Bricklayer's Assistant

Every wall and slab on this shopping centre renovation in Kimberley needs labourers, and the crew needs one more. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Kimberley; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Clear rubble and load it into skips

• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE

• A working-at-heights or scaffolding ticket
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database
• Some experience with a jackhammer, grinder or plate compactor

• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days

• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.
• If a foreman can vouch for you, put their number on your CV. Site hiring runs on word of mouth.