Apprentice Property Maintenance Handyperson Team - 7890

Title: Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative Handyperson team

Contract Type: 2.5 Year Fixed Term Contract, 35 hours per week

Salary: £23,194

Reporting Office: West Ham Lane, Stratford, London

Working Location: London North Region

Persona: Mobile: Contractual hours to be worked from various L&Q locations with ad hoc office attendance as required

Closing Date: 17th June 2026 at 11pm

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

Interview Dates: Assessment Centre and Interviews will be held on the 8th July 2026 at our office in Stratford. Due to time constraints, we are unable to reschedule assessment centres.

L&Q reserve the right to not shortlist applications from candidates with 3 or more unsuccessful applications within the last 24 months.

Please click here for the role profile - Apprentice Handyperson Role Profile .pdf

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Overview

The L&Q Apprenticeship Programme has been designed to help you get the career you have always wanted. This role provides the opportunity to start a new career path with a valued-led organisation that will support you to learn and develop throughout the programme and beyond.

We are currently recruiting for three Apprentice Handyperson roles across the London North region. As an Apprentice. You’ll carry out a range of basic repairs, maintenance and improvement tasks across L&Q properties, helping to ensure homes and communal areas are safe, well-maintained, and provide a positive experience for residents.

L&Q’s Handy person Property Maintenance apprenticeships will be offered within the following areas this year:

· East – Tower Hamlets, Newham & Barking & Dagenham

· North – Enfield, Barnet, Haringey, Camden, Islington, Hackney, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham

· North-East – Waltham Forest, Redbridge and Havering

· West – Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Slough, Reading, Basingstoke

We want our apprentices to have a great experience whilst on the job and will always aim to place successful candidates in an area conveniently located for them to travel to. During the application process you will be asked to list your top three locations from the neighbourhoods above

Join our North Region’s Direct Maintenance Team at L&Q:

As an Apprentice Handyperson, you will receive training to enable you to support the team in providing a first-class service to our customers. You will be expected to assist in a broad range of fundamental trade skills, including carpentry, joinery, plumbing, plastering, brick and block work, external works. You will also be doing associated finishing trades, including tiling, painting, and decorating.

The successful candidates will be working under instruction and supervision. With the aim for being about to eventually taking responsibility for their own work (where appropriate, and within their assessed abilities and skill set). This will include carrying out day to day repairs, working with wood-based materials and associated products to learn to create and install building components assisting with installations and repairs.

This role offers a 2.5-year fixed term contract during which time you will undertake a Level 2, Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship.

Apprenticeship details: Level 2, Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship

The apprenticeship learning will support your development and chosen career path. Whilst undertaking your learning programme, your manager will help guide your development and day-to-day work, a mentor will provide extra support throughout your role, and you'll be working alongside experienced colleagues to learn hands-on, work-based skills.

What you'll bring:

· Enthusiasm for the role and L&Q.

· Willingness to learn and grow with a positive attitude to working within a busy maintenance team.

· Desire to deliver high quality work, customer focused and right first-time attitude.

· Willingness to study to gain a qualification and be keen to learn new skills to progress their career.

· Ability to use own initiative, to work independently, as well as being a good team player.

· Good problem-solving skills.

· Responsible and enthusiastic attitude.

· Desire to work within a diverse forward-thinking environment with diverse internal and external customers.

· Good verbal communication skills.

· Interest in using electronic media, (PDA /Email) and associated IT systems.

· A flexible and organised approach to work.

· GCSEs in English and Maths, Grade C / Grade 4 or above preferred but not essential

Other essential information:

· Must be able to work in the UK.

· NB: To qualify for apprenticeship funding, the individual must have a valid and eligible residency status. This usually requires residency in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.

· Candidates will be given a start date in August.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

DBS

For this post the successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of a basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) to enable them to work within the team. For further information about the Disclosure Barring Service please visit www.homeoffice.gov.uk

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values, which outline our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q – click here to read more.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do.

When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!