Painter

Painter

Department: Department of Veterans Affairs

Location(s): Bronx, New York

Salary Range: $33.25 - $38.85 Per Hour

Job Summary: The Facility Management Service Center (FMSC) of the James J. Peters VA Medical Center located in Bronx NY is looking to hire 5 painters.

Major Duties:

• Duties - Major duties and responsibilities include but not limited to: The incumbent is responsible for a variety of work involving the painting and all covering trades. Work generally is performed in support of the Facility Management Service Center (FMSC), Interior Design functions and the carpentry and masonry functions of the Facility Management Service Center. The work of the position consists primarily of the following: The painter performs work in all areas of the Medical Center, in other Medical Center structures, and in leased spaces outside of the physical limits of the Medical Center complex. The painter may also perform work in entryways, courtyards, and sidewalks in open temporary and permanent structures located on the grounds, roofs, and canopies, and in interstitial and mechanical spaces located within the Medical Center structures. Within the Medical Center work may take place in such areas as patient rooms and wards, specialized care areas such as intensive care units, recovery rooms, hemodialysis units, operating theaters and suites, laboratory and morgue areas, offices, storage and conference rooms, corridors, stairwells, elevators, vestibules, restrooms, clinic and rehabilitation areas, therapeutic pool and physical therapy areas, and all other areas which are painted or otherwise serviced either on a routine or intermittent basis by the FMSC. The incumbent must have an excellent working knowledge of the Painter's trade skills and practices. Must have skills in matching, tinting, toning, and blending color, varnishes, oils and thinner in their proper sequence. Skills in planning work, mixing paints and colors, and setting up scaffolding and ladders. Eye and hand coordination are necessary in performing varied painting and related tasks. Incumbent's experience must be sufficient in breadth and depth of content to have imparted knowledge of painting trade operations, practices, tools, equipment, and materials. The incumbent must have a good basic working knowledge of the plasterer's wall­covering installers, and sign maker's trade skills and practices. The incumbent must be able to fill holes and frame out around newly created openings in walls and ceilings. Must be able to install comer bead strips to complete repair work on walls and repair damaged wall comers and edges. Must be able to tape gypsum board joints and apply joint compound, sand, and feather edges of the joint compound so that, after drying and painting, the joint is not evident. Must be able to prepare damaged areas of plaster or gypsum board in such fashion that the repair material adheres to the area to be repaired and blends into the surrounding material undetectably after drying. Must be familiar with various types of fillers (e.g., plaster, spackle, and epoxy). Must be able to read blueprints, plans, and bills of materials to assure that repair work is to the specification of original work and to plan New York. Must have the ability to apply fire rating codes in the performance of wall and ceiling repair work to assure that the finished work meets minimal requirements for fire resistive properties and matches original work. The Painter must read and interpret labels, including cautionary and warning notices, material safety data sheets, spoken and written instructions and procedures, including schedules for accomplishing painting and other Facility Management Service Center tasks, signs and warning notices and emergency procedures. The Painter must be able to record responses to instructions, document work accomplishment and annotate to verify oral instructions. Work Schedule: 8am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday Position Description Title/PD#: Painter/PD55623A Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not approved Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Qualifications: To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 05/04/2026. EXPERIENCE: A specific length of training and experience is not required, but you must show evidence of training or experience of sufficient scope and quality of your ability to do the work of this position. Evidence which demonstrates you possess the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of this position must be supported by detailed descriptions of such on your resume. Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standards. SCREEN-OUT ELEMENT: Your qualifications will first be evaluated against the prescribed screen out element, which usually appears as question 1 in the on-line questionnaire. Those applicants who appear to possess at least the minimal acceptable qualification requirement are considered for further rating; those who do not are rated ineligible and are eliminated. The potential eligibles are then rated against the remainder of the Job Elements: Equipment Assembly, Installation, Repair Interpret Instructions, Specifications (includes blueprint reading) Technical Practices Textiles Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment Without more than normal supervision Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The Painter will constantly bend, stretch, stand, stoop, and kneel while performing the duties of a Painter. Considerable reaching above the head is required when painting high areas or overhead pipes and ceilings and when hanging wall covering. The Painter may be required to lift furniture and equipment weighing more than one hundred pounds while readying an area for painting or restoring it after painting is complete and will be required to frequently lift ladders, five-gallon pails of paint, and other painting materials and equipment weighing up to sixty pounds during Painter work. Work requires intermittent climbing up ladders and scaffolds while painting high interior and exterior areas; subject to sustained physical effort in paint scraping, sanding, and painting of ceilings, walls, and floors. Moderate manipulative ability will be required while paining, hanging wall coverings. Working Conditions: Most Painter work is performed in clean, well-lighted areas, but there is the possibility that the painter may be required to work in any area of the Medical Center, on the grounds, or outside of the Medical Center complex when performing services in leased space, and he possibility does exist for exposure to poor ventilation, dust, dirt, high noise levels, cold, moisture, humidity and other adverse physical working conditions. The possibility exists for exposure to communicable diseases, and the Painter must be well versed in infection control procedures and techniques; universal precautions must be always observed by the painter. Incumbent is subject to falls while working on scaffolds and ladders. Incumbent is exposed to danger of cuts and bruises while working with powered equipment. A Painter works with a wide variety of commercial and industrial painting chemicals, some of which are toxic, caustic, or acidic. The Painter may be exposed to the fumes, splashes or residues of these chemicals while mixing, using, or disposing of these chemicals and may suffer burns, skin irritations or allergic reactions from such exposure. Personal protective equipment is provided for the Painter to use when dealing with infectious materials, sharps and chemical hazards, and safety training is also provided to the Painter.

How to Apply: All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/04/2026 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire, click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12943620. To begin, click Apply Online to create a USA JOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your USA JOBS resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupational questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package. NOTE: It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. During the application process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Beginning September 27, 2025, Federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length to comply with the Merit Hiring Plan. Resumes longer than two pages will result in ineligibility for further consideration for the position. USAJOBS will not allow you to upload or build resumes longer than two pages, and you will need to update the resumes in your profile before applying for a job. Resumes should include information relevant to the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies of the position to which you are applying. VA is unable to make assumptions about qualifications if not clearly listed. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualifications and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. If initial application submission is updated and resubmitted with a new resume, only the most current resume will be reviewed for consideration. Your resume must be 5MB or less. We recommend saving and uploading your resume as a PDF to maintain formatting and number of pages. We also accept GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, TXT, PDF, ODT or Word (DOC or DOCX). We do not accept PDF portfolio files. We recommend using a sans-serif font size like Lato, if available. Other widely available options are Calibri, Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, Open San Source Sans Pro, Roboto or Noro Sans. Make your page margins 0.5 inches. Consider using 14-point size font for titles and 10-point for the main text in your resume. The resume builder can help you create a resume using these recommendations and uses the information in your USAJOBS profile to help you get started. Helpful Hints for Creating a Two-Page Resume: Prioritize most relevant and recent experience Use concise, results focused language Align language from the job announcement Focus on demonstrating skills and competencies Remove outdated or unrelated experience Use the USAJOBS resume builder Additional guidance on this new requirement and resume building tools can be found at: https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/page-limit https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/merit-hiring-plan-resources/applicant-guidance-on-the-two-page-resume-limit/ The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified, you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.

Application Deadline: 2026-05-04