County Public Schools; United States; On-site; USD 38,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Chesterfield County Public Schools is seeking a skilled painter/maintenance worker to prepare surfaces, perform minor repairs, and apply finishes on interior and exterior areas within schools. This role involves selecting materials, painting walls and structures, and coordinating with Facility Services staff to resolve maintenance issues.

The ideal candidate can operate lift equipment, follow written and oral instructions, and maintain safety while working at heights.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of painting and finishing/refinishing methods.
• Ability to rig and work from scaffolds and operate equipment safely.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Basic computer and keyboarding skills, including IPad use.
• Valid VA driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares interior and exterior surfaces for painting or refinishing.
• Makes minor plaster and drywall repairs and completes drywall tape joints as needed.
• Determines the correct products to use and prepares materials.
• Paints various surfaces and coordinates with other staff to resolve maintenance issues.
• Responds to emails and completes electronic work orders.

Skills

Painting

Drywall repair

Scaffolding

Safety-conscious

Basic computer skills

IPad use

Tools

Lift equipment

Job description

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us. General Description: Performs responsible, skilled work preparing, priming, painting interior, exterior surfaces, parking lots and playgrounds. Receives and completes electronic daily work orders from team leader or supervisor and coordinates with others as necessary.

Essential Job Functions

• Prepares interior and exterior surfaces for painting or refinishing.
• Makes minor plaster and drywall repairs, completes drywall tape joints as needed.
• Makes a determination on the existing surface and recommends the correct product needed to paint it.
• Prepares and mixes materials used, including paints, stains, plaster, enamels, etc., including any paint or finish removers.
• Paints a variety of surfaces, structures, and equipment, including walls, ceiling, trim, furniture, floors, parking lot, playgrounds, etc.; repairs and repaints surfaces.
• Works with other maintenance workers, school officials and staff to resolve maintenance problems.
• Responds to email and completes electronic work orders.
• Able to operate scissor/boom lift.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Budgetary Responsibility

Provides and verifies invoices in a timely manner. Adheres to county spending guidelines.

Report Preparation

Simple written and electronic reports due upon completion of every work order.

Equipment Operation

Must demonstrate skill in use of equipment pertaining to painting. Must demonstrate safe practices in the use of all equipment.

Contacts

Facility Services personnel, Facility Services administrators, Facility Services office staff, and office staff and administrators from individual schools. Occasional contact with vendors, building inspectors, contract workers.

Work Direction

Occasional direction given to trades assistants and Facility Coordinators.

Supervision

N/A

Decision Making

Independent decision making and problem solving as it relates to painting. Seek supervisor’s approval for extensive repairs/replacement, expenditures outside of routine supplies and materials, and before calling an outside contractor.

Formal Policy-Setting Responsibilities

May provide input or recommendations related to policy changes.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to climb and work on high structures and use hands to climb, move, handle or feel objects, tools and equipment; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is regularly exposed to potentially toxic fumes and chemicals. The employee is required to stand, walk, sit and climb and balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

The employee regularly is exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals. Works both indoors and outdoors and regularly works at high heights. The noise level is quiet to moderate.

Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of practices and methods of painting and finishing/refinishing of surfaces and the proper selection and use of paints, stains and other chemicals associated with painting, finishing and refinishing.
• Demonstrated ability to rig and work from scaffolds; to work safely and efficiently with various types of equipment, machinery and tools and to maintain and service equipment.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Basic computer and keyboarding skills.
• Ability to work on an IPAD.

Additional Job Requirements

Any equivalent combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform this job. Valid VA driver’s license required. This position requires the incumbent to drive. In accordance with Policy 5431, an employee who occupies the position and is assigned a district-owned or leased motor vehicle will be subject to annual driving checks and must maintain acceptable records pursuant to the standards set forth in the policy.

Background Investigations / Tests

Applicants considered for employment must successfully complete the following background investigations/tests: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Investigation State Police Criminal History Investigation Child Protective Services (CPS) Investigation Tuberculosis Screening/Test

Compensation

$38,442.89 - $65,373.36

Hours

Hours Per Day 8 Days Per Year 260

Benefits

Chesterfield County Public Schools offers a wide variety of benefits to employees. Benefit offerings may differ based upon full-time and part-time employee status.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Chesterfield County Public Schools assures Equal Employment Opportunities for employees as required by Federal and State Orders and Laws.

Reasonable Accommodations

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential tasks.

Job Description Disclaimer

This job description is intended to accurately reflect the position activities and requirements. However, administration reserves the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position and does not imply an employment contract.

About Us

As one of the largest and most innovative school divisions in the nation, Chesterfield County Public Schools is committed to creating a better tomorrow through authentic and captivating learning experiences. With work guided by the values of equity, integrity, teamwork and ingenuity, we believe that a better tomorrow is created one student at a time. Through our strategic plan, Imagine Tomorrow, our focus is to create an infinite learner mindset while encouraging students and staff to exemplify personal responsibility and supportive relationships. We think our schools are pretty amazing, but we aren’t the only ones. Our award-winning school division – which includes six National Blue Ribbon Schools, seven National Title I Distinguished Schools and six Middle Schools to Watch – is often cited as the reason people choose to live and work here. Educators from outside of our school division routinely visit our nationally-recognized schools to learn more about what we are doing, how we are doing it and why we are doing it.

Closing Statement

Our outstanding teachers, support staff members and leaders are top-notch educators whom others seek to emulate, and quite simply – we would like for you to consider joining us. You have a choice to make, and we would like for you to choose Chesterfield.