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Driver’s Mate Jobs in Grimethorpe

Driver’s mate work in and around Grimethorpe: help our drivers lift on two-person jobs. No van needed; £30 a job, more on home moves, paid weekly.

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Driver’s Mate work in Grimethorpe

We’re new in Grimethorpe, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Grimethorpe, Barnsley, is home to 5,065 people and covers S72, and the nearest towns are Cudworth and Shafton (1.5 miles), South Kirkby (2.7 miles), Darfield (2.7 miles) and Hemsworth (2.8 miles). No partner covers Grimethorpe yet. A driver’s mate here earns £30 for a single item or small load and £60 or more for a flat move to Cudworth and Shafton.

How much work there is around Grimethorpe

We’re new in Grimethorpe, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

Typical jobs from Grimethorpe: a flat move to Cudworth and Shafton (1.5 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to South Kirkby (2.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Darfield (2.7 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60, a flat move to Hemsworth (2.8 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60 and a flat move to Royston (3.4 miles, about 3 hours) pays £60.

Jobs start in S72 and the towns close by, and most stay within 15 miles. Longer ones go to Sheffield (14.3 miles) and Leeds (17.5 miles) and London (152.3 miles).

Work in the towns around Grimethorpe

  • Cudworth and Shafton · 1.5 miles from Grimethorpe
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • South Kirkby · 2.7 miles from Grimethorpe
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Darfield · 2.7 miles from Grimethorpe
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Hemsworth · 2.8 miles from Grimethorpe
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Royston · 3.4 miles from Grimethorpe
    New: no jobs booked there yet
  • Thurnscoe · 3.5 miles from Grimethorpe
    New: no jobs booked there yet

What a driver’s mate earns in Grimethorpe

JobAboutYou get
A single item or small load1 hour£30
A flat move, Grimethorpe to Cudworth and Shafton3 hours£60
A flat move, Grimethorpe to South Kirkby3 hours£60
A flat move, Grimethorpe to Darfield3 hours£60
A flat move, Grimethorpe to Hemsworth3 hours£60
A 3-bed house move7 hours£120

£30 for a single item or small load. On a home move, £30 for every two hours of the job’s estimated time, and at least £60. The offer shows your pay before you accept.

Work out what you’d earn

About £150 a week, £650 a month, before your costs and tax.

What a driver’s mate does around Grimethorpe

You meet the driver at the pickup, anywhere from Grimethorpe to Cudworth and Shafton, and help load and unload: a sofa up the stairs, a fridge, a whole flat. Most jobs are a short hop from Moorthorpe. The driver runs the job and the van; you bring a pair of hands and a steady back.

Offers come to your phone when a driver near Grimethorpe needs a hand. Take the ones that suit you; declining never counts against you.

Getting to jobs around Grimethorpe

  • Stairfoot Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 3.2 miles from the centre
  • Moorthorpe
    Station · 3.4 miles from the centre
  • Thurnscoe
    Station · 3.6 miles from the centre
  • Barnsley Retail Park
    Retail park (collections) · 3.9 miles from the centre
  • Fitzwilliam
    Station · 4 miles from the centre
  • The Glass Works
    Retail park (collections) · 4.3 miles from the centre

Grimethorpe had 5,065 people at the 2021 Census. Jobs start at the pickup address, so being near a station helps on days without a lift.

Levels: the better you do, the sooner you see offers

  • New
    Your first jobs.
  • Standard
    After three finished jobs: offers before New partners.
  • Gold
    25 jobs, rated 4.8, 95% on time: offers first.

A mate who doesn’t turn up is paused: one no-show, and HQ decides when you’re back. Call HQ as soon as you know you can’t make it.

Join in Grimethorpe

  1. Photo ID and the right to work in the UK
  2. A phone for the app
  3. Steady lifting: sofas, fridges, boxes

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Questions

How much work is there in Grimethorpe?

We’re new in Grimethorpe, so the first partners here get every job that comes in.

What does a driver’s mate earn in Grimethorpe?

£30 for a single item or small load; on a home move £30 for every two hours, at least £60.

Where do jobs from Grimethorpe go?

Mostly to Cudworth and Shafton (1.5 miles), South Kirkby (2.7 miles), Darfield (2.7 miles) and Hemsworth (2.8 miles), and sometimes to Sheffield and Leeds. You set how far you’ll go.

Do I need a van or a licence?

No. You meet the driver at the pickup; photo ID and the right to work in the UK are all you need.

Will I have to travel far from Grimethorpe?

You choose how far in the app. The nearest town is Cudworth and Shafton (1.5 miles); most jobs stay within 15 miles.