Apprentice Painter

Location- Stoke on Trent – ST1 5SH – 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, you’ll 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!

What’s 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,

We have two opportunities available working across our Midlands region, both will offer local pickups in Stoke on Trent and will require travel time to site.

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


• Preparation & Removal – Learn preparation methods both traditional and modern, techniques of application, removal, wallpaper hanging and identifying substrates


• 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;

Ideally, you will have a GCSE in Maths and English (Grades A* to C/4-9), however, more importantly, you will have a passion for learning, a desire to work in a practical hands-on role, a great work ethic and a real can-do approach to everything you do. If you are already qualified, or studying towards a level 2 in Painting you wouldn’t be eligible to apply for this opportunity, as you already have the knowledge our Apprenticeship program is designed to provide.

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.

At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.

Many of colleagues started their life with Novus as an apprentice and have gone on to develop rewarding careers, including Senior Managers and Directors that initially started out where you are today! Apply now and don’t miss this great opportunity to join the Novus team!

The closing date for this advert is Friday 19th April 2024, however we may close this early if we have a large number of applications before then.

The selection process will include;

• First stage- Application review, where we will review and score your answers to the questions asked as part of the application process.


• Second stage- Our Resourcing team will conduct a short telephone interview.


• Final stage Assessment centre being held on Thursday 16th May 2024 (if selected you would need to be available on this date)