At Dignity, we are proud to work in a unique industry. We succeed by helping people through difficult times with compassion, respect, openness and care.
We offer a range of challenging and rewarding roles for caring individuals across the funeral profession and we continually invest in our staff, premises and vehicles so that we can ensure clients and their loved ones receive the highest standard of care. Every day, we want to exceed our customers’ expectations, and we aim to do this by persistently delivering excellent client service through the continued dedication of our people.
Our Business Leader is currently looking to recruit a professional and hardworking individual to join her team as a Groundsperson at Basingstoke Crematorium. As a Groundsperson, you will be carrying out a full range of gardening & horticultural tasks, including building new gardens and maintaining a high-quality environment. You will also be
This is a full time permanent position working 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday 08:00am -17:00pm.
What Will I Be Doing As A Groundsperson?
- Take care of the grounds, keeping them maintained and presentable
- Supporting the creation of memorial gardens and plots to client specification
- Make sure graves are dug appropriately for the deceased and maintain graves as needed for the friends and family of the deceased
- Dealing with visitors' enquiries
- Construct, place, and fix memorials and subsequently maintain them to the highest standard
- Clear the grounds, paths, and roadways of litter
- Operate the cremators and ancillary equipment in accordance with manufacturers' guidelines (Full training will be provided)
- Input & maintain records on computers to comply with industry regulations
- Ensure the safe custody of ashes in the care of the crematorium
What Do I Need
- Horticultural experience is an advantage
- Is comfortable with manual handling tasks
- Excellent attention to detail is essential
- Hard-working and willing to apply yourself
- Comfortable working in a team or carrying out tasks by yourself
- A full UK manual driving license
What do you get?
- Annual salary of £25,376 + Overtime available
- Accruing 22 - 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Full training provided
- Full uniform provided
What are the next steps?
If you are interested in learning more about Dignity Plc, please feel free to visit our website at https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk/crematoria-and-cemeteries/. Alternatively, to be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our resourcing team will review your application.
Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy). Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process.
Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.