Handyperson WCC621755

Job Details:

Salary range: £34,359 - £44,235 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience.
Work location: Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 20 October 2025

About Us:

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE POWER OF LISTENING

Regeneration, Economy and Planning in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where little things can have a huge impact on people’s lives.

Take Mitin, our Head of Estates Services. Mitin’s team is responsible for cleaning, gardening and bulk refuse removal across several housing estates where many of our residents require a greater degree of assistance. It’s not just about keeping our blocks and estates shipshape, it’s about human contact and letting residents know that we care.

Mitin’s team contribute to our Smart City commitment and make full use of new technology to help track and solve problems such as fly tipping and graffiti. But what many residents value most is his ability to listen. For example, when residents were telling him about carrying out gardening improvements and the positive impact that it has on their wellbeing, he and his team engaged with residents, working closely with them to give them garden areas they could be proud of and a vibrant community.

Mitin is immensely proud of the relationships he’s built with residents, not only because it helps them feel proud of where they live in a greener and cleaner city, but because it makes him proud of where he works.

The Role:

As a Handyperson with one of our housing repair teams you can make your own powerful contribution to Westminster’s success. We’re committed to keeping our huge stock of homes in an excellent state of repair, and in this role you’ll be on the go from the moment you join us. Carrying out a range of general handyperson jobs in internal and external communal environments, you’ll ensure that all the work you do is of the highest quality and is carried out safely, in accordance with our code of conduct and with the utmost respect to our residents and their homes.

You’ll quickly discover that no two days are the same at Westminster, because you’ll be working on a broad range of multi-skilled jobs as you provide a comprehensive communal repairs and renewals service. These could include ground works, carpentry, plumbing, glazing, painting, decorating, plastering or tiling. It goes without saying that you’ll be respectful, positive, polite, on time and listen to the needs of all the residents you work with, maintain a high level of cleanliness by using dust sheets and boot covers, and leave properties in a clean and safe condition.

Additional tasks will include driving a works vehicle to collect materials from builders’ merchants, maintaining stock levels in depots, stores and your van, keeping tools in good condition, and ensuring that vehicles are maintained to a high level of cleanliness. We’ll also expect you to improve your skills by attending toolbox talks, health and safety training and other courses, and be committed to delivering your duties in the most environmentally friendly and efficient way possible.

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About You:

To be a success in this busy role you’ll be a good all-rounder with plenty of hands-on experience in a wide range of areas, including painting, plastering, tiling, bricklaying, lifting and replacing paving slabs, carpentry, fencing and lock changing. Ready to work both on your own and as part of a small team, you’ll often be working in people’s homes so you’ll be a confident, friendly and reassuring presence, and have well developed knowledge of the latest health and safety legislation.

It’s important that you’re capable of using your own initiative when it comes to organising and undertaking the jobs you’re assigned, and have a methodical approach to everything you do. Sometimes you’ll be required to move and lift heavy objects like paving slabs and bags of cement, so you should have the necessary physical attributes. You may have to erect and work on temporary platforms, so it’s important that you have a good head for heights, and you could also be required to operate in confined spaces while wearing the appropriate PPE.

With a full UK driving licence (no more than 3 points), any experience of working in Social Housing would be desirable. This is an exciting opportunity for a practical and committed handyperson, so if you enjoy meeting and working with people from our diverse communities, apply now.

Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace. Care Leavers seeking their first job and who wish to be considered under our scheme, will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.

What We Offer:

Westminster is an amazing place. We are home to more than 200,000 residents from all backgrounds, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster. Westminster City Council’s strategy is to work towards a Fairer Westminster. A Fairer Westminster is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future. By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.

At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice. We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve. We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is the Westminster Way. To find out more about how we do this visit

As a forward thinking Council we appreciate that people work in different ways, therefore our staff benefit from working a range of flexible working patterns as well as Agile working.

The Council is a Disability Confident Employer. If you have declared a disability in your application , we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job. If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.

We reserve the right to extend or close this vacancy early without warning subject to the volume of suitable applicants.