Plastering jobs in Portbury

Permanent, Full-Time (37 hours per week)

Bristol City Council’s Housing & Landlord Services are currently recruiting Plasterers to join our Responsive Repairs team. The Response Repairs Team focuses on delivering high quality, cost effective responsive repairs to a large variety of properties amongst our 28,000 homes.

We are seeking to employ plasterers to join our response general trades team. Within this role you will carry out all types of plastering and rendering throughout our housing stock as well as tiling and plaster-boarding.

This role requires a good understanding of building pathology, especially when related to building hazards, defects, and their causes. The successful candidate should be methodical and enquiring. The role requires commitment, accountability, and a can-do attitude, where going the extra mile is normal practise. We are always looking for continuous improvement in our delivery of this essential service, working within dedicated timelines and budgets. The role is varied, fast paced, challenging, rewarding and delivers job and customer satisfaction.

You will hold a trade qualification in a relevant field, plus a further period of relevant practical experience or equivalent knowledge and skill demonstrated from significant and relevant experience in plastering and rendering with extensive professional trade experience. You will also hold a full driving licence.

Bristol City Council are not offering sponsorship for this role.

This position is subject to a Basic DBS check.

How do I apply?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

For the majority of our role’s hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice – mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you’ll receive a generous rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme (one of the largest pension schemes in the UK, which BCC contributes 20% of your salary annually) and a competitive annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application.

If you need more information after reading the job paperwork, please contact Dan Pratt (Responsive Repairs Manager): dan.pratt@bristol.gov.uk

Shortlisting will take place in the week commencing 16th November 2026 and interviews will be held week commencing 23rd November 2026.

We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, Disabled and Female candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.