Cemeteries Manager

Torfaen County Borough Council; Pontypool; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Torfaen County Borough Council is seeking a Cemeteries Manager to lead Bereavement Services at Llwyncelyn Cemetery, Cwmbran, delivering a compassionate, professional and efficient cemetery service for residents across the borough.

The role requires strong leadership, oversight of burials and memorials, accurate records, and budgets, with site visits and collaboration with funeral directors and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• The role requires significant experience in bereavement or cemetery services.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential.
• Ability to support staff, maintain high standards of service delivery and drive improvements.

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage Bereavement Services and cemetery operations across the borough.
• Oversee burials and memorial management, maintain records and budgets.
• Ensure compliance with burial legislation, health and safety requirements and industry best practice.
• Regular in-person attendance at the Llwyncelyn site and visits to other cemeteries.
• Collaborate with Funeral Directors, Memorial Masons and other stakeholders to deliver a professional service.

Description du poste

Cemeteries Manager

Location: Llwyncelyn Cemetery Office, Cwmbran 02/11/2026

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary £40,444 - £46,579 | Grade 8 | Contractual hours 37 | Basis Full Time | Package Permanent | Job category/type Economy & Environment | Date posted 13/10/2026 | Job reference REQ006631 | Attachments REQ006631 Cemeteries Manager.docx REQ006631 Cemeteries Manager - cymraeg.docx

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and motivated individual to lead and manage Torfaen County Borough Council's Bereavement Services and cemetery operations. Based at the attractive Llwyncelyn Cemetery site, the successful candidate will play a key role in delivering a compassionate, professional and efficient cemetery service for residents across the borough.

As Cemeteries Manager, you will be responsible for managing cemetery services across the borough, ensuring compliance with burial legislation, health and safety requirements, and industry best practice. The role includes leading operational staff, overseeing burials and memorial management, maintaining accurate records, managing budgets, and driving service improvements.

The role requires regular in-person attendance at the office, together with site visits across all the Council’s cemeteries.

Working closely with Funeral Directors, Memorial Masons and other stakeholders, you will ensure the delivery of a professional, compassionate and customer-focused service.

The successful candidate will have significant experience in bereavement or cemetery services, excellent communication and leadership skills, the ability to support staff, maintain high standards of service delivery, manage change and drive continuous improvement.

For an informal discussion regarding this vacancy please contact Louise Powell, Environment Operations Manager: [e-mail] .

Torfaen County Borough Council strives to be a fair, supportive and effective employer. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. The Council expects all employees, paid or unpaid, to share this commitment. We value the range of experiences that a diverse workforce brings and therefore we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and under-represented groups.

Welsh Language Skills are desirable for this post but not essential. You are welcome to submit your application in English or in Welsh. Each application will be treated equally.

We are a registered Disability Confident Leader and are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. Our Guaranteed Interview scheme guarantees that people with disabilities will be invited to interview, so long as they meet the essential requirements for the role. If you have a health condition, are neurodivergent, or use British sign language, and need to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact the recruiting manager. We can only work with you to arrange adjustments if we are made aware of your requirements prior to your application submission, test or interview.

How to find us

Torfaen County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Pontypool
NP4 6YB