Painter's Assistant (Renovations)

Hard outdoor work on a low-cost housing development in Brits, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

Location: Brits, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Set up barriers, cones and signs around open trenches
• Clean tools, mixers and wheelbarrows at the end of each day
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks

• A clean record is preferred for some government sites
• Prepared to travel between sites in the area
• Willing to start early, often at 06:30
• Grade 8 or higher

• Overtime on weekend pours and deadline days
• Paid weekly or fortnightly
• Boots, hard hat and overalls issued on site

• Government-funded projects often reserve jobs for people from the local ward. Bring proof of address and ask the site office about the local labour desk.
• List past sites by name and what you did there, like "mixed concrete, laid kerbs". It proves you have done real site work.