Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 

Salary: Grade E  

Location: Thornton Garden of Rest/Southport Crematorium   

Contract: Permanent 

Working Pattern: Full Time  

Hours: 36 Hours per week 

DBS Check: No 

Closing Date: 14/03/2025 

Cemeteries Officer 

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Sefton Council to appoint a 36-hour perminant role for  as a cemetery officer to work in the cemeteries department for Sefton Council.  

The role sits in the burials and cremations Team, within In House Operational Services based in Thornton Garden of Rest cemetery but also covering the 4 cemetery sites within the Borough.  

As part of the team in this role you will be responsible for all cemetery duties as well as assisting with maintenance works, customer care, grave digging, funeral preparation, overseeing the operational burial process and back filling, as well as assisting the cemetery supervisor to ensure that due care and attention to detail is at the highest standards in line with Sefton Council policies and the Job Description related to this role..  

As a cemetery officer you will be tasked with ensuring safety is always monitored and any issues reported to be resolved immediately as well the process of memorial checks, grave checks, ashes burials and full burials are correctly identified.  

The cemetery service undertakes circa 600 burials per annum and provides a high-quality service to the bereaved. 

This is an exciting time to join the team at Sefton as the service is now on a journey to become more digitally friendly and provide a more modern funeral service to the people of Sefton and surrounding areas.  

Closing Date: 14/03/2025 

Provisional Interview Date: 21/03/2025 

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.