Bereavement Services Support Officer

Post title

Bereavement Services Support Officer

Post No

42168

Salary

Starting from £28,598 to £31,022 per annum

Grade

Grade 4

Hours

37 hours per week

Place of work

Worthing Crematorium

Closing date

12th July 2026 at 23:55 pm

Interviews

w/c 20th July 2026

We are seeking an experienced professional to join the Bereavement Services Team as a Bereavement Services Support Officer. In this role, you will support the Senior Bereavement Services Team Leader to provide an effective frontline administrative support for Bereavement Services, including Worthing Crematorium, Adur & Worthing Cemeteries and closed churchyards.

Ideally you will have bereavement related experience but you must be a good communicator, a problem solver, have an adaptable approach to work and provide a high standard of customer care.

You will be required to work at Worthing Crematorium, working Monday to Friday with the working hours spread evenly over 5 days.

For further information regarding this role, please contact: james.thomas@adur-worthing.gov.uk or andrew.fordham@adur-worthing.gov.uk

If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your completed application!

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview.

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees. This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement

• Local Government Pension

• Training & development

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Employee resource groups/networks

• Buddy Support Programme

• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.

Fair, Green & Local - Please see link below to our corporate plan with our key priorities for Adur and Worthing (2025-2028):

https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/fair-green-and-local/