Cemetery Operative

Job details

• Posting date: 19 March 2025


• Salary: £27,711 to £30,060 per year


• Hours: Full time


• Closing date: 02 April 2025


• Location: Accrington, Lancashire


• Remote working: On-site only


• Company: Hyndburn Borough Council


• Job type: Permanent


• Job reference: 2281

Summary

Cemetery Operative
Environmental Services
£27,711 - £30,060
37 hours per week
Safety Critical Role

Hyndburn is a great place to work. Over recent years we've established an impressive reputation as a Council with a strong sense of direction and an enviable record for improving services and getting things done. We now have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team.

Based at Accrington Cemetery but also covering the cemeteries in Church, Great Harwood and Rishton, you will have a horticultural background with at least two years experience working in a grounds maintenance, cemetery or landscaping environment and will be qualified to NVQ level 2 or equivalent.

If successful you will become a valued member of our front line cemetery & crematorium team and, as such, will need to work both on your own initiative and within a team. A current driving license is essential for this post holder.

You must be sensitive to the needs of the bereaved and be flexible, as there is a requirement to work weekends/bank holidays and over the Christmas period on a rota basis for Book of Remembrance duty at Accrington Cemetery office and to assist with occasional weekend burials & cremations.

If you are as passionate about delivering results as we are, and if you want a job where you can be part of a team that's making a real difference, we'd like to hear from you.

As a Safety Critical role, you will be subject to drug and alcohol testing as part of our pre-employment checks. You will also be subject to testing at random intervals during the course of your employment.

Vacancy Ref: 2281
Closing Date: 12 noon Wednesday 2nd April 2025

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Based at Accrington Cemetery but also covering the cemeteries in Church, Great Harwood and Rishton, you will have a horticultural background with at least two years experience working in a grounds maintenance, cemetery or landscaping environment and will be qualified to NVQ level 2 or equivalent.

If successful you will become a valued member of our front line cemetery & crematorium team and, as such, will need to work both on your own initiative and within a team. A current driving license is essential for this post holder.

You must be sensitive to the needs of the bereaved and be flexible, as there is a requirement to work weekends/bank holidays and over the Christmas period on a rota basis for Book of Remembrance duty at Accrington Cemetery office and to assist with occasional weekend burials & cremations.

If you are as passionate about delivering results as we are, and if you want a job where you can be part of a team that's making a real difference, we'd like to hear from you.

As a Safety Critical role, you will be subject to drug and alcohol testing as part of our pre-employment checks. You will also be subject to testing at random intervals during the course of your employment, Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

Hyndburn is a great place to work. Over recent years we've established an impressive reputation as a Council with a strong sense of direction and an enviable record for improving services and getting things done. We now have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team.