Grounds Maintenance Operative/gravedigger - Wembley, United Kingdom - Bridge of Hope

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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-hour shift, Monday to Friday, No weekends


Experience:
Outdoor grounds work: 1 year (required)


Start Date:
Immediate


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 handson, 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.
  • Taskoriented and keen to provide a vital service to the local community.
  • Willing to undertake onthejob training and gain qualifications in grave digging with a machine.
Resourcing Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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