Labourer

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

Job summary

Camden Council is seeking a Labourer to support repairs and maintenance across housing, public buildings and other premises. You will assist skilled tradespeople with repairs, maintenance and refurbishment, delivering reactive and programmed works to meet standards.

You will be reliable, able to work on your own initiative, communicate with customers and colleagues, and help manage workloads to meet service standards. A Basic DBS is required; contract is 12 months fixed term.

Qualifications

• Experience in a maintenance, construction, or property environment.
• Good understanding of building trades and safe working practices.
• Ability to work using own initiative and communicate with customers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Support skilled tradespeople with repairs, maintenance and refurbishment works across occupied and void properties.
• Contribute to the delivery of reactive and programmed repair works.
• Work in a team to maintain services to tenants and other customers.

Skills

Health and safety

Customer service

Teamwork

Initiative

Handheld devices

Job description

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 18th 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

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

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

At Camden, you'll receive a host of benefits. 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.