Job Description

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A DAY RATE OF $366.17

THIS POSITION IS ONLY OPEN TO CANDIDATES WHO ARE PERMANENT (NOT PROVISIONAL) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OF PAINTER.

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement, and programs for youth in the community.

The Division of Administration provides a wide range of support services throughout ACS to ensure all Divisions receive adequate and efficient support to carry out their missions. The Division of Administration (Admin) employs approximately 463 public employees. Admin manages a Personnel Services (PS) Budget of approximately $29M and an Other Than Personnel Services (OTPS) Budget of $140M. Services include real estate, facilities and custodial management, construction, occupational safety, operations, security, transportation, and more.

The Office of Real Estate, Design, and Construction, Facilities Management (RED+CFM) provides a functional and safe work environment for all ACS staff. RED+CFM is responsible for the design and construction management projects of all ACS locations, which include over 43 administrative offices throughout the five boroughs, and the Nicholas Scoppetta Children’s Center (NSCC). RED+CFM also ensures adequate and safe working environments for staff and clients at ACS administrative offices, the juvenile facilities and the NSCC, and utilizes the Trades Shop to complete work requests by all ACS divisions.

The Administration for Children's Services (ACS) seeks qualified applicants for the position of Painter to play a critical role in the Office of Real Estate, Design + Construction Facilities Management. Currently, the Office of Real Estate, Design + Construction Facilities Management, within the Division of Administration, manages building repairs, maintenance, and capital upgrades for a variety of programmatic facilities within ACS' purview across various field/office locations throughout the five boroughs of NYC.

Under general supervision of the Deputy Executive Director of Construction Management, the prospective candidate will perform patching and painting jobs related to rehabilitation and reconstruction work, inside and outside buildings.

Typical responsibilities include:

- Travel to and inspect building across all five boroughs and perform work at various locations as necessary.
- Inspect buildings, structures and grounds at regular intervals to ascertain rehabilitation/maintenance and painting needed.
- Painter will assess room, space, projects and compute calculations to order supplies based on specifications.
- Determine the appropriate equipment, paint, material needed to suit the population, space or utilization of area, with intend to maintain area upkeep
- Report all hazardous conditions that can become hazardous to employees, clients, and all stakeholders.
- Identify painting challenges and works to apply to most suitable material to sustain usage, wear and tear in walls.
- Prepare walls and protects flooring and furniture from paint and damage while performing duties.
- Use safety equipment to protect themselves to long standing exposure and attend periodic safety and OSHA trainings.
- Ensure work areas are properly ventilated while performing duties.
- Maintain equipment inventory and stock of paint and supplies.
- Operate various types of vehicles following standard safety rules and regulations.
- Maintain chorological log of work performed, inventory lists, usage of equipment and submits reports to supervisor.
- Work independently but will be required to report out on tasks performed and projected completion dates to Construction Project Managers and other personnel as required.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Work on and from ladders, platforms, and scaffolds as required by job assignments
- Erect ladders and rig lines and scaffolds safely and efficiently
- Prepare, fill, and prime surfaces for painting, ensuring proper adhesion and finish
- Mix paint components and match colors accurately to specifications
- Apply paint using brushes, rollers, or spray guns to various surfaces
- Apply plaster to surfaces, including skimming walls and taping joints
- Maintain and care for all materials, tools, and equipment
- Keep accurate work records and documentation as required
- Operate motor vehicles in the performance of assigned duties
- Properly discard materials, waste, and paint in accordance with OSHA regulations and DSNY guidelines for waste disposal

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.

TO APPLY:

- Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID # 777303.
- NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.
- NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

PAINTER - 91830

Qualifications

1. Five years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years; or
2. At least three years of full-time satisfactory experience as a painter acquired within the last fifteen years and sufficient full-time satisfactory apprentice painter experience to make up a total of five years of acceptable experience. Six months of acceptable experience will be credited for each year of apprentice painter experience.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.