Cemetery Officer
Please apply online via the 'Apply online' button which will take you to the Applicant Tracking System ('ATS') where, once you have applied, you can log on to your account to view the status of your application.
Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.
Please contact Recruitment Services on 01784 444263 (24hr answer phone) or email recruitment@spelthorne.gov.uk if you are having difficulty applying online.
Cemetery Officer
Salary £31,368 - £37,298 pa plus essential car user allowance
36 Hours Mon-Fri
Neighbourhood Services are looking for a Cemetery Officer to liaise with funeral directors in organising bookings for burials in our four cemeteries within the borough.
Duties to include take calls and answering emails from funeral directors and bereaved family members in organising funerals. To regularly visit the cemeteries in the borough and liaise with cemetery staff prior to burial (Driving Licence is essential for site visits). Arranging permits for memorial masons to install headstones and memorials. To update the cemetery database with historical data from the burial books and grave grants. To facilitate the arranging of memorial testing for all cemeteries and burial grounds every five years. To review the Cemetery website and update on a regular basis.
You will have strong IT and clerical skills together with excellent customer service and communication skills. You should be team focused, adaptable, approachable and compassionate.
The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for customer facing posts. These posts fall within the scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The Council, therefore, has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. If you have any queries or would like to discuss this further, please contact Human Resources.
Spelthorne Borough Council use the Microsoft Authenticator app as a secure way of accessing our network. Successful candidates will be required to use their own mobile device to download and use Authenticator.
In return, we can offer excellent conditions of service with a benefits’ package that includes flexible working hours, pension scheme and at least 23 days’ paid leave per year (pro rata for part time).
Closing date: 25 July 2025 (noon)
Interview date: 8 August 2025
To apply please use the ‘apply online’ button.
CVs can only be accepted in support of a completed application form.
Unfortunately, we are unable to reply to all candidates. If we have not contacted, you within 3 weeks of the closing date then your application has been unsuccessful.
All shortlisted applicants will be contacted via email after the closing date.
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Salary range
- £31,368 - £37,298 per year