Apprentice Painter and Decorator.
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Company: JOHNSTON SHOPFITTERS UK LIMITED
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Location: Doncaster, DN9 3QZ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Construction and the built environment
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Ref: NAS-2000058933
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Application Deadline Date: 28/10/2026
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Start Date: 04/01/2027
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday. Work arrangements will be discussed at interview.
Brief Description
Johnston Shopfitters specialists in Bespoke & Standard Commercial and Retail Turn-Key Fit-Outs are looking for a paint and decorating apprentice. Painters and decorators use a range of coverings to enhance and protect surfaces. These surfaces could include plaster, metal and wood. If you like practical work, this could be a perfect career for you.
Training to be Provided
- Training will be at Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer
- Block release
- You will undertake The Painter and Decorator Level 2 standard
- You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed
- You will undertake both on and off the training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge, and experience
Future Prospects
Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate.
Vacancy Detail
The role will focus on commercial properties in a variety of settings and with different clients. You will undertake the decoration and protection of buildings. Working internally or externally you will work individually and/or as part of a team applying water-borne and/or solvent-borne paint coatings and wallcoverings. You will build your knowledge through training of paint coatings and wallcoverings and understand and comply with statutory, safety and environmental requirements.
To be a painter and decorator, you should have good practical and creative skills. You will need to be able to work carefully and pay attention to detail. Sometimes you’ll need a good head for heights.
Your main tasks would include:
- Measuring surface areas to work out how much paint or wall covering you need
- Stripping off old wallpaper or paint
- Filling holes and cracks and making sure surfaces are level
- Preparing surfaces with primer and undercoat
- Mixing paint to the right shade, either by hand or computerised colour-matching equipment
- Tidying up after finishing a job
Other Information
You must be able to travel to and from work and college within a reasonable commute time.
Candidates should be 18 years of age and over and hold a full driving licence.
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rate.
We need to ask all applicants whether they have any relevant criminal convictions and or pending investigation as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Relevant meaning offences against a person, whether violent or sexual, offences involving drugs or controlled substances, or theft. A declaration of a relevant Criminal Conviction will result in a Risk Assessment being carried out to determine whether the applicant poses a risk to the welfare or safety of others. This does not include warnings, cautions, reprimands and (for example) speeding fines/points. You will be asked about this when we contact you to arrange a pre-screening Interview. A YES ANSWER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDE YOUR APPLICATION.