Grounds Team Leader

4 weeks ago


Croydon, United Kingdom Croydon Council Full time

**Bereavement Services**

Croydon Council is very proud of the service it provides through its Crematorium, three Cemeteries and Public Mortuary. To help further improve our standards we are seeking to recruit to the following post:
**Grounds Team Leader**

**Salary range £30,699- £31,731 (including London weighting)**

**Benefits to include 29 days leading up to 30 days Annual leave + Bank Holidays, Government Pension scheme**

To be responsible to the Grounds Manager for the co-ordination of memorial safety work and grave Grounds Teamwork including the daily deployment and monitoring of staff.

To co-ordinate all memorial safety work to ensure that administrative and practicable aspects are synchronised and effective in ensuring that all memorials are inspected, and necessary work achieved within a 5-year cycle, with mínimal visual impact.

To ensure that all work complies with all council policies, health and safety legislation, the ICCM Code of Safe Working Practice and all other relevant legislation and Codes of Practice.

To provide a range of general duties to assist Bereavement Services in providing a service in line with specified standards and customer demands.

To assist in developing and improving service levels to all service users.

This is a busy and highly manual role. Attention to detail is paramount in the provision of exceptional planning for our burial service; you must be fit and able to carry out grave digging and all other duties of the role; adopting safe working practices in everything you do. Using your initiative as needed and taking the lead as well as working as part of a team.

In house training is provided, full commitment is expected with a view to successfully

undertaking training and obtaining the ICCM (institute of Cemeteries Management)

Cemetery Operatives Training Scheme (COTS) or equivalent, unless already attained.

You will also be required to assist and advise visitors throughout the cemeteries and crematorium service. You will be responsible for a team of 4 Grounds Team Operatives and will work at each of our three different sites, In Thornton Heath, Croydon and Warlingham.

A full UK driving license is essential, with C1 & C2 certification desirable; in order to drive larger vehicles with a trailer.

Applicants without a driving licence will not be considered.

**Please note: previous applicants need not apply**

**Equal opportunities**

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.



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