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Get Access To All JobsWELCOME TO INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
At IPS, we believe in the transformative power of education. We work collectively every day to prepare our students for success in the classroom and in life by providing equitable, high-quality educational experiences across our family of schools. IPS is a place to make an impact, grow your career, and ensure every student has access to a high-quality education, all while earning a good living in a district on the move. While the work is challenging, it is deeply meaningful and impactful. We seek innovators and trailblazers who bring varying experiences and expertise and share our belief that every child deserves access to an exceptional education. As part of TeamIPS, you’ll create lasting connections, find a sense of belonging, and feel supported to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives.
In return, no matter your role here, we expect a commitment to excellence and accountability. You’ll be held to high standards. Resilience and passion are key—you must be adaptable, handling adversity with flexibility while putting students at the heart of everything you do. Ethical conduct, clear communication, and mutual respect are fundamental. Being a dependable, collaborative team player who builds meaningful relationships is essential.
Together, we are Proving What’s Possible by building a community where everyone belongs and each student has the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
A Career in IPS Offers…
Purpose and Impact:
- Essential Contributions: In every non-teaching and non-leadership role, your work directly supports the success of IPS students and schools. Whether you’re maintaining facilities, providing student services, or managing administrative operations, you play a key part in ensuring an equitable and high-quality educational environment.
- Belonging and Community: IPS is a place where every employee is valued. You’ll join a supportive community that promotes respect, teamwork, and a shared commitment to serving students and families.
Professional and Personal Growth:
- Training and Development Opportunities: IPS offers a variety of training programs to help staff build new skills and grow professionally. This includes access to development opportunities for administrative, technical, and operational roles, as well as pathways to becoming a certified teacher.
- Skill Enhancement: Whether you’re new to your role or seeking to deepen your expertise, IPS provides resources and support for continuous improvement.
Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits:
- Fair Compensation: IPS ensures competitive wages and regularly reviews pay structures to maintain equity.
- Extensive Benefits Package: Employees enjoy comprehensive health coverage, dental and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement plans. Additional financial benefits include flexible spending accounts and eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs.
Work-Life Balance and Well-being:
- Generous Leave Policies: IPS offers vacation, personal, and sick leave, along with paid holidays. Twelve-month employees benefit from floating holidays, and unused personal leave rolls into the sick leave balance.
- Wellness Programs: IPS prioritizes staff well-being with access to wellness initiatives, including health screenings and an employee assistance program for confidential support and counseling.
What We Expect:
- Professionalism and Reliability: Every role at IPS is vital to the district’s success. We expect staff to demonstrate professionalism, dependability, and a commitment to providing excellent service to students, educators, and families.
- Collaboration and Communication: IPS values teamwork. Working collaboratively with your colleagues ensures a supportive environment for all. Clear communication and mutual respect are key to maintaining this culture.
- Flexibility and Problem-Solving: As a large, dynamic district, IPS needs staff who are adaptable and proactive in solving problems to meet the ever-changing needs of students and schools.
JOIN US!
Indianapolis Public Schools is more than a workplace; it’s a community where purpose, impact, and belonging come together to help Prove What’s Possible – in your career and in your school. If you’re ready to embrace challenges, strive for excellence, and make a meaningful impact, IPS is the place for you.
SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY:
Must be flexible and willing to work nights.
- Prepare and paint the IPS buildings and other work necessary to the execution of this task.
- Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Prepares and paints all surfaces interior and exterior - this includes scraping loose paint, puttying, caulking, sanding, cleaning (with solvents and solutions), moving furniture, removing things from walls, covering floors and items with drop cloths, masking and removing masking.
- Strips, stains and varnishes wood.
- Matches colors and mixing paints, using a tinting machine and shaker.
- Uses various spraying operations on jobs, including brush and roller.
- Sprays operations including ceilings, walls, lockers, lot lining machines, etc.
- Erects and checks scaffold, ladders, staging units, using bucket trucks, articulated-boom lifts, scissors-lifts.
- Repairs and installs vinyl wall covering.
- Re-glazes drinking fountains.
- Lays out and lines parking lots (this also involves sweeping and scraping dirt off lots).
- Paints letters on lots as well as handicapped markings.
- Maintains spray equipment by cleaning, repairing, replacing hoses, tips, etc.; troubleshoots sprayer problems, replaces filters.
- Cleans, lays out and lines chalkboards - involves grids and special types of lines.
- Assists in the layout and painting of graphics on walls and floors.
- Acts as a group leader or foreman, and helps with necessary paperwork when necessary.
- Cleans shop, arranges shelves, restocks materials.
- Drives truck (involves loading and unloading materials).
- Cleans and removes graffiti from all types of surfaces.
- Power washes surfaces in preparation for finishing.
- Works on lead abatement.
- Lays out and relines gym floor.
- Opens buildings (alarm, keys, etc.).
- Paints pools (diving boards and swimming lanes).
- Strips, stains and varnishes wood.
