Apprentice Decorator

  • Company: MOUNTJOY LTD
  • Location: Portsmouth, PO2 8AA
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
  • Sector: Construction and the built environment
  • Ref: NAS-2000046882
  • Application Deadline Date: 21/08/2026
  • Start Date: 08/09/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: 40 hours per week Monday - Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm with 1 hour lunch break.

Brief Description

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.

Training to be Provided

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.

Future Prospects

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.

Vacancy Detail


  • 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

Other Information


  • Pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

  • Hold a full UK Drivers Licence by the end of your Apprenticeship

Ready to start your adventure?