Painter & Decorator - Waltham Forest
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**Painter & Decorator - Waltham Forest**

*Location* Waltham Forest **About The Role**

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 and enjoy being artistic, this could be a perfect career for you.

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 youll 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 using computerised colour-matching equipment

* applying layers of paint and hanging wallpaper

* tidying up after finishing a job.

**Person Specification**

* Punctual

* Positive attitude to work and colleagues

* Ability and awareness of working safely

* Self-motivation

* Desire to learn

* Has strong self-awareness

* Is both resilient and committed

* Is always looking to improve

* Enjoys being a team player

**Typical Working Week**

You will work on site for four days per week and attend college for one day a week. Most site hours are Monday to Friday, 08.00-17.00.

**Career Progression**

Depending on previous experience and/or qualifications this apprenticeship will be for a minimum of 12 months. On completion of NVQ L2 in painting & decorating you will gain your blue trade specific CSCS card which enables you to work as a qualified painter & decorator.

**Key Training/College Information**

K10 will enrol and fund your qualifications through a SFA funded training provider.

**Qualifications Required/Desirable**

Apprentices need to have at least Entry Level 3 in Functional skills or GSCE grade Level 2 or above in English, Maths. It will be an advantage if you have previous related work experience, painting and decorating or multi-skills qualifications, CSCS and/or PASMA.

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