Bereavement Services Assist Supervisor - GLA13783

Glasgow Bus Partnership; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Glasgow City Council as an Assistant Supervisor in the Bereavement Services team. You will supervise a small team delivering essential bereavement services. This permanent full-time role allows you to impact the community through a vital service, offering generous annual leave, insurance, and retirement benefits.

Benefits

26 days paid annual leave, rising to 29 after 5 years

5 paid public holidays each year

Life and Personal Accident Insurance

Occupational Sickness Pay

Access to Glasgow Credit Union

Qualifications

• Driving license is essential.
• Experience in team supervision preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the supervision of a small team providing bereavement services.
• Handle cremation/burial services and routine maintenance at municipal crematoria.

Skills

Supervision

Team Management

Driving

Job description

Location: Various locations throughout the City, G4 0QW

Salary: £28,603.54 - £30,628.93 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for an Assistant Supervisor to join our Bereavement Services team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

The Assistant Supervisor is responsible for assisting with the supervision of a small team providing all duties assigned in the provision of the bereavement service including carrying out the cremation/burial service, assisting in the crematorium chapel/cemeteries, carrying out routine associated maintenance and ancillary work as determined necessary at the 2 municipal crematoria.

A driving licence is an essential requirement of this role.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

Weekly Hours: 35 per week, plus an average of 17 hours contractual overtime per 4-weeks

Work Pattern: Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5pm and 9:30am – 6pm, plus 1 Saturday in 4 working 8:30am – 1pm

Annual Salary: £26,584.54 - £28,609.93 on an incremental scale

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £1,305, a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £714, and an additional payment related to the 17 hours contractual overtime per 4-weeks.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies .

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Further Information

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