Apprentice Painter

Summary

Sheffield City Council’s Housing Repairs Service carries out repairs and maintenance to over 50,000 Council homes. This year, we are offering an amazing 16 Apprenticeship opportunities to launch your career in the Trades services with a September 2025 start.

Wage

£19,180.80 a year

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Apprentice rate: £10.80 per hour in the first year 6 month probationary bonus payment.

Training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

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

You will - under supervision - undertake and develop an understanding of the duties and responsibilities outlined below:

Identify and undertake appropriate trade work tasks as directed
Work collaboratively as part of a team to meet the service priorities, work targets and plans
Liaise with other employees, team leader/supervisor or managers as necessary in order to complete specified tasks in order meet the required portfolio on site evidence
Carry out and complete work in-line with relevant legislation, regulations or other standards and in a competent manner
Complete appropriate health and safety paperwork/checks
Ensure all accidents/near misses are reported to your team leader/supervisor
Undertake all work/tasks in accordance with current legislation, British Standards, Codes of Practice and recognised industrial standards for such work, and ensure any damage to the fabric of the property or building is minimised in undertaking the relevant repair or maintenance
Receive, plan and complete job orders on time, following the correct
procedures to an acceptable standard
Effectively use any relevant ICT equipment and information systems in order to effectively undertake the required duties
Take good care of, and use correctly, all tools, equipment, personal protective equipment and any other resources issued to you
Notify your team leader of any absences from work or college or any other associated issues
Ensure compliance with all SCC Policies and procedures and in particular the Code of Conduct, the Social Networking Policy and Dignity and Respect at Work to ensure behaviour standards are met
To ensure compliance with the, ICT Acceptable Use Policy, Data Protection Act and other relevant legislation
Ensure you understand and comply with all the customer care and service standards
Create maintain and build constructive working relationships with team members, other members of staff, customers and members of the public Ensure compliance with any policies procedures or other rules and regulations which are required by your College
Ensure you adhere to and undertake all the requirements of your individual training plan
Follow guidance and instruction as directed by your team leader/supervisor/ mentor at all times
Ensure all relevant College documentation is processed and systems are completed in a timely manner
Attend and actively contribute to all progression reviews and submit the required site evidence to your training provider/college or assessor in a timely manner in accordance with individual training plan
Actively contribute in all reviews/ progress and any other meetings
Undertake all duties, tasks, assessments, assignments or other work required to achieve your relevant qualification, ensuring good college attendance and punctuality at all times
Undertake Functional skills in Maths and English, if required, to the
appropriate level to achieve the relevant Apprenticeship
Act in a professional manner at all times, to maintain and enhance the reputation of SCC

Where you'll work

Manor Lane Depot
Manor Ln
Sheffield
S2 1TR

Training

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

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

Your 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.

Your training plan

You will working towards an Level 2 Painter and Decorator Apprenticeship Standard
Training will be one day a week
Training centre location is CDC training, cricket inn road, manor lane, S2 1TR

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths & English (grade 3/D equivalent or above.)

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
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

About this company

Sheffield City Council is the city council for the metropolitan borough of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It consists of 84 councillors, elected to represent 28 wards, each with three councillors.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Opportunity to move into a full time position upon competion of apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

SCCApprenticeships@sheffield.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319057.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 23 May 2025)

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