Labourer, Trades ​/ Skilled Labor, Construction Labor ​/ Trades

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Join our growing Property Team as a Labourer and build a strong foundation for your career. You’ll deliver a high-quality service on tenanted and vacant homes, supporting all trades with essential maintenance. Working 42.5 hours per week across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, this is a great chance to learn from experts and develop valuable skills while helping improve our communities.

Are you looking to join a growing, values-led organisation with a clear social purpose?

At Settle Paradigm, we’re proud to be the largest housing group in the region, managing over 27,000 homes across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Hertfordshire. Everything we do is about delivering excellent services, high quality homes, neighbourhoods we can be proud of and maximising number of new affordable homes we build.

We believe in creating an environment where our people feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow. Our comprehensive benefits and rewards package reflects this commitment.

• To work across all trades and support with manual labourer.
• Preparing job sites by assisting other trades by removing bathrooms and kitchen units and cleaning the area.
• Supporting with groundworks and drainage and removal of concrete and other bulk waste
• Load and unload heavy materials or equipment
• Preparing holes for fencing working and supporting with replacing fencing
• House clearances
• Undertake all appropriate instructions and tasks with due diligence
• Ensure any materials purchased from outside supplies are obtained in the prescribed manner and delivery or collection notes are submitted to the line manager
• Undertake weekly vehicle checks. Eg oil level, water levels, tyres etc. Clean vehicle at least once a week. Ensure vehicle defects are reported to your manager

• Basic IT skills
• Full clean UK driving licence
• Carry out all duties in accordance with the safety policies and specific codes of practise
• Ensure appropriate personal protective clothing/equipment is worn/used at all time.

• Take part in the drainage out of hours standby scheme if required
• Work as part of a multi-functional team

• Demonstrate a commitment to great customer service, and be aware of the need to provide a quality service.

• annual salary: £27,610.37 per annum
• 25 days holiday, increasing with service, plus Christmas closure and buy options
• Generous pension scheme
  – up to 9.5% employer contribution via salary sacrifice
• Family‑friendly leave
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  Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Health cash plan
  – claim up to £1,800 for everyday health costs (plus free kids’ cover)
• Life cover and income protection
• Flexible working
  – hybrid options, modern offices, free parking & EV charging

• 30+ qualified Mental Health First Aiders available to support
• Car leasing via salary sacrifice (for permanent colleagues subject to conditions)
• Funded training, qualifications & apprenticeships
• 3 paid volunteering days in the local communities
• Peer‑recognition rewards platform
• Paid professional subscription (one per year)

• 42.5 hours, Monday - Friday 8:00 - 17:30

We are committed to creating an inclusive workforce, by reflecting and representing the diversity of the communities we serve. We would like to encourage applications from disadvantaged socio‑economic backgrounds; people who identify as disabled, neurodiverse, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people from underrepresented groups.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in advance of any suitable arrangements required.

Due to the nature of some of our roles involving work with vulnerable members of society, this post may be subject to a basic or enhanced Criminal Disclosure, which will be carried out when a conditional offer is made.

Please ensure you fully answer the questions on the application form.

Closing Date: 4th December 2025

We reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than the closing date should we find a suitable candidate.

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