Job Description

Job Class: Painter

Agency: Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA)

• Job ID: 89676

• Location: Minneapolis

• Telework Eligible : No

• Full/Part Time : Full-time

• Regular/Temporary: Regular

• Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted: 10/17/2025

• Closing Date: 10/27/2025

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: MN Dept of Veterans Affairs / Vets Home - Mpls - AFSCME 202

• Division/Unit: Minneapolis Veterans Home / Mpls Physical Plant Staff

• Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift / 7:00 am - 3:30 pm

• Days of Work: Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $29.14 - $33.57 / hourly; $60,844 - $70,094 / annually

• Classified Status: Classified

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities ( *: * Yes

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

It pays to consider a rewarding career with the Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis!

Earn a competitive wage, have affordable and comprehensive insurance benefits, a retirement plan, paid time off, free parking and more!

The Minnesota Veterans Home - Minneapolis has a full-time, day shift opening for a Painter position. As a Painter, you will perform wall repair, drywall taping/finishing, tile repair, and general painting activities on both new and historic buildings. Work includes, but is not limited to, the interiors and exteriors of buildings, machinery, and equipment.

The Minnesota Veterans Home in Minneapolis provides skilled nursing care in a supportive environment that fosters a stable, healthy, and meaningful life for Veterans. We offer a creative, fun, collaborative, and stimulating work environment that encourages career growth.

The Minneapolis Home is located on Minnehaha Avenue, which has connecting highways and public transportation options for an easy commute. The beautiful 53-acre wooded campus includes mature oaks and pines, nature trails and biking paths overlooking the Mississippi River.

Minimum Qualifications

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume/application clearly describes your experience in the areas listed below, and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held. Only applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate fulfillment of each of these minimum qualifications will be considered for this position.

To qualify, one of the three following requirements must be met:

• Approved apprenticeship (6000 hours) in painting; OR

• Three (3) years of experience as a painter, including commercial or residential work preparing and painting a variety of surfaces; OR

• One (1) school year of a vocational or trade school painting program AND two (2) years of experience as a painter as described below.

Qualifying painting experience includes the following:

• Knowledge of standard painting practices, techniques, materials and tools sufficient to requisition and select supplies and material, and apply them to complete painting and decorating projects.

• Knowledge of construction plans and painting specifications sufficient to interpret, modify, and follow them to complete painting and decorating projects.

• Knowledge of shop math sufficient to estimate labor and material costs for planned projects.

• Skill in using hand tools (e.g. brushes, rollers, scrapers) and power equipment (e.g. spray guns, sanders) sufficient to prepare, cover and decorate interior and exterior surfaces of State buildings, structures, woodwork, and furniture.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience as a painter, including commercial or residential work preparing and painting a variety of surfaces.

Additional Requirements

This position also requires successful completion of the following:

• Employment reference checks will be conducted on finalists. This may include a review of documentation related to job performance and contact with the applicant's former employer(s).

• A Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) background check will be conducted on finalists for this position. Finalists must pass the DHS background check.

• A Tuberculosis (Mantoux) screening (or chest x-ray) is required prior to employment.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Apprenticeship, Local area, Remote work, Monday to Friday, Shift work, Day shift,

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