Job description
Work for Indiana
Grow your career with the State of Indiana! With more than 50 executive branch agencies, the State of Indiana is a diverse workforce offering employees stimulating and challenging projects across a broad scope of career opportunities. As a State of Indiana employee, you impact the well-being of Indiana’s communities every day.
At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion – Our goal is to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace, with a workforce that is representative of the State of Indiana population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to interview and to perform the essential functions of a role.
Next level benefits at the State of Indiana are here! Be sure to review our expanded benefit package offerings below.
About the Indiana Veterans' Home
The Indiana Veterans' Home, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, is the only long term care facility in Indiana dedicated to serving veterans and their spouses. We provide a beautiful, healthy and home like environment for veterans and their spouses to live. Residents enjoy a variety of onsite and offsite activities, excellent health care, and a rich history that only a facility such as IVH can provide.
Salary
The salary for this position is $37,648/year.
About the Job
As a Maintenance Painter, you will perform skilled work in finishing surfaces of, and painting, state-owned facilities. Work is performed in accordance with standard practices of the trade.
A Day in the Life
- Prepares surfaces to be painted or refinished with sandpaper, burners, scrapers, sanding machines, primers, caulking or plastering.
- Erects ladders, scaffolding and other equipment necessary to complete job and spreads drop cloths, tarpaulins and other protective equipment.
- Mixes paints and color ingredients and matches or harmonizes paints with existing surfaces.
- Paints and/or applies other surface finishes to walls, ceilings, window frames, woodwork, curbs, roadways, furniture, equipment and other interior and exterior structural parts.
- Hangs wallpaper, paints signs, stencils letters on doors and refinishes furniture.
What We're Looking For
- High School diploma or GED
What You'll Need For Success
- Considerable knowledge of standard practices, processes, procedures, safety precautions, materials and tools of the painting trade and of paints, varnishes, stains, shellacs, enamels, solvents and other painting materials.
- Working knowledge of, and ability to prepare, wood, metal, plaster and concrete surfaces for painting or refinishing.
- Ability to mix, match, blend, harmonize and contrast paints.
- Ability and skill in applying water or oil base paint at standard rate of speed with brush, roller or spray equipment and ability to hang wallpaper and apply plaster and caulking.
- Ability to work from ladders or scaffolding at varying heights above ground level.
- Ability to obtain and hold a valid driver’s license.
- Ability to understand and execute oral or written instructions without close supervision.
Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:
The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:
- Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans.
- Wellness program (offers premium discount for the medical plan and gift cards);
- Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution;
- Flexible work scheduling options, including the potential for hybrid remote work for employees whose work may be performed outside state facilities;
- Deferred compensation 457B account (similar to 401k plan) with employer match;
- Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options;
- A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:
- 150 hours of paid new parent leave;
- Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave;
- Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off;
- 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years;
- Education Reimbursement Program;
- Group life insurance;
- Referral Bonus program;
- Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits;
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program;
- Free Parking for most positions;
- Free LinkedIn Learning access;
Equal Employment Opportunity:
The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruit, select, develop, and promote employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.
The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.
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