Apprentice Decorator
MOUNTJOY LTD
Portsmouth (PO2 8AA)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 21 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 6 August 2026
Contents
Summary
As an Apprentice Decorator you will assist our current tradesman on our Fareham Borough Council contract in conducting a range of Painting and Decorating repairs in occupied homes, buildings and empty properties. The work will include all types of preparation, emulsion, gloss painting, wallpaper hanging, spray painting and Artex repairs.
- Wage
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£16,640 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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40 hours per week Monday - Friday
8.00am - 5.00pm with 1 hour lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 8 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- Accountable for the safety of yourself and those around you whilst in the workplace, ensuring you are also environmentally conscious
- Purchase tools throughout your apprenticeship to enable you to perform your role on completion of your apprenticeship
- Always remain polite and professional
- To live the Mountjoy ethos and values always with whoever you deal or engage with
- Punctual in both work and college settings, this includes ensuring all coursework is completed on time
- Have a real interest in Decorating work
Where you'll work
Mountjoy Ltd
47 51 Kingston Crescent
Portsmouth
PO2 8AA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP
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.
Training schedule
You will work alongside your mentor for four days per week and attend South Hampshire College Group at the Southampton site for one day a week, to study and pass a Level 2 Painter & Decorator Apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship will be a 2-year programme made up of 80% work-based learning and 20% off the job training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
- Pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Hold a full UK Drivers Licence by the end of your Apprenticeship
About this employer
Mountjoy is a leading provider of building maintenance, facilities management, refurbishment, and construction services across the South of England. We employ over 350 skilled professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality services to our clients.
https://www.mountjoy.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 34 days annual leave rising to 36 days with length of service
- Life Assurance
- Length of service rewards
- Buy & Sell up to 5 days per year
- Company sick pay
- 10% discount card for B&Q
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Care scheme
- Tool loans
- Employee recognition scheme
- Access to our free Health & wellbeing platform
- Pension scheme
- Uniform provided
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
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
After completing a Painting and Decorating Level 2 Apprenticeship, you will become a qualified Painter and Decorator, working independently or as part of a decorating team.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MOUNTJOY LTD
Charlotte Seymour
charlotte.seymour@mountjoy.co.uk
07510927563
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046882.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Friday 21 August 2026 at 11:59pm)