Grounds maintenance operative/Gravedigger

Job Title: Cemetery Grounds Operative

Location: London NW10

Position Type: Full-time, Temp to perm

Salary Range (if offered perm): �26,000 - �28,000 per annum

Starting hourly rate: �15.15 per hour PAYE including holiday

Contract Length: Initial 6 months with possibility of permanent position (TEMP TO PERM)

Benefits: Company pension, Life insurance, On-site parking, Sick pay

Schedule: 8:00 - 17:00 (40 hours paid summer) 8:00 - 16:00 (35 hours paid winter)

Experience: Outdoor grounds work: 1 year (required)

Start Date: Immediate

Job Description:

Are you passionate about working outdoors and providing a vital service to the local community? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! We are seeking a Cemetery Grounds Operative to join our team at a Victorian Catholic Cemetery in London NW10. This role involves maintaining and enhancing the cemetery grounds, assisting with grave preparation, and ensuring the site remains a peaceful and presentable place of quiet reflection.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Cemetery Foreman to carry out a high level of grass strimming and mowing, ensuring grass cuttings are collected and cleared from headstones and memorials.
• Assist with grave preparation and surrounding area maintenance for funeral services.
• Perform general maintenance tasks such as removing headstones, topping up graves, and realigning unstable memorials.
• Keep the cemetery tidy, free of litter, and ensure bins are regularly emptied.
• Provide assistance and support to visitors and the general public, especially mourners, with empathy and sympathy.
• Ensure personal and others' safety by following health and safety guidelines and reporting incidents, accidents, and faults.
• Safely operate plant and equipment with care and precision.
• Take responsibility for issued equipment, protective clothing, and supplies.

Essential Requirements:

• Full clean driving licence (PREFERRED - NOT ESSENTIAL)
• Previous experience in cemetery operations (desirable but not essential).
• A hands-on, hardworking, and helpful attitude.
• Willingness to work outdoors throughout seasons.
• Dexterity and physical fitness to perform strenuous and repetitive tasks.

Personal Attributes:

• Reliable, friendly, and flexible.
• Task-oriented and keen to provide a vital service to the local community.
• Willing to undertake on-the-job training and gain qualifications in grave digging with a machine.

If you are looking for a rewarding role that allows you to work outdoors and make a difference in your community, apply now!

Resourcing Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.