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Painting & Decorating Apprentice

Employer
Sussex Skills Solutions
Location
St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Salary
£328 per week
Closing date
21 Jun 2021

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Sector
Apprenticeship , Construction
Function
Apprenticeship
Contract Type
Apprenticeship
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

Painting & Decorating Apprentice

Excellent opportunity to join a friendly established team and start a career in painting and decorating.  Working across the south east you will be working on both domestic and commercial properties which include offices, hotels, pubs, shops, warehouses, factories, universities, accommodation blocks, maintenance contracts.

Apprenticeship Level: Intermediate 

Working Week: The jobs we work on mean we can be on site different times and days (including weekends).  You will be working 5 days a week and your hours will fall between Monday – Sunday   0700 – 1800 hrs

Hours: 40 Hours per week

Salary:  £  328.00 per week

Vacancy Description

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

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

Desired 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), some weekend working and staying away

Employer

Asletts Decorating & Maintenance               

St Leonards-on-sea

Training Provider

East Sussex College are the Training Provider for this apprenticeship

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.

Did you know?

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.

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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

 

 

 

 

Company info
Telephone
030 300 39871
Location
ECAT House
Cross Levels Way
Eastbourne
BN21 2UF
GB

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