39 hours per week – Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri and Sun
20 days holiday rising by one day for every successful year of service to a maximum of 25 days and Bank holidays. Plus Jewish festivals when they fall on a normal working day.

Reporting to the Regional Foreman, the successful candidate will work in a number of disused/active cemeteries. You will be based at East Ham cemetery. Full training will be provided to undertake the following duties:

• Grass cutting and other horticultural duties
• Maintenance of the grounds, leaf and litter collection
• Erection and making safe of memorials
• Maintenance and general day to day servicing of machinery and equipment
• Digging and preparing of graves and back filling
• Cleaning, maintaining and repairing tombstones

The successful candidate will be expected to work well in a small team. You will have a sense of achievement, be well organised and be able to adopt a practical approach to tasks given. The ability to work unsupervised and project manage your area of work is essential in order to deliver results under pressure and within tight deadlines and objectives.
Closing date for receipt of applications – 25 September 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
To view the job description and apply for this position, please log on to our website www.theus.org.uk/vacancies
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