Job Description

Closing Date: 14th July 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £27,276 - £28,719
Hours: 35 hours weekly

Within the Cemeteries Service, we are working hard to improve service delivery to our customers. Following a functional review, we now require an individual to work alongside our Gravedigger/Gardener team. This role encompasses all grave duties within Stirling's burial grounds. The post will also involve general maintenance duties including hedge cutting, planting annual bedding and the general upkeep of cemeteries.

With the support of the Cemeteries Officer/Supervisor, you will ensure that service delivery is efficient, effective and responsive to our customer needs.

The position of Gravedigger/Gardener requires that you are able to exhibit compassion and empathy in what can be an emotional environment due to the sensitive nature of the service we provide. You must be able to demonstrate written and verbal communication skills, together with the ability to tackle and resolve challenges. Applicants should possess a current Mini Excavator operator's license and a clean driving licence.

This is an exciting opportunity in which you can make a genuine contribution to the delivery of the Cemeteries Service within Stirling's communities.

If you've got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Gravedigger/Gardener Job Description

Stirling Info February 2025

Salary Additional Information

The Benefits

30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. We have a good balance across our teams, retaining the benefits to work/life balance of working from home part of the week, with the collaborative and social benefits of working from the office 2-3 days per week
Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
Up to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
Carers Leave
Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
Access to Health & Wellbeing support
Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
Cycle to Work Scheme
Lift share Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
Technology Benefit Scheme

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