Cemetery Operations Support Specialist

Essential Employment; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is recruiting a Technical Support Officer for cemetery and bereavement operations in Maldon. This full-time, temporary role involves providing administrative and technical support, maintaining burial records, handling applications and permits, and serving as a point of contact for funeral directors and the public.

You will respond to enquiries professionally, assist with invoicing and data management, and help coordinate workloads while ensuring health, safety and data

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and technical support for cemetery and bereavement operations.
• Maintain accurate records relating to burials, grave ownership, memorials, exclusive rights and cemetery documentation.
• Process burial applications, memorial permits and associated service requests.
• Respond to customer enquiries, complaints and service issues in a professional, compassionate and timely manner.
• Act as a point of contact for funeral directors, contractors, internal departments and members of the public.
• Support the coordination of cemetery activities and operational workloads.
• Assist with income collection, invoicing and financial administration processes.
• Monitor and update cemetery databases and information management systems.
• Support service improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Assist with special projects, memorial events and ceremonial activities as required.
• Contribute to the development of guidance, procedures and customer information materials.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, Data Protection and risk management requirements.

Job description

Essential Employment is recruiting a Technical Support Officer for cemetery and bereavement operations in Maldon. This full-time, temporary role involves providing administrative and technical support, maintaining burial records, handling applications and permits, and serving as a point of contact for funeral directors and the public.

You will respond to enquiries professionally, assist with invoicing and data management, and help coordinate workloads while ensuring health, safety and data