Bricklayer's Assistant

Hard outdoor work on a townhouse construction site in Mogwase, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The site is in Mogwase; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Help offload deliveries of steel, timber and pipes
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Carry bricks, blocks and cement bags to where the bricklayers work
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches

• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Physically strong and fit for outdoor work in all weather
• Grade 8 or higher
• A clean record is preferred for some government sites

• Previous site work you can show with a reference
• Living near the site (many projects hire local labour)

• Learn from artisans with a chance to move up to assistant
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site
• Paid weekly or fortnightly

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