Painter

About This Role

This role is crucial to maintaining a clean, vibrant, and safe environment for the people the company supports, staff, and visitors. The Painter performs professional-grade interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, and finishing work across all Wildwood Program facilities. Operating under the direction of the Director of Facilities, the painter handles routine maintenance paint requests, large-scale projects, and urgent touch-ups.

Responsibilities

• Scrape, sand, patch, caulk, and prime surfaces including drywall, plaster, concrete block, brick, wood, and metal before applying finishes
• Remove graffiti and repair damaged walls
• Apply paints, stains, varnishes, sealers, and protective coatings to interior and exterior walls, ceilings, trim, floors and furniture using brushes, rollers, and airless spray equipment
• Paint and stain facility interiors, including walls, trim and other areas as needed
• Paint facility exteriors, outbuildings, doors, fences, and trim
• Line-strip parking lots, curbs, and play areas as needed
• Tape, mud, and texture drywall
• Repair minor cracks in plaster or concrete block surfaces

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3 years of experience in painting and maintenance work
• Experience in using various painting tools and equipment effectively
• Proven track record of completing painting projects on time and to a high standard
• Ability to work in varied environments like indoor classrooms, hallways, and offices, residential locations, commercial office space and outdoor environments subject to changing weather conditions (heat, cold, wind)
• Periodically exposed to airborne particles, fumes, paint odors, and loud machinery
• Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as respirators, safety glasses, and gloves when tasks dictate
• Constantly required to stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, and reach for extended periods
• Regularly lift and/or move objects weighing up to 50 pounds (such as 5-gallon paint buckets)
• Comfortable working at heights
• Ability to climb and balance on ladders, scaffolding, and motorized lifts to reach high ceilings or exterior rooflines
• Excellent manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to achieve clean lines and uniform finishes
• Valid New York State Driver

Benefits

• Elite Benefit Package

About the Company

Wildwood Programs is a provider of educational, residential, employment, and other community-based supports to people with disabilities and their families. They hire those dedicated to making a difference in people