The Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) is where employers can find the sub-contractors or employees they need for a variety of jobs. It’s a place they can meet to discuss fair wages and terms of employment. CLRC matches employers with employees that have specific skill sets required for their job, and provides job training.

Hours of Operation
Monday through Saturdays
6-11am (7-11am winter hours)

To help us best fill your job we recommend you schedule jobs with us in advance by calling (703) 543-6272/3 or filling out a hiring request. Walk-in job requests can also be made during our business hours, but it could take from 20-30 minutes to assign your job.

Skilled and Unskilled Labor / Women and Men Available

Cost details are for Labor

The Centreville Labor Resource Center (CLRC) is where employers can find the sub-contractors or employees they need for a variety of jobs. It’s a place they can meet to discuss fair wages and terms of employment. CLRC matches employers with employees that have specific skill sets required for their job and provides job training.

 Request a Worker:

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If you are a first-time employer or perhaps you have not worked with us recently, make sure you are registered.  Please read the following information carefully as some of our rates and hiring rules have been updated. Topics to be covered:

  1. Hiring from CLRC
  2. Payment
  3. Transportation
  4. Cost
  5. Canceling Request
  6. Before/After Photos
  7. Please Remember

Hiring from CLRC

  1. Employers may call, walk-in, email, or fill out the online worker request.
    • We recommend requesting workers a day or two in advance of the date in which you will need assistance.
    • Landscaping, moving, and general labor jobs may be requested on the same day.
    • Drywall, painting, carpentry, and other skilled labor jobs should be requested 2-3 days in advance to allow CLRC to reach out to qualified members.
  2. All employers will be asked to sign a CLRC job order, which describes the type of work to be done, time commitment, pay rate, inclusion or exclusion of lunch, and the name of the worker(s) they will be working with.
    • The purpose of the job order is to ensure that both parties understand the terms of employment and the agreed upon wage for the job.
  3. CLRC employees will act as a translator (if necessary) to ensure that both parties understand the job and agreed upon working conditions. Please use this time to ask any questions and clarify job requirements.
  4. Importantly, the majority of workers do not have transportation. Employers are expected to pick up workers from the Center during hours of operation and return them to the Center after the work has been completed.
  5. We will provide a worker who is qualified for the job requirements irrespective of their gender.

Payment

  1. The preferred payment method for workers is cash at the end of the workday.
  2. All money should be directly exchanged between the employer and worker, CLRC does not handle monetary transactions nor does it receive any money for helping set up the employment agreement.

Transportation

  1. The majority of workers do not have transportation. Employers are asked to pick up or arrange transportation for workers from the Center during hours of operation and return them to the Center after the work has been completed.
  2. If transportation is an issue, please consider using a ride sharing service such as Uber, Lyft, local Taxi service, or other ride sharing services in the area.
  3. If a member does have transportation, we ask that employers to reimburse members for their gas used to travel to your home.

Cost

Rates updated April 2022 after March worker assembly to reflect fair market wages, put into effect May 1, 2022.

  1. The CLRC has suggested rates of pay for jobs by type. These suggested rates were determined by CLRC workers who met to discuss fair wages for differing types of work. The employer has the option to offer rates that differ from our suggested rates and it is the right of the worker to accept or decline this accepted rate of pay.
  2. All suggested rates are labor only – five hour minimum.
    • General Labor: $19/hour
    • Landscaping: $19/hour
    • Carpet Cleaning: $19/hour
    • Demolition: 21/hour
    • Moving: $21/hour
    • Drywall: $21/hour
    • Painting: $21/hour
    • House Cleaning: $21/hour
    • Heavy duty digging, moving rocks $23/hour
    • Other skilled labor: dependent on project (please call)
  3. At the Center we suggest that employers provide lunch to workers for jobs that are over 5 hours, to help build long term relationships with workers. If the employer does not feel comfortable providing lunch, please let CLRC staff know and we will advertise the job without lunch.

Cancelling a Request

Please call the office one day before the day of your scheduled work to cancel a job (before noon). It is important that we have enough time to communicate with workers to ensure that they are able to find other jobs if you cancel.

Before/After Photos

Please Remember

  1. 100% of what you pay your worker goes directly to our members.
  2. Your feedback is important, we build profiles of member skills based off of their response to member intake forms and employer feedback.

Still have questions?

Feel free to give us a call/email Monday-Saturday 6 am to noon (April-November) or 7 am to Noon (December-March) and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

Technical Issues?

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Thank you in advance for your collaboration and support!