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Seasonal Painter
National Park Service · Posted today
About the Role
This position is located at Independence National Historical Park. The primary purpose of the position is to perform the full range of painting, including surface preparation, blending and matching paints, and coating of various surfaces requiring decorative and other effects. The typical seasonal period is May through November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2026
What You'll Do
- →Performs a full range of preparation and painting on the exterior and interior of park buildings and structures.
- →Calculates amounts and order types of paint, supplies and equipment needed to complete painting and drywall projects.
- →Determines a schedule, oversees, and directs up to 3 employees including tracking hours worked in Maximo, a Facility maintenance tracking program, on a daily basis.
- →Sets up proper work site staging areas and assure all work is completed professionally and safely.
- →Prepares surfaces prior to applying paint with spray guns, brushes and rollers and may work in excess of 35 feet off of the ground utilizing ladders, scaffold, motorized lifts, and personal fall protection equipment in compliance with federal and state regulations.
- →Physical Demands: The painter prepares, and coats surfaces from ladders, scaffolds, platforms and in situations where the surfaces to be coated are in cramped and hard to reach places.
- →The work may be at extreme heights (such as water tower or tall buildings).
- →This required the ability to stand, stoop, bend, kneel, climb, be strapped into swing stages and work in tiring and uncomfortable positions.
- →Ability to lift, carry and set up materials and equipment that weighs up to 40 pounds.
- →Occasionally, may be required to handle materials and equipment that weighs 80 pounds and over.
- →Working Conditions: The work is done inside and outside, with dirt, spray, and fumes usually present.
- →The employee is sometimes required to prepare, treat and coat surfaces outside in all types of weather.
- →Protective equipment and clothing such as safety shoes, safety glasses or sun glasses, gloves, rain gear, hard hats, coveralls, respirators, and other protective gear are required, which are sometimes heavy and uncomfortable.
- →Frequent exposure to the possibility of cuts and bruises and occasionally be exposed to the possibility of broken bones.
Requirements
- ✓Citizenship required.
- ✓Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- ✓Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- ✓You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
- ✓You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists.
- ✓Travel, transportation & relocation expenses will not be paid.
- ✓Relocation expenses will be the employee's responsibility.
- ✓You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- ✓Must have the ability to lift 10 pounds.
- ✓This position requires incumbent to work through severe weather as part of park's snow emergency staff There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 16326455-7973-40c8-b5e0-0cccb1e25159
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