- Electrostatic sprays of lockers and library stacks.
- Prepares (by etching) and epoxy paints floors.
- Removes and replaces switch plates and pictures from wall.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:
One year certificate from college or technical school; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be willing to obtain and maintain an Operator Safety Training Course card, and a Respirator Fit Test card.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to match colors, cutting a precise line with a brush, detecting runs and sags or orange peel.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee will sometimes work in a boiler room and use the following equipment i.e. sanders, leaf blower, gas-powered sprayers.
FLSA CLASSIFICATION:
Non-Exempt
ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK:
Not eligible
EEOC STATEMENT:
Indianapolis Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, will not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, homelessness or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. Indianapolis Public Schools does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation, threat, or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
DISCLAIMER:
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the above representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This job description is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive list of all essential functions and duties performed by the occupant of this position. Factors such as regular and punctual attendance are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function.
WELCOME TO INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS!
At IPS, we believe in the transformative power of education. We work collectively every day to prepare our students for success in the classroom and in life by providing equitable, high-quality educational experiences across our family of schools. IPS is a place to make an impact, grow your career, and ensure every student has access to a high-quality education, all while earning a good living in a district on the move. While the work is challenging, it is deeply meaningful and impactful. We seek innovators and trailblazers who bring varying experiences and expertise and share our belief that every child deserves access to an exceptional education. As part of TeamIPS, you’ll create lasting connections, find a sense of belonging, and feel supported to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives.
In return, no matter your role here, we expect a commitment to excellence and accountability. You’ll be held to high standards. Resilience and passion are key—you must be adaptable, handling adversity with flexibility while putting students at the heart of everything you do. Ethical conduct, clear communication, and mutual respect are fundamental. Being a dependable, collaborative team player who builds meaningful relationships is essential.
Together, we are Proving What’s Possible by building a community where everyone belongs and each student has the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
A Career in IPS Offers…
Purpose and Impact:
- Essential Contributions: In every non-teaching and non-leadership role, your work directly supports the success of IPS students and schools. Whether you’re maintaining facilities, providing student services, or managing administrative operations, you play a key part in ensuring an equitable and high-quality educational environment.
- Belonging and Community: IPS is a place where every employee is valued. You’ll join a supportive community that promotes respect, teamwork, and a shared commitment to serving students and families.
Professional and Personal Growth:
- Training and Development Opportunities: IPS offers a variety of training programs to help staff build new skills and grow professionally. This includes access to development opportunities for administrative, technical, and operational roles, as well as pathways to becoming a certified teacher.
- Skill Enhancement: Whether you’re new to your role or seeking to deepen your expertise, IPS provides resources and support for continuous improvement.
Comprehensive Compensation and Benefits:
- Fair Compensation: IPS ensures competitive wages and regularly reviews pay structures to maintain equity.
- Extensive Benefits Package: Employees enjoy comprehensive health coverage, dental and vision plans, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement plans. Additional financial benefits include flexible spending accounts and eligibility for federal loan forgiveness programs.
Work-Life Balance and Well-being:
- Generous Leave Policies: IPS offers vacation, personal, and sick leave, along with paid holidays. Twelve-month employees benefit from floating holidays, and unused personal leave rolls into the sick leave balance.
- Wellness Programs: IPS prioritizes staff well-being with access to wellness initiatives, including health screenings and an employee assistance program for confidential support and counseling.
What We Expect:
- Professionalism and Reliability: Every role at IPS is vital to the district’s success. We expect staff to demonstrate professionalism, dependability, and a commitment to providing excellent service to students, educators, and families.
- Collaboration and Communication: IPS values teamwork. Working collaboratively with your colleagues ensures a supportive environment for all. Clear communication and mutual respect are key to maintaining this culture.
- Flexibility and Problem-Solving: As a large, dynamic district, IPS needs staff who are adaptable and proactive in solving problems to meet the ever-changing needs of students and schools.
JOIN US!
Indianapolis Public Schools is more than a workplace; it’s a community where purpose, impact, and belonging come together to help Prove What’s Possible – in your career and in your school. If you’re ready to embrace challenges, strive for excellence, and make a meaningful impact, IPS is the place for you.
SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY:
Must be flexible and willing to work nights.
- Prepare and paint the IPS buildings and other work necessary to the execution of this task.
- Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Prepares and paints all surfaces interior and exterior - this includes scraping loose paint, puttying, caulking, sanding, cleaning (with solvents and solutions), moving furniture, removing things from walls, covering floors and items with drop cloths, masking and removing masking.
- Strips, stains and varnishes wood.
- Matches colors and mixing paints, using a tinting machine and shaker.
- Uses various spraying operations on jobs, including brush and roller.
- Sprays operations including ceilings, walls, lockers, lot lining machines, etc.
- Erects and checks scaffold, ladders, staging units, using bucket trucks, articulated-boom lifts, scissors-lifts.
- Repairs and installs vinyl wall covering.
- Re-glazes drinking fountains.
