Burial Grounds Officer

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Burial Grounds Officer

Post No: 8230

Salary: Starting from £28,598 to £31,022 p.a.

Grade: Grade 4

Hours: 37 hours per week

Place of work: Worthing Crematorium, Adur & Worthing Cemeteries and closed churchyards.

Closing date: 25th August 2025

Interviews: TBC

We are seeking an experienced professional to join the Bereavement Services Team as a Burial Grounds Officer.

In this role, you will support the Bereavement Services Cemetery Grounds Maintenance Team Leader to ensure that each burial follows the Cemetery Operatives Training Scheme standards for effective, efficient and safe burials, that lead to smooth funeral services that meet the cultural needs of clients.

You will also have a major role in improving and maintaining the burial grounds and crematorium to a standard reflective of the importance and benefits that green spaces provide to the bereaved and other site users.

In this role, you will be required to work at Worthing Crematorium, Adur & Worthing Cemeteries and closed churchyards. Ideally you will have bereavement grounds related experience but must be a good communicator, a problem solver, have an adaptable approach to work and provide a high standard of customer care.

If you would like further information about the role, please contact james.thomas@adur-worthing.gov.uk

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

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.