Bereavement Services Casual Operative

Job Description

Contract Type: Casual

Working Hours: Various hours on an ad-hoc basis covering vacancies, sickness and busy periods, school hours, evenings and weekend availability. Please confirm your availability on your application. (2 x post available)

Worker Type: Onsite Worker

Salary: £17.16 per hour

Location: Northern Cemetery, Hempshill Lane, Bulwell, NG6 8PF

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for.

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

We are looking for a reliable, respectful and compassionate individual who takes pride in providing a high-quality service to bereaved families and the wider community. You will be a good team player, able to work independently, communicate effectively and treat everyone with dignity and respect. You will be flexible, willing to learn and adapt to changing priorities, use your initiative and contribute ideas for improving our services. A strong commitment to health and safety, equality, diversity and inclusion is essential.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, work effectively as part of a team and use initiative when undertaking a varied range of duties.

• Previous experience in grounds maintenance, horticulture, landscaping, cemetery or bereavement services is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.

• Good practical skills, attention to detail and the ability to follow procedures and instructions, with an understanding of safe working practices.

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, funeral directors, contractors and members of the public.

• Willingness to develop knowledge and skills across all aspects of cemetery operations.

You can find the job description for this post here.

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact Paula Richardson, Public Health Funerals Manager and Deputy Bereavement Service Manager by email at paula.richardson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Closing Date: 8th October 2026

Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Interviews will be held: w/c 19th October 2026

If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support

By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.

About us

Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.

In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:

• 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
• Smart Working – to support your work life balance
• Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!

Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a talented workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair, inclusive and Disability Confident Employer, welcoming applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference.

If you are a disabled candidate and wish to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme, please indicate this within your application. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and employment journey.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military families.

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the LGBTQ+ community, or are disabled. These groups are currently underrepresented in our workforce, and we are committed to better reflecting the communities we serve.

We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and encourage candidates to discuss this with us during the recruitment process.