Job Description
Role: Labourer
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week - Flexible and agile working (by agreement) to cover the service 24 hours per day and 7 days a week
Worker Type: Off-site worker
Salary: Grade D - £25,992 - £26,835 per annum
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce as Labourers - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement, and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive, and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About The Role
As an experienced Labourer, you will contribute to the provision of good quality rented housing, and the achievement of high levels of tenant satisfaction, improving the landlord and tenant relationships, and protecting health and safety.
You will be responsible for carrying out labouring and delivery duties to provide an effective and efficient delivery and collection service. You will assist trade colleagues in a wide variety of tasks to assist with the execution of their duties and this role will require you to liaise with other employees, tenants and Management as required.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Ability to demonstrate a good knowledge of building materials.
- Ability to demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of functions carried out by general trades.
- Experience in carrying out labouring duties.
- Experience in using various plant and equipment
- A full, valid UK Driving license
- Able to demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the practical application of Health and Safety Legislation in the construction industry, particularly Health and Safety at work, and the COSHH Regulations
You can find the job description for this post here .
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the
additional information for applicants page.
Please ensure you demonstrate clearly how you meet the 6 requirements listed above in your CV & supporting document.
Closing Date: 6 th July 2025 (midnight)
Interview date: w/c 14th July 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
If you have any queries about the role or the recruitment process, please contact us via email:
[email protected]If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
