Apprentice Plasterer

RABJOHN PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

SHEFFIELD (S35 0GH)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 10 June 2026

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Summary

A first class apprenticeship with Rabjohn Construction, working in  Sheffield and surrounding areas.

We are looking for an apprentice to compliment our existing team of specialists within quality house builds and rennovations.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Plasterer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.30am - 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 July 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Punctual, reliable and hardworking
  • Keen to learn and develop a long-term career within the construction industry
  • Able to work well as part of a team
  • Based in Sheffield or the surrounding area
  • Must be able to travel independently to sites across Sheffield and surrounding areas
  • Full apprenticeship support and on-site training
  • Opportunity to work on a variety of residential construction projects
  • Exposure to experienced tradespeople and high-quality workmanship
  • Work in compliance with occupational health, safety and environmental requirements to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of self and others at all times. Report in a timely manner any non-compliances against the construction programme to the appropriate person
  • Carry out work conforming to all current and relevant building regulations, quality standards and work instructions
  • Collaborate with stakeholders including clients and other construction trades
  • Work to the construction programme, adapting to changes in schedule and requirements where necessary
  • Maintain a clear and safe workspace at all times, disposing of waste appropriately and sustainably
  • Receive, unload, move and lift materials to site for installation following safe handling practices preventing injury or damage
  • Prepare the workspace including preparing and setting out the work and the selection of materials and tools appropriate to the project
  • Carry out continuous professional development to maintain knowledge of current and future developments affecting the role

Where you'll work

1 GLOSSOP ROW
OUGHTIBRIDGE
SHEFFIELD
S35 0GH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Training course

Plasterer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.
  • Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.
  • Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.
  • Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.
  • Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.
  • Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.
  • Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.
  • SP: Estimate quantities and select solid plastering and render materials.
  • SP: Select, use and store hand tools for solid plastering and rendering.
  • SP: Mix materials for solid plastering and render to ratio.
  • SP: Apply floating coat plaster to solid back grounds, including the formation of 90 degree angles with bead, consolidation and mechanical key application.
  • SP: Apply setting coat plaster.
  • SP: Apply plain face render to scratch coat renders, including forming a hard angle.
  • SP: Apply scratch coat renders, including mechanical key, dobbing out coats and application of render beads.
  • SP: Prepare background surfaces to receive solid plasters, and renders, including the application of solid plastering and render primers and sealers.
  • SP: Measure, mark out and cut plasterboard to fit area and obstacles, using hand tools.
  • SP: Install plasterboard to timber surfaces and reinforce joints.
  • SP: Direct bond plasterboard to solid backgrounds, including sealing around obstacles.
  • SP: Carry out solid plaster repair: For example, replace plasterboard, patch plaster to solid background.
  • FP: Select, use and store hand tools for fibrous plastering applications.
  • FP: Estimate quantities and select fibrous plastering materials.
  • FP: Prepare and mix fibrous plaster materials, including reinforcement.
  • FP: Prepare and mark out background surfaces to receive fibrous plaster components.
  • FP: Construct moulds.
  • FP: Prepare bench and moulds for casting.
  • FP: Run mould and release casts.
  • FP: Measure and cut fibrous components to form straight and mitred cuts.
  • FP: Set and mark out for cornice installation.
  • FP: Fix cornice including straight runs, stops and 90 degree internal and external angles.
  • FP: Carry out fibrous plaster repair, for example, replacement or patching.
  • FP: Set out for fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.
  • FP: fix fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.
  • Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.
  • Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.
  • Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
  • Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.
  • Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.
  • Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.
  • Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.
  • Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

Training schedule

Venue: The Sheffield College, City Campus, Granville Road, Sheffield, S2 2RL.

 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade 3/2)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • Currently enrolled on, or looking to enrol on, a Plastering Apprenticeship
  • Year 2 apprentices will be considered and may be preferred depending on experience
  • Driving licence and own vehicle preferred
  • Own basic hand tools preferred

About this employer

A well seasoned employer with a good reputation within the industry for quality workmanship.

After this apprenticeship

Long-term career opportunities within a growing Sheffield-based construction company.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036262.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 26 June 2026 at 11:59pm)