General Assistant Grade 5 - Croydon, United Kingdom - Croydon Council

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General Assistant:
salary range £28,269 - £29,214 + shift allowances and Sunday / Bank holiday working enhancements. (Including London weighting)

Benefits to include:
Start 28 days leading up to 30 days Annual leave + Bank Holidays, Government Pension scheme

Croydon is a distinctive and diverse place and is London's most populated borough.

Croydon is about to undergo the biggest development and regeneration programme since the 1960s with £3bn of investment flowing into the borough over the next five years, building a positive future for residents and businesses alike.


We are passionate about the value of public services and our new headquarters has the customer at the heart of what we do.

It brings together 75 services including council, Met Police, NHS, Jobcentre Plus, Croydon Credit Union and Citizens Advice Bureau under one roof, allowing us all to work together as one team.

This makes now an exciting time to join our team delivering vital services to over 360,000 residents.

Croydon Council is 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:


We are looking for a dedicated and highly motivated person to join the team of General Assistants in Bereavement Services.

In this role you should be willing to undertake a wide range of duties to assist us in the daily work of the service.


As well as a commitment to the ongoing development of the service we provide, you will also be committed to customer care and be able to deal sensitively and sympathetically across a range of situations with visitors to our cemeteries and crematorium.


The main duties of the role include security, housekeeping, caretaking duties, cleaning, 'out of hours contact' for visitors and funeral directors, basic administration duties, attendance at funerals, chapel duties and general horticultural works.

The General Assistants also provide back up to the Crematorium team.

Four General Assistants work in teams of two who share these responsibilities. Evening work, week-end duties and all public holidays are covered on a shift rota basis.


A full driving license with C1 & C2 certification is desirable and the ability to drive vans and larger vehicles.

Applicants without a driving license will not be considered.

Full time 36 Hours

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

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