Groundsperson

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.

The Downs Crematorium is situated in Brighton and serves Brighton and Hove and the surrounding areas. The site has a great sense of community and people choose us because they feel we offer the personal touch with staff that treats everyone with dignity and respect.

We take great care to create a peaceful and tranquil environment in our chapels and gardens of remembrance for people to visit and pay their respects to loved ones.

What Will I Be Doing as a Groundsperson? 

As a Groundsperson, you will be carrying out a full range of gardening & horticultural tasks, which mainly include mowing, strimming, weeding, and ensuring the area is presentable for our clients.

Other duties will include: 

• Take care of the grounds, keeping them maintained and presentable.
• Make sure graves are dug appropriately for the deceased and maintain graves as needed for the friends and family of the deceased.
• Clear the grounds, paths, and roadways of litter.
• Ensure creativity but sensitivity with the design, construction of memorial gardens and where appropriate, utilisation of space
• Operating cremators and ancillary equipment in accordance with manufacturers’ guidelines (Full Training will be provided for this).
• Dealing with visitors’ enquiries.
• Carry out any other duties when reasonably requested to do so by your Line Manager.

What Do I Need?

• Horticultural/ gardening/grounds keeping experience is advantageous
• Experience in operating mechanical gardening equipment is advantageous, although training can be provided for this
• Physically able to hand dig as well as using machinery.
• Is comfortable with manual handling tasks
• Excellent attention to detail is essential
• Good communication skills
• Hard-working and willing to apply yourself
• Comfortable working in a team or carrying out tasks by yourself

If you are interested in learning more about Dignity Plc, please feel free to visit our website at https://(url removed)/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.

Dignity Plc retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at the earliest opportunity.

Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience, and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).

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.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement

Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences.

We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and take decisive, informed and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

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.