Painting & Decorating Apprentice

Summary

We are offering a fully experienced team, who is willing to show, teach and guide you throughout the course and give you the knowledge to excel in the chosen career. You should choose Bear Necessities as we have a proven track record with successful apprentices.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 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

The apprentice must show initative and be willing to learn.
Will be required to be respectful to all staff and students.
Will be taught in a team and one-to-one.

Where you'll work

41 Middletune Avenue
Sittingbourne
ME10 2JB

Training

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

College or training organisation

MID-KENT COLLEGE

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

X 5 to include English, Maths (grade Grade A*-D/9-3)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Travel to and from job when pick up unavaliable, being punctual. The jobs can be internal and external.

About this company

Based in Maidstone Bear Necessities Decorators & Contractors Ltd is a trusted, rated and reliable firm of painters and decorators. We have been providing customers in Maidstone and the surrounding area with a high-quality finish for over 30 years. We know that in these busy times people often struggle to find the time to decorate their homes. Our friendly, experienced painters and decorators help to breathe a new lease of life into homes and offices so that our customers can once again enjoy the space in which they live. With our 30 years of experience we know which products and techniques will provide the best finish that will last. We offer all internal and external painting and decorating services for commercial and domestic customers alike and take the time to understand everyone’s requirements so that we can complete the work to the highest possible specifications. We offer domestic and commercial customers a broad range of painting and decorating services including: - Interior Decorating - Exterior Decorating - Painting - Wallpapering - Plastering - Coving - Quality Wall Coverings - Spraying - Tiling - Vinyl - Specialist Finishes - Redecoration

After this apprenticeship

It is expected for the apprentice to pass all exams to the highest level possible and to stay with the company a minimum of one year.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MID-KENT COLLEGE

Apprenticeship Recruitment

apprenticeshiprecruitment@midkent.ac.uk

01622 625999

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000325473.

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Closes in 29 days (Friday 1 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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