About the role
We are looking for a skilled Plasterer to join our Housing Repairs & Maintenance team. You will carry out high-quality plastering repairs and refurbishment work across occupied council properties, ensuring excellent customer service and full compliance with safety, quality, and cost standards.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll work both independently and as part of a multi-trade team, delivering efficient, first-time fixes wherever possible.
There is full information about the role below and attached but, if you would like an informal discussion, please contact Sandra Cooke Project Manager 07595591547 or email
[email protected]
Interviews to be held: week commencing July 6th 2026
Key Responsibilities
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Complete plastering repairs and refurbishment works to a high standard
- Carry out fault finding, maintenance, and installations with a focus on first-time completion
- Work safely in line with all Health & Safety and council procedures
- Provide a professional, customer-focused service in occupied homes
- Maintain accurate records of work, materials, and risk assessments
- Support apprentices or labourers where required
- Ensure vehicles, tools, and materials are properly maintained and used responsibly
- Communicate effectively with supervisors and planning teams to ensure smooth delivery of works
You will hold a City & Guilds / NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Plastering with proven experience in plastering within repairs, maintenance, or construction.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a reliable and professional individual who takes pride in delivering quality workmanship, values customer satisfaction, and works safely at all times.
Why Join Us?
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Be part of a supportive and skilled team
- Contribute to improving residents’ homes and communities
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, female or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Why work for us?
As a council, we want to:
- be connected
- be confident
- be innovative and creative
- be diverse and inclusive
- be healthy and psychologically safe
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.
How to apply
Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
AI advice for candidates
We are interested in hearing about your experience and skills in your own words. While we value people who know how to use AI, we ask that you minimise using it in your application.
We are keen to hear how your experience and skills align to our values and the skills and experience needed to perform well in our roles with clear real examples from you. To support you in this, we have guidance on using the STAR model which can help you ensure you are telling us your whole story. We also provide clarity on the skills we are looking for in our adverts and in the job description/person specification attached to each job advert.
All the applications we receive are read by at least two hiring managers and we do not use AI in this process. Our experience of reading applications is that those that have heavily used AI contain generic paragraphs that are strikingly similar to other applicants’ responses. This makes it extremely difficult to differentiate between applications, and doesn't give us enough evidence of your individual skills. There is a risk that we will therefore not be able to shortlist you. Instead, we recommend you ensure your application stands out by presenting clear examples of your actual skills and experiences in your own words.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is term-time only. For part time applicants, where your working week is less than the council’s basic 37 hour week, contracted overtime rated pay will not form part of your working hours. This is because overtime rated pay is payable for hours worked more than the council’s basic 37 hour week. Your starting salary will be pro rata based on the basic annual salary elements of pay between £32,061 & £33,699.
Please note that this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Criminal Records Check.
We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.
