Natural Burial Grounds Person

2 weeks ago

Wirral, United Kingdom The Southern Coop Full time

Our funeral services play an important role in local communities, extending beyond the immediate needs of arranging funeral services, and supporting the bereaved at a very emotional time in their life.

As a Burial Grounds Person you’ll assist in the provision of a courteous, efficient, effective, caring and professional dignified service to all clients, including all aspects of external operation of the Burial Ground.

**Key Responsibilities;**
- Accurately identify and excavate new and existing graves
- Prepare the chapel and associated areas for services and ensure they are carried out in accordance with the agreed arrangements including but not limited to: music, flowers, religious symbols, order of service etc.
- Attend services, provide direction and guidance to funeral directors, clergy/officiants and the bereaved before, during and after services
- Convey and manage funeral corteges to the grave side and supervise the burial throughout the committal
- Carry out maintenance and landscaping of the grounds including grass cutting, tree planting and associated duties
- Assist in the liaison with funeral directors, clergy/officiants, the bereaved and members of the public. Duties will also include supervision of vehicle parking and giving public tours of the cemetery as and when required
- Undertake basic maintenance of buildings, plant machinery and ancillary equipment
- Complete burials on weekends as and when required
- Participate on a rota basis to open and close the grounds and buildings out of hours as required
- Carry out the burial of human remains in accordance with statutory requirements, operating appropriate equipment in line with set guidelines
- Ensure the identification of, storage of and final disposal of cremated remains within the grounds are undertaken and documented appropriately
- Ensure the Book of Remembrance is turned daily as appropriate
- Undertake basic care, cleaning and maintenance of buildings, grounds and ancillary equipment
- Undertake general cleaning and preparation of all areas of the Burial Ground
- Be proactive in community activities to promote the Natural Burial Ground

**Key Experience, Knowledge and Skills;**
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the needs of the bereaved in a sympathetic, compassionate and understanding manner
- Good communication skills with a confident and professional manner
- Ability to operate machinery and equipment in accordance with set guidelines
- Physically able and aware of proper manual handling techniques
- Computer literate with basic administration and keyboard skills
- Ability to work as part of a team and without direct supervision or immediate support
- Ability to build/promote links within the local community
- Ideally you will be qualified in the safe use of plant machinery and burial process, however training will be provided

If you are passionate about providing a great service, then this could be the career for you. In return, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package that includes a generous bonus, pension and colleague discount schemes.

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