Painting & Decorating apprentice

YOUR RETREATS LTD

CLAYTON LE MOORS (BB5 5JW)

Closes on Monday 11 May 2026

Posted on 12 March 2026

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Summary

At YourRetreats, we're proud to be one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-end, bespoke luxury lodges. We are looking for an apprentice Painter & Decorator to join our team. If you take pride in achieving flawless finishes and have a keen eye for detail, we’d love to hear from you.

Wage

£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Overtime available at time and a half

Training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Hours
• Shift pattern to be decided. • 8-hour shift TBC • Monday to Friday • Overtime available • Early 1:30pm finish on Fridays

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 25 May 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

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

At YourRetreats, we're proud to be one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-end, bespoke luxury lodges. Working in a dynamic and friendly environment, we’re looking for an apprentice Painter & Decorator to join our team and help deliver exceptional finishing standards across our bespoke builds.

This is an important role within our production process, ensuring every lodge is finished to the highest standard of luxury and craftsmanship. In return, we offer a competitive salary, overtime at time and a half, early finish at 1:30pm every Friday, ongoing staff training, and a genuinely supportive team culture.

If you take pride in achieving flawless finishes and have a keen eye for detail, we’d love to hear from you.

As a Painter & Decorator at YourRetreats, you’ll be responsible for preparing and finishing interior and exterior surfaces across our premium, tailor-made lodges. Working within our workshop environment, you’ll ensure all decorative finishes meet our exacting quality standards before dispatch.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare surfaces for painting and decorating, including sanding, filling, and priming
  • Apply paints, stains, varnishes, and other finishes to walls, ceilings, woodwork, and exteriors
  • Ensure high-quality finishes in line with company standards
  • Carry out snagging and touch-ups where required
  • Protect surrounding areas to maintain clean and professional results
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and organised workspace
    Work collaboratively with joiners and other trades within the production team
  • Ensure tools and equipment are properly maintained and used safely

Where you'll work

YOURRETREATS LTD
BAYS D1-D5
JUNCTION 7 BUSINESS PARK BLA
CLAYTON LE MOORS
BB5 5JW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

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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.

Training schedule

  • Painting and Decorating Level 2
  • Day release training will take place at Burnley College 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 2)
  • Maths (grade 2)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Presentation skills
  • Team working
  • Creative

Other requirements

  • High attention to detail and pride in workmanship
  • Ability to work efficiently and meet production deadlines
  • Good understanding of health and safety procedures
  • Team player with a positive attitude

About this employer

The story begins when Sam Greaves built a holiday lodge on his family farm in Rossendale, distinguished in both form and function. This stunning creation quickly garnered glowing reviews and high occupancy rates, setting the stage for something bigger. Fate intervened when Sam met fellow cofounder, Andrew Hardman. Recognising the synergy between their skills, the duo launched YourRetreats, embarking on an ambitious journey to revolutionise the holiday park business.

https://www.yourretreats.co.uk/about (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Early 1:30pm finish on Fridays
  • Overtime available at time and a half
  • Provided with quality tools and equipment
  • Opportunity to progress and develop within the company

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to progress and develop within the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Themis

Themis@burnley.ac.uk

01282733005

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020631.

Apply now

Closes on Monday 11 May 2026