Apprentice Painter & Decorator

B.A DECORATING SERVICES LTD

Coulsdon (CR5 3QA)

Closes in 16 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 August 2025

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Summary

We’re currently working on a long run of exciting projects with local property developers and are looking to take on an apprentice to join our team. This is a hands-on role where you’ll receive training and gain valuable experience across a variety of sites. We're looking for someone reliable, eager to learn, and ready to start right away.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

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

We have ongoing residential and commercial projects across Coulsdon, Sutton, Epsom, and Worcester Park. As a Painter Apprentice, you’ll support the team with a range of tasks while gaining hands-on experience and training on-site.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Surface Preparation: Sanding, filling, and taping to ensure surfaces are ready for painting
  • Painting Tasks: Rolling walls and assisting with brushwork under supervision
  • General Site Maintenance: Keeping work areas clean, organised, and safe
  • Support Duties: Assisting senior painters with tools, materials, and setup

Where you'll work

29 Hollymeoak Road
Coulsdon
CR5 3QA

Training

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

Training provider

EAST SURREY 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

Training will be conducted at John Ruskin College on a day-release basis.

Candidates will study towards the completion of the Level 2 Painter & Decorator apprenticeship standard.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 / C or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade 4 / C or equivalent)

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

Skills

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

About this employer

BA Decorating Services is a small, skilled decorating firm made up of a dedicated team of three. We focus on delivering high-quality work and excellent customer service, with a strong emphasis on client satisfaction. Our projects range from residential jobs to large property developments, where we bring attention to detail, reliability, and a personal touch to every site.

After this apprenticeship

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there would be an opportunity to progress into a full-time role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAST SURREY COLLEGE

Mark Scrimshaw

mscrimshaw@esc.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338134.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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