Painter's Assistant (Renovations)

Hard outdoor work on a school building project in Prospecton, with a chance to learn a trade while you earn. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Prospecton, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Clear rubble and load it into skips
• Erect and strip shutters and simple scaffolding under supervision
• Compact soil and layer bedding sand with a plate compactor
• Dig trenches and foundations to the depth the foreman marks
• Cut and lay paving bricks along string lines

• You take safety rules seriously and wear full PPE
• Grade 8 or higher
• Able to follow instructions from a foreman or artisan
• 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)
• Registered on your ward or municipal job-seeker database

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

• 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.