Job Title: Senior Cemetery Operative
Grade 3
Bereavement Services
Sickness Cover

JOB PURPOSE
Based at Yardley Cemetery, but required to work at any of the Council's cemeteries or crematoria as required, to work as part of a team to provide a high-quality bereavement service to members of the public, Funeral Directors, clergy and associated agencies.
To undertake a full range of cemetery operative duties including the excavation, preparation and reinstatement of graves for burials and cremated remains interments, grounds maintenance, memorial safety activities and cemetery operational duties.
The postholder will assist in maintaining a safe, respectful and dignified environment for bereaved families and visitors, whilst contributing to the effective day-to-day delivery of Bereavement Services.
This role is provided as temporary sickness absence cover and will continue until the substantive postholder returns to work. The placement will end upon the r...