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SalaryHours of work: 37 per week (averaged out over the year)
Summer: April – Sept 383/4 per week
Winter: Oct – Mar 351/4 per week
Sheffield is one of the greenest and most wooded cities in Europe and has a rich variety of wonderful parks, woodlands and green spaces that contribute to our reputation as an outdoor city.
As part of Bereavement services team, we are dedicated to managing and enhancing our existing cemeteries and bringing them into line with other green spaces making for a safe, green and accessible environment for everyone within the city for generations to come.
A vacancy currently exists within Bereavement services, and we are looking for a highly motivated individual with a horticultural background to lead and deliver a high-quality cemetery maintenance and horticultural service throughout our 16 cemeteries city wide.
As a Working Team Leader you’ll be expected to supervise and work with a dedicated team, contribute to improvement works throughout all cemeteries and continually monitor the cost-effective use of vehicles, plant, equipment and materials. Have a good knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety, risk assessments and experience of using a wide range of horticultural machinery.
For further information about this post please contact:
Richard Payne Tel: 07970 723355 / email: Richard.Payne@sheffield.gov.uk
Richard Lonnia: Tel: 07917 068200 / email: Richard.Lonnia@sheffield.gov.uk
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
If you are appointed to this role, your starting salary will be at the bottom of the grade. If you provide payslip evidence that your basic pay is greater than the bottom of the grade, we will consider starting you at the point of minimum advantage within the grade.
