Bereavement Officer Groundsman

Job Information

• Job Title:
  
  Bereavement Officer Groundsman
• Job Location:
  
  Cemeteries & Crematorium
• Salary: £25,185 – £25,583
• Hours per Week: 37.00
• Contract Type:
  Permanent
• Closing Date: 25/05/2026
• Job Requisition Number: 13949
• This post is not open to job share

An exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the Bereavement Services ground staff team at Coney Hill Cemetery and Crematorium.

• Maintain the grounds to a high standard, operating machinery, mowing, hedge trimming, edging, cultivation, manuring and site preparation of beds, shrubberies, sweeping, hoeing, cleaning leaves and litter and other duties relating to the Cemetery and Crematorium gardens
• Prepare graves for burials, ensuring that excavated soil is covered up, placing out boards, matting, and logs; excavate graves both manually and mechanically, observing all prescribed health and safety practices using shoring at all times and covering immediately after completion
• Deal with the bereaved on a daily basis, providing empathy, good communication and customer care in stressful circumstances

• Self‑motivated and enthusiastic
• High level of empathy, good communication and customer care skills
• Ability to operate machinery safely and follow health and safety procedures
• Fluency in spoken English to fulfil all aspects of the customer‑facing role, in accordance with the Immigration Act 2016
• Right to work in the UK for at least 6 months (no sponsorship offered)
• Disability confident commitment: reasonable adjustments will be made to accommodate applicants with disabilities or long‑term health conditions

We recognise the positive value of equality and diversity and pride ourselves on growing a high‑performing workforce that is diverse, skilled and talented; we will recruit the person who is most suited to the job without regard to race, colour, religion or belief, age, nationality, ethnicity, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, caring responsibilities or disability.

We are a disability confident employer committed to removing barriers to employment for those with disabilities or long‑term health conditions. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure no one is disadvantaged. Please contact the recruitment team if you require support or reasonable adjustments during the application or recruitment process recrui

By providing information on disability it is possible to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria.

Definition of disability: a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long‑term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day‑to‑day activities.