INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED “REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS”. ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 22 September 2025 at 11:55pm Location: Forrest Street, 18 Forrest Street, Blantyre, G72 0JP Hours: 35 hours per week Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm and Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm Salary: £36,425 - £37,465 Community and Enterprise Resources are seeking to appoint a Cemetery Assistant within our Bereavement Services Cemeteries team based at Forrest Street, Blantyre. Working within a team of cemetery operatives the successful applicant will be formally identifying lairs for burials, foundation installation and genealogy searches. Organise staff and undertake, on a day-to-day basis all cemetery related works ensuring available resources. Ensuring work related records are accurate and maintained. Working as part of a small team and due to the extremely sensitive nature of working in Bereavement Services the successful candidate is expected to perform tasks in a dignified and professional manner. Applicants should be aware when applying for this role it requires you to be working daily with the bereaved and it is a requirement to be mindful of the sensitivities and heightened emotions for those who are using/visiting our premises. This is a front-line role, and you may be approached by those affected in what is the most distressing time for them, as such you should bear this in mind when considering applying for this post. The main roles and responsibilities will include the following: Responsible for carrying out risk assessments in relation to cemeteries issues. Assist to manage all lair arrangements within South Lanarkshire Council’s cemeteries, ensuring all necessary administrative arrangements are complete to allow for burial. Undertake inspection and monitoring of existing memorials. Assist in the development, implementation and compliance of a range of cemetery specifications. Procurement of supplies for cemetery operations via on-line ordering system. Prepare statistics and reports to support all levels of management and committee. Ensure frontline staff provide the highest standards of customer service, dealing with customer enquiries, requests and complaints. Provide advice and guidance to members of the public on bereavement and technical related matters relating to burials and memorial headstone safety. Work within the bereavement industry with a knowledge of appropriate legislation may be advantageous. You should be able to demonstrate a wide and comprehensive range of administrative and supervisory experience with the ability to organise team working, have excellent customer care skills with the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written communication. The service is provided for throughout the year and in all types of weather. Service provision includes public holidays it is therefore an essential criterion that the successful candidate is expected to be available to work during these times and conditions. View the Cemetery Assistant job profile Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address. Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position. Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant. Foreign Police Check Candidates should be able to detail any gaps in employment and provide a foreign police check where applicable for any periods living or working abroad. Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position. South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant. Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position. As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including: Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme. Up to 33 days annual leave Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days) Occupational sick pay Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave. Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema. Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support) Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents. https://ars2.equest.com/?response_id=1078df0f76dff95485c0d7f5ada8cfea&v… ; alt=" " width="1" height="1"/>