Semi-Skilled Labourer x 7 Posts (INTERNAL ONLY)

North East Combined Authority; South Tyneside; Remote; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Seven Semi-Skilled Labourers are sought for the Property Services Team in South Tyneside. The post carries a salary of £29,542 per annum plus a temporary Market Forces Supplement of £4,856, making a total of £34,398 per year.

Role involves delivering a wide range of labouring works across occupied and vacant properties, supporting domestic and commercial projects, and ensuring work adheres to health and safety and customer service standards. Closing date: 6 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering labouring tasks across occupied and vacant properties.
• Willingness to undertake training to meet council requirements.
• Ability to operate plant machinery, including trucks and excavators.
• Commitment to delivering high workmanship and service standards.
• Adherence to health and safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out skilled labouring duties in a responsible and respectful manner.
• Undertaking training to meet council requirements.
• Ensuring work is completed within agreed timescales and to customer satisfaction.
• Operating vehicles as required and site clearance tasks.
• Setting up sites and undertaking demolition where needed.
• Digging trenches and laying concrete, pavements, kerbs and drains.
• Working with architects' drawings and engineers' specifications.
• Maintaining high standards of customer care in residents' homes.

Skills

Carrying out skilled labouring duties

Work independently

Customer-focused service

Health & safety compliance

Job description

INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT

This post is restricted to current employees of the Council

Semi-Skilled Labourer x 7 Posts

(Unit 4 – Middlefields Industrial Estate)

£29,542 pa with the addition of a temporary Market Forces Supplement of £4,856 (This supplement is awarded in recognition of current market conditions and is subject to review)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for seven Semi-Skilled Labourers to join our Property Services Team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking service that is committed to delivering high-quality repairs, maintenance, capital investment and improvement works across our housing and property portfolio. We are passionate about providing excellent services to our residents and creating a positive, supportive and inclusive working environment for our employees.

We are looking for motivated, skilled and customer-focused Semi-Skilled Labourers who share our commitment to delivering high standards of workmanship and service excellence.

As a Semi-Skilled Labourer, you will play a key role in delivering a wide range of labouring works across occupied and vacant properties, as well as supporting projects within both domestic and commercial settings throughout South Tyneside.

Your duties will include:

• Carrying out skilled labouring duties in a responsible and respectful manner.


• Undertaking training to meet the requirements of South Tyneside Council.


• Ensuring that the job is completed within a specified time frame, in a professional manner and to customers satisfaction.


• The appropriate driving of vehicles.


• Clearing the construction site of vegetation or carrying out any other site clearance.


• Removing old drainage or other pipework systems.


• Leading any necessary demolition required to enable site work.


• Preparing the ground for the building team to lay the foundations.


• Setting up the construction site.


• Digging trenches and laying concrete.


• Laying pavement, driveways and kerbs.


• Installing new chambers and UG drains


• Being able to use architects’ drawings and structural engineers’ specifications.


• Knowing how to operate plant machinery, including trucks and excavators.


• Working independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team to meet service targets and customer expectations.


• Prioritising workloads effectively to ensure repairs and projects are completed safely, efficiently and within agreed timescales.


• Ensuring all work is carried out in compliance with health and safety requirements, policies and procedures.


• Maintaining excellent standards of customer care when working within residents' homes and communities.

We are seeking proactive and skilled individuals who take pride in their work and are committed to delivering outstanding customer service.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Rob Marsden, Operations Manager - Empty Homes on [phone] or Lee Nixon, Operations Manager - Major Works Programme on [phone].

We offer an excellent benefits package and further information is available here - www.southtyneside.gov.uk/workinghere

We do not currently offer skilled worker visa sponsorship.

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Closing date: Noon, Tuesday 6 October 2026.