Burials Officer

Job Description

Deliver an essential role providing a high standard of cemeteries management in a respectful and compassionate manner.

Receive, answer and deal with face to face enquiries, telephone calls, emails and correspondence from members of the public, elected members, stakeholders and other staff members in order to provide accurate information and excellent customer care.

To prioritise & programme workload and allocate adequate resources.

Ensure all staff are adequately qualified and trained in the tasks they are required to undertake.

In association with the Land Team Leader, be the first point of contact for workforce disciplinary & grievance issues.

Procurement of resources in compliance with Council procedures.

Assess if available resources are sufficient to carry out projected workload

To instruct and supervise burials staff and Contractors.

To programme Burials teams daily work in and ensure that work is carried out professionally.

To take responsibility for the health and safety of the squads, contractors and members of the public  visiting or working within the cemeteries.

To be able to communicate the purpose and method of works with members of the public as well as the workforce to ensure the smooth running of works on site.

To complete paperwork relating to the working hours of staff,  plant and materials and to order materials, as required.

Requirements

You can view the application pack below including our recruitment privacy notice. The application pack contains the job profile outlining the skills, experience and knowledge required for this job.

Clackmannanshire Council is currently promoting for the (Get into Care for Adult Care) further documents can be viewed below (These do not relate to the job advertised).

Clackmannanshire Council welcomes applications from everyone and we value diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplar employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from ethnic minority groups, who are currently under represented in our workforce.

Clackmannanshire Council is a living wage accredited employer.