- Lays out and lines parking lots (this also involves sweeping and scraping dirt off lots).
- Paints letters on lots as well as handicapped markings.
- Maintains spray equipment by cleaning, repairing, replacing hoses, tips, etc.; troubleshoots sprayer problems, replaces filters.
- Cleans, lays out and lines chalkboards - involves grids and special types of lines.
- Assists in the layout and painting of graphics on walls and floors.
- Acts as a group leader or foreman, and helps with necessary paperwork when necessary.
- Cleans shop, arranges shelves, restocks materials.
- Drives truck (involves loading and unloading materials).
- Cleans and removes graffiti from all types of surfaces.
- Power washes surfaces in preparation for finishing.
- Works on lead abatement.
- Lays out and relines gym floor.
- Opens buildings (alarm, keys, etc.).
- Paints pools (diving boards and swimming lanes).
- Strips, stains and varnishes wood.
- Electrostatic sprays of lockers and library stacks.
- Prepares (by etching) and epoxy paints floors.
- Removes and replaces switch plates and pictures from wall.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS:
One year certificate from college or technical school; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must be willing to obtain and maintain an Operator Safety Training Course card, and a Respirator Fit Test card.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to match colors, cutting a precise line with a brush, detecting runs and sags or orange peel.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee will sometimes work in a boiler room and use the following equipment i.e. sanders, leaf blower, gas-powered sprayers.
FLSA CLASSIFICATION:
Non-Exempt
ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK:
Not eligible
EEOC STATEMENT:
Indianapolis Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, will not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, homelessness or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. Indianapolis Public Schools does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation, threat, or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.
DISCLAIMER:
Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the above representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This job description is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive list of all essential functions and duties performed by the occupant of this position. Factors such as regular and punctual attendance are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Painter
Document degree-level duties before applying
Employers sponsoring a Painter role must show USCIS the position requires a bachelor's degree in a specific field, such as construction management or applied sciences. Build a resume that foregrounds supervisory, estimating, or quality-control responsibilities that align with that framing.
Look up prevailing wages by worksite location
Your employer must certify wages at or above the DOL prevailing wage for each location you'll work. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check wage levels for your SOC code before negotiating an offer, so there are no surprises at the LCA stage.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate by role history
Target employers who have already filed LCAs for Painter or construction-related roles. Migrate Mate lists employers with verified H-1B LCA sponsorship history searchable by role and city, so you can focus outreach on companies with a proven filing track record.
Confirm each worksite has its own LCA
If your Painter role involves multiple job sites, your employer must file a separate certified LCA for each distinct worksite location. Raise this early with HR, because discovering uncertified sites after a job offer delays your I-129 filing and your start date.
Verify cap-exempt employer eligibility early
Some painting contractors work primarily for universities, nonprofits, or government facilities, which may qualify as cap-exempt H-1B employers. Confirm your employer's cap status with USCIS before the selection period, since cap-exempt petitions can be filed year-round without competing in the annual cap.
Use O*NET to frame your specialty occupation argument
O*NET lists knowledge, skills, and tasks for painting occupations at different job zones. Pull the degree-level descriptors from O*NET that match your actual duties and share them with your employer's immigration counsel to strengthen the specialty occupation justification in your I-129 petition.
H-1B Visa Painter: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Painter role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Not automatically. A standard trade Painter position does not require a bachelor's degree in a specific field, so it does not meet USCIS specialty occupation criteria on its own. However, employers can structure the role around degree-level duties, such as project estimation, materials engineering, or construction management supervision, and document that requirement in the job description and I-129 petition to support a specialty occupation finding.
What type of employer is most likely to sponsor an H-1B for a Painter?
Large commercial contractors, property management firms, and specialty coatings companies are the most common sponsors. These employers often need staff who combine hands-on painting skills with project management, quality assurance, or technical specification work. Searching Migrate Mate by role and city shows which employers in your target market have active LCA filing history for painting and construction-related positions.
How long does H-1B status last for a sponsored Painter role?
USCIS grants H-1B status for up to three years on the initial petition, with extensions available up to a six-year maximum. Extensions beyond six years are possible only if your employer has an approved I-140 immigrant petition or a qualifying PERM labor certification filed at least 365 days before your six-year limit is reached.
Does my employer need a separate LCA for each painting worksite?
Yes. DOL requires a certified LCA for each geographic area where you will work. If your Painter role involves rotating between multiple job sites in different metropolitan areas, your employer must obtain and post a separate LCA at each location before you work there. Confirm this process with your employer before accepting an offer, as uncertified worksites can create compliance violations.
Can a painting contractor qualify as a cap-exempt H-1B employer?
Only if the contractor is itself a qualifying institution, such as a nonprofit research organization or institution of higher education, or if it places workers at such an institution and the work directly relates to the institution's mission. Most private painting contractors are cap-subject employers, meaning petitions compete in the annual cap under the current selection rules, which have changed recently per USCIS guidance.