Cemetery Operative

Oadby Wigston; Oadby; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Flexi-time

LGPS

Job summary

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council is seeking an enthusiastic Cemetery Operative to join the Corporate Assets team. The role involves grave preparation, assisting the Sexton with digging and general grounds maintenance across council cemeteries, parks and allotments.

Applicants with cemetery or grounds maintenance experience, or those willing to undertake the Cemetery Operative Training Scheme, are encouraged to apply. The council offers generous holidays, flexi-time and the LGPS.

Qualifications

• Experience in cemetery or grounds maintenance preferred.
• Certificate under the Cemetery Operative Training Scheme or willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sexton with grave preparation using digger or hand tools.
• Carry out a wide range of general grounds maintenance tasks.

Education

Cemetery Operative Training Scheme certificate

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Corporate assets team.

Our council is a great organisation to work for, we offer a competitive salary and fantastic benefits including great holiday, flexi-time and the generous local government pension scheme. You can find more information about our benefits here.

The Corporate Assets team are responsible for looking after all the Councils buildings, parks and open spaces, cemeteries and allotments.

The Cemetery Operative will be responsible for supporting the Sexton with grave preparation, using a digger or hand tools, as well as carrying out a wide range of general grounds maintenance tasks.

If you have relevant experience in a Cemetery or grounds maintenance role and hold a certificate under the Cemetery Operative Training Scheme or be willing to undertake training, we would love to hear from you. You can find out more by viewing the job description and person specification.

At Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, we are proud of our diversity and recognise the value this brings. We are fair and inclusive and welcome applications from people with different backgrounds.

We guarantee an interview with anyone who either has a disability or is a reservist/veteran and meets the criteria for this role if you apply under our guaranteed interview scheme.

Please contact [e-mail] for any informal enquiries.

There may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Feedback will not be provided at this stage of the recruitment process.

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