Apprentice Painter

**Apprentice** Painter**

**Location
- Plymouth and surrounding areas Based on site**

Our Painter Apprenticeship programme provides you with the skills and personal development you need in an environment where you can thrive and achieve your potential, following a learning & development journey that will support you over a period of time to eventually become a qualified Painter.

Working with us as an Apprentice Painter, youll know that what you do matters, and creating an environment that enables you to be at your best matters to us. We get to see our impact and the improvements we provide to our customers and communities every day; which is only possible because of our amazing teams, made up of great people, just like you

**Whats in it for you?**
- Rates of pay higher than national minimum apprenticeship - £6.60 per hour minimum
- Working hours 39 per week (Monday to Friday) (inclusive of day release)
- 22 Days holiday & Bank Holidays
- with the option to buy or sell your holidays
- Day release to attend college blended with on the job training
- Early finish Fridays
- Accredited training leading to a qualification
- Personal skills4life development
- Your own personal mentor

**What you can expect**:
As a qualified Painter here at Novus, your role would typically be working alongside an experienced team of trade colleagues undertaking refurbishment works in customers homes, which may include Internal and External painting refurbishment programs,

The skills you would learn throughout your apprenticeship would include;.
- **Work Methods** Understand the purpose of a range of equipment & tools and how to use, store and maintain them safely and the reaction of materials to atmospheric conditions
- **Product & Specifications** - Gain expert knowledge of product types, drying, curing, effects of colour, interpreting specifications and colour choices
- **Health & Safety** To learn the principles of health, safety and welfare and how these are applied in the workplace including handling hazardous substances
- **Team work** - The role will give the skills and abilities to not only be part of a team but to play an active role within a busy team.
- **Stakeholder Management** Developing and maintaining relationships with Managers, Colleagues and Customers

**About you;**

**A little about us**

**Novus Property Solutions **is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 700 colleagues in 19 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 127-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.

**The selection process will include;**
- First stage
- Second stage
- Our Resourcing team will conduct a short telephone interview.
- Final stage Assessment centre being held on** either Wednesday 12**th** or Thursday 13**th** June 2024 (to be confirmed)** (if selected you would need to be available on the confirmed date)