Cemetery Operative

Essential Employment; Hawkesley; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking a Cemetery Operative for Birmingham on a full-time basis, on a temporary contract. The role is based at Kings Norton Cemetery, with duties across city cemeteries or crematoria. You will excavate and backfill graves, carry out grounds maintenance and attendant duties, and must be able to drive.

Immediate start and PAYE rate of £13.45 per hour. The post requires teamwork and reliability, contributing to a high-quality bereavement service for the public and

Qualifications

• Experience in cemetery grounds work and maintenance.
• Ability to drive.
• Willingness to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Excavate, backfill and prepare graves for interment.
• Perform grounds maintenance tasks as required.
• Unlock/lock cemetery gates and report security issues.
• Work as part of a team to provide a high quality bereavement service.

Skills

Grave digging

Grounds maintenance

Driving

Job description

Cemetery Operative needed in Birmingham, £13.45ph PAYE - Reference:476932

Based atKings Norton Cemetery

Required to work at any of the city’s cemeteries or crematoria; to work as part of a team to provide a high quality service to the bereaved and associated agencies. To excavate, backfill and prepare graves for interment and to perform other associated duties as required to include grounds maintenance tasks and crematoria attendant duties.

Duties & Responsibilities

a) Location, preparation, shoring and excavation of graves for a set day and time. Preparation of excavated graves for interment to include provision of artificial grass mats, lower ropes, stretchers etc. Backfilling of graves after interment and tidying of immediate area.

b) To perform ground maintenance tasks not included in the grounds maintenance contract as detailed in the document ‘Non-Contracted Cemetery Grounds Maintenance’.

c) Responsible for the unlocking/locking of cemetery gates as instructed. All issues regarding cemetery security must be reported to the Cemetery Foreperson or Bereavement Officer.

d)Must be able to drive

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis

Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.