Painter and Decorating Apprenticeship

Summary

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated person that would join our team and we could pass on our skills and experience as well as bring fresh wind into our company. We offer great opportunities to learn new skills and be part of interesting projects across Wilshire and Somerset

Annual wage: £13,312 to £23,795.20 a year
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Training course: Painter and decorator (level 2)
Hours: Company working hours: 07.00-16:00 (2 x 30 min breaks, 1 x 30 min unpaid) Working hours max 40 for under 18 and 42.5 hours if you are over 18
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 26 November
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Basic duties in painting and decorating:

Preparation works to plastered walls/ceilings and woodwork (filling and sanding)
Mist coating and top coating ceilings and walls
Priming, undercoating and top coating woodwork
Stripping and fitting lining paper

Where you’ll work

27 SPRINGLY COURT GRIMSBURY

BRISTOL

ENGLAND

BS15 9RA

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

WILTSHIRE COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE

Your training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.

Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.

Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.

Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.

Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.

Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.

Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.

Select and use hand tools and equipment.

Maintain and store hand tools.

Select, use, maintain and store power tools.

Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).

Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.

Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).

Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.

Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.

Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining around socket and switches, internal and external angles.

Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.

Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.

Apply team working principles.

Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.

Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.

Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.

Your training plan

Painter and Decorator Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Attention to detail
Team working
Enthusiastic
Punctual
Hard Working

Other requirements

As mentioned before we have jobs in different locations what would required traveling to site and back but we will provide the transport.

About this company

We are growing company with passion to deliver great finish and gain new achievements. We are proud to say that we offer high quality finish in painting and decorating to manor houses and grand properties in Wiltshire and Somerset. We work mainly with building contractors like Ken Biggs and Burfitt and Garrett as well as have a portfolio of private clients that we do maintenance work continuously

After this apprenticeship

We hope that this apprenticeship will lead to permanent employment for the right candidate

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