Painting & Decorating Apprentice
- Employer
- Sussex Skills Solutions
- Location
- Hove, East Sussex
- Salary
- £172.00 per week
- Closing date
- 3 Nov 2021
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- Sector
- Apprenticeship , Construction
- Function
- Apprenticeship
- Contract Type
- Apprenticeship
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Apprenticeship summary
- Weekly wage: £172.00
- Working week: Monday - Friday 07:30 - 4:30
- Total hours per week: 40.00
- Expected duration: 36 months
- Possible start date: 15 Nov 2021
- Apprenticeship level: Intermediate Level 2 (GCSE)
- Positions: 1 available
The successful applicant will be learning a wide range of the skills required in painting and decorating e.g.
• Preparing woodwork e.g. skirting, window frames, floors, doors, stairs
• Preparing walls, e.g. stripping wallpaper (using a steam stripper), filling holes and cracks and making sure surfaces are level, plastering and wallpapering.
• You will also learn masking up, cutting in, rolling, how to work out how much paint or wallpaper is required and the processes involved for different surfaces, e.g. wood metal, plaster, breeze block, render and pebbledash.
• Which sandpaper to use for which job, plus how to carry out extraction sanding
• Matching in different types of paint and the different techniques required when using different paints, e.g. solvent based, water based, emulsion and gloss and when to use rollers, pads or brushes
On all jobs you will need to keep your equipment clean and tidy and tidy up after the job is finished
PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) will be provided (you must provide your own boots). Initially the necessary tools will also be provided, however, long term you will need to provide your own.
Full training will be given
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good time keeping
• Attention to detail
• Able to use initiative and common sense
• Able to provide a high quality finish
• Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
• Respectful of people’s properties
Personal qualities
• Reliable
• Willing to learn
• Physically fit
• Polite
• Good personal hygiene
• Trustworthy
• Motivated
• Willing to see the job through
Desired qualifications
GCSE English & maths grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent qualifications) desirable
Future prospects
Potential permanent full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship
Things to consider
The job could include some travelling and early starts e.g. London (you will be given a lift),
About the employer
Established in 1993, Everestmiles Decorating Contractors are a professional and highly regarded painting and decorating company based in Brighton and Hove. We provide an exceptional service throughout Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Surrey and London
Employer
Everest Miles
Address
432
Portland Road
Hove
BN3 5SJ
Training
Training provider
EAST SUSSEX COLLEGE GROUP
East Sussex College will provide the apprenticeship framework which will include NVQ/ Diploma, Functional Skills
East Sussex College will ensure Health & Safety, and Equality & Diversity.
Apprenticeship standard
Painter and decorator
Level 2 (GCSE)
Company
Bringing an innovative approach to the delivery of apprenticeships and employer-focused skills training in the South East, East Sussex College Group is a joint venture between Sussex Downs College and Sussex Coast College Hastings.
East Sussex College Group is an apprenticeship and skills training specialist serving the whole of Sussex.
East Sussex College Group is a working partnership between Sussex Coast College Hastings and Sussex Downs College, and since launching, has worked with a number of businesses in the South East to help them utilise funding streams and create their own internal training programmes.
Plus, by drawing on decades of experience and expertise from staff at both colleges, East Sussex College Group is able to successfully match the right apprentice in a role that is right for the business and the individual.
If you would like to find out more about how East Sussex College Group can help you, please get in touch on 030 300 39777, info@sussexskillssolutions.co.uk or at: www.sussexskillssolutions.co.uk
- Telephone
- 030 300 39871
- Location
-
ECAT House
Cross Levels Way
Eastbourne
BN21 2UF
GB
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