Who We Are:
Voted Best of the Best Austin, Longhorn Village is a Texas born and bred not-for-profit retirement community with a Life Care contract that guarantees Independent Living for our residents, plus a full continuum of on-site care that includes Assisted Living, Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, and Rehabilitation. If you love providing exceptional customer service and are interested in serving the needs of a growing community of active-minded senior adults, please consider joining our award-winning team.
Summary:
The Painter is responsible for maintaining the appearance, condition, and safety of the Community through interior and exterior painting, surface preparation, wall repair, and related maintenance activities. This position supports a clean, attractive, safe, and comfortable environment for residents, visitors, and employees while performing work with minimal disruption to resident care and daily operations.
Essential Functions:
- Perform interior and exterior painting of resident rooms, hallways, common areas, offices, dining areas, maintenance areas, and other community spaces.
- Prepare surfaces for painting by cleaning, sanding, scraping, patching, caulking, and repairing holes, cracks, and damaged drywall.
- Apply paint, primer, stain, sealant, and other finishes using brushes, rollers, and other appropriate equipment.
- Perform drywall patching and minor wall repairs as needed.
- Complete resident room touch-ups and painting associated with room turnovers.
- Protect furniture, flooring, resident belongings, fixtures, and equipment before beginning work.
- Properly set up and maintain work areas to minimize inconvenience and maintain the safety of residents, visitors, and staff.
- Use appropriate signage, barriers, and other safety measures when working in resident or public areas.
- Maintain painting tools, equipment, and supplies in clean and safe working condition.
- Properly store paints, chemicals, solvents, and other materials in accordance with procedures and applicable safety requirements.
- Monitor paint and supply inventory and notify the supervisor when additional materials are needed.
- Follow manufacturer instructions and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements when using paints, chemicals, and related products.
- Follow infection prevention and control procedures when working in resident care areas.
- Coordinate work with nursing, housekeeping, maintenance, and other departments to minimize disruption to residents.
- Respect resident privacy, dignity, personal property, and confidentiality at all times.
- Maintain professional and courteous interactions with residents, families, visitors, vendors, and employees.
- Assist the Maintenance/Plant Operations Department with minor maintenance duties when necessary and within the employee's training and abilities.
- Follow all facility policies, OSHA requirements, fire and life-safety procedures, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Immediately report unsafe conditions, damaged equipment, maintenance concerns, or potential hazards to the supervisor.
- Perform other duties as assigned.