Apprentice Painter and Decorator - Bristol
IAN WILLIAMS LIMITED
Bristol (BS16 7FL)
Closes in 25 days (Saturday 31 May 2025)
Posted on 6 May 2025
Contents
Summary
Our business is growing and so are the opportunities for you to thrive. We are currently looking for an Apprentice Painter and Decorator to join our award-winning apprenticeship scheme that could help you achieve your goals whilst also making a positive impact on other people's lives.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Painter and decorator (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 800am - 4.30pm and Friday, 800am - 3.30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 26 August 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
What’s the apprenticeship all about?
As an Apprentice at Ian Williams, you’ll get hands-on experience and learn on the job! You’ll combine college studies with practical learning to master your chosen trade. Plus, you’ll get to put your new skills into practice, supported by our experienced tradespeople – your own mentor.
What will you be doing?
Your work will vary from contract to contract, but here’s a taste of what you’ll be up to:
- Preparing surfaces (filling, sanding, caulking)
- Mastering the art of paint application (rolling, cutting in, brush skills)
- Sprucing up gloss work (doors and window frames, skirtings)
Getting outdoors with external works (railings, sheds, fences and walls) - Exploring different sites, working both inside and outside in all weather, whether it’s getting hot in the homes, or wrapping up in the winter on a commercial site
Where you'll work
Unit 4 Brook Office Park Folly Brook Road,
Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Your training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
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.
- 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:
You’ll also:
- Attend college to understand the “how and why” of your trade (usually 1 day a week)
- Build an awesome portfolio of evidence for your End Point Assessment (EPA)
- Be a valued team member and contribute to our overall success
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 1/G)
- Maths (grade 1/G)
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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
About this company
Ian Williams is one of the UK’s leading property services companies has a multiple award-winning apprenticeship scheme. With expertise in the social housing, education and commercial sectors, we are a financially secure business with a solid track record and offices based across the UK. We are proud to have been awarded ‘We Invest in People’ Gold accreditation.
https://www.ianwilliams.co.uk/about-us/academy/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
23 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays All Personal Protective Equipment and Uniform provided Pension contributions and Life insurance Travel allowance Toolkit to get you started
After this apprenticeship
- You will join Ian Williams on a permanent contract and will become a Painter and Decorator once qualified
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
apprenticeships@ianwilliams.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319022.
Apply now
Closes in 25 days (Saturday 31 May 2025)
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Company’s application instructions
Complete our application form online at Ian Williams Careers by Saturday 31st May. Interviews will be held between 30th June – 11th July. Whilst we try to be accommodating, interviews will be held on one day during this time and we cannot guarantee alternate dates. Proposed start date is August 2024. We’ll only ask you to answer a few questions – no CV needed! So, spend some time crafting your answers based on the skills we’ve outlined above.