Apprentice - Painting & Decorating

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Virtual GP

Salary Finance

Choices benefits platform

MiDeals discounts

Cycle-to-work

Life cover

Mitie Stars rewards

Job summary

Mitie Property Services is offering an Apprentice Painter and Decorator programme based in Nottingham. You will join a team delivering refurbishment and property improvement across the East and West Midlands, gaining hands-on experience alongside skilled decorators.

The apprenticeship combines college learning at Nottingham College with on-the-job training, supported by a dedicated Apprenticeship Team to guide you through the two-year programme.

Qualifications

• A keen interest in your chosen field is desirable.
• The ability to think critically and find solutions.
• Dedication to completing your apprenticeship and growing with Mitie.

Responsibilities

• Develop core painting and decorating skills, including surface prep, filling, sanding, and minor repairs.
• Support planned painting programmes and property improvements.
• Learn to safely use industry tools and decorating materials.
• Work with experienced decorators to deliver high-quality workmanship and customer service.
• Travel with the Nottingham-based team to sites across the East and West Midlands.
• Ensure compliance with HSEQ standards and sustainability in tasks.

Skills

Keen interest

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Dedication to apprenticeship

Education

GCSE Maths & English (4-9) or Scottish Nat 5

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

Ready to turn your potential into something extraordinary? At Mitie, we're the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company. We deliver critical services that power businesses, communities, and individuals across the nation. Joining Mitie means being part of a team that values collaboration, innovation, and the passion to make a difference. We're here to help you kick off your career with purpose, passion, and plenty of support.

Whether you're stepping into your first job or looking to change your career, our apprenticeships are your ticket to learning, earning, and achieving. With us, you'll gain nationally recognised qualifications, real-world experience, and a competitive salary - all while being part of a company that truly cares about its people and the planet. We're proud to be one of the Top 100 Apprentice Employers in the UK and a leader in creating inclusive workplaces where everyone can shine. Together, we're shaping brighter futures - for you, for our communities, and for our world.

What You’ll Be Doing

As an Apprentice Painter and Decorator with Mitie Property Services, you'll be at the heart of delivering high-quality refurbishment and property improvement projects across the East and West Midlands.

Mitie Property Services UK Ltd is one of the UK's leading painting and building fabric contractors, delivering specialist refurbishment and property improvement services nationwide. Working alongside experienced decorators, you'll gain hands-on experience across a variety of sectors including social housing, healthcare, education, commercial, defence and heritage buildings.

Here’s a Glimpse Of What Your Journey Could Include

• Developing core skills and knowledge to carry out internal and external painting and decorating works, including surface preparation, filling, sanding and minor repairs prior to decoration.
• Supporting planned and cyclical painting programmes, refurbishment projects, property improvements and building fabric repairs.
• Learning how to safely use industry-standard tools, equipment and specialist decorating materials.
• Working alongside experienced decorators and tradespeople to deliver high-quality workmanship and excellent customer service.
• Travelling with your Nottingham-based team to sites across the East and West Midlands, gaining experience on a variety of projects and environments.
• Ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) standards, making safety and sustainability a priority in every task.

As part of your apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto a Level 2 Painter and Decorator Apprenticeship with Nottingham College, which typically takes around two years to complete.

Your manager, mentor and painting team will be based in Nottingham and will support your development throughout the programme. Whilst projects may be located across the East and West Midlands, you'll travel with the team to site locations, giving you exposure to a wide range of customers, properties and projects.

You will be fully supported throughout your apprenticeship through a combination of college learning, on-the-job training, e-learning materials and guidance from experienced industry professionals.

Our dedicated Apprenticeship Team will support you every step of the way, helping you make the most of your opportunities and achieve the goals you already have – and those you have yet to discover.

Could you be our next Apprentice?

About

We're searching for ambitious, driven individuals who are excited about learning and ready to take on new challenges. To succeed as a Mitie apprentice, you'll need:

• A keen interest in your chosen field.
• The ability to think critically and find solutions.
• Dedication to completing your apprenticeship and growing with Mitie.
• GCSE Maths and English (Grades 4-9 or equivalent) or Scottish National 5 certificates (Grade A-C) are desirable but not essential. If you do not already hold these qualifications, we will support you to work towards achieving them as part of your apprenticeship programme.

No prior experience? No problem! If you're enthusiastic and ready to learn, we'll give you all the tools you need to succeed.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

• We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home.
• We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
• When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!
• We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well‑known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform.
• And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.
• Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants.
• We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme.
• Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
• We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.