Labourer

London Borough Of Camden; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Family leave

Staff networks

Job summary

London Borough of Camden is seeking a reliable Labourer to support repairs, maintenance and refurbishment across occupied and void properties. You will work as part of a team, assisting tradespeople while ensuring high standards of service to tenants and customers.

We welcome candidates with maintenance or construction experience and a strong commitment to health and safety. The role is full-time (36 hours) on a 12-month fixed-term contract, based at Holmes Road Depot with a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance, construction or property environment.
• Good understanding of building trades and safe working practices.
• Ability to use handheld technology to receive and update work information.
• Communicate effectively with customers and colleagues, and work well in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support skilled tradespeople with repairs, maintenance and refurbishment across occupied and void properties.
• Assist with reactive repairs and programmed works across numerous sites.
• Follow health and safety practices and contribute to a safe working environment.

Job description

Salary: £38,544 - £41,035 Grade: Level 2 Zone 1 Location: Holmes Road Depot, NW5 3AP Contract Type: 12 Months (Fixed Term) Hours: Full Time (36 hours) Closing Date: Sunday 18^th October at 2026 at 23:59

About Camden

To carry out labouring, driving and cleaning duties on housing, public buildings and other premises either owned or managed by the Council in accordance with best trade practice and to current standards and regulations. To assist craft workers (trades) carrying out repairs and maintenance work ranging from emergency and other routine reactive repairs on numerous sites daily to single site programmed repairs and refurbishment work in occupied and void properties. Maintenance work requires an adaptable approach to be taken in the delivery of services to tenants, leaseholders and other customers. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require a Basic DBS.

All About You

We're looking for a reliable and Labourer who enjoys working as part of a team and takes pride in delivering a great service. You'll support skilled tradespeople with repairs, maintenance, and refurbishment works across occupied and void properties. You'll have some experience in a maintenance, construction, or property environment, along with a good understanding of building trades and safe working practices. You'll be able to work using your own initiative, communicate effectively with customers and colleagues, and manage your workload to meet service standards. We're particularly interested in candidates who:

• Have experience working in a maintenance or construction environment.
• Have a strong commitment to health and safety.
• Can use handheld technology to receive and update work information.
• Provide excellent customer service and work well as part of a team.
• Share our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

If you're proactive, adaptable, and keen to develop your skills within a busy maintenance service, we'd love to hear from you.

What We Offer

• From flexible working to 27 days annual leave (+ bank holidays!).
• We also know that a work life balance is extremely important so we also offer family leave, loan schemes and access to our incredible staff networks.
• We also have an incredible pensions scheme. Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Belonging

At Camden, we want every colleague to feel they belong and can thrive. We welcome applications from all parts of our community, and particularly encourage people from Black, Asian and Other Ethnic Heritage communities, LGBTQ+ people, disabled and neurodiverse people, survivors of domestic abuse, and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds or with care experience. We know that different voices and perspectives make us stronger, and we are committed to providing the support, adjustments and flexibility people need to succeed.

Asking for Adjustments

At Camden, we are committed to making our recruitment process barrier-free and accessible for everyone. If you need us to do something differently during the application, interview or assessment process, just let us know and we will support you. This could include providing information in an alternative format, extra time in assessments, or adjustments for disabled, neurodiverse or long-term health conditions. Please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [e-mail] or by post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG. We’ll work with you to make sure the process works for you.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.