Cemeteries Team Leader

| Southwark Council

Location: Southwark

Salary: £31,530 – £34,863

Full Time: Permanent

Closing Date: 19/10/2025

Job Description

Benefits and more information:

In your role, we want you to feel supported, challenged and rewarded. You will benefit from our family-friendly policies including flexible working, home working, and a local government pension scheme, plus many other staff benefits. You will join a motivated, driven and supportive team that strives for excellence and values its members. You will also be part of a successful and high-achieving development team that is making a real difference to the lives of residents in the borough. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit our Staff Benefits page.

The role

Southwark bereavement services manages three cemeteries and one crematorium.

We are currently looking to recruit a Cemetery Team Leader to build on the achievements of our service and assist in delivering services for the bereaved, within this role you will be part of an ambitious, successful team providing our residents with high quality, customer focussed, respectful and sensitive services.

You will have experience of working within a bereavement or care related industry in either a corporate environment or similar local authority and a willingness to undertake continuous professional and personal development.

As a Team Leader, you will be required to lead a team of 3 operatives and undertake a wide variety of duties in delivering services and maintain standards within our cemeteries in accordance with the relevant statutory legislation, health and safety, local responsibilities and management of memorials.

The post holder will be required to represent the service and promote the active participation of the public, working closely with residents, community groups, charities, sponsors and third-party organisations.

About You:

• Organise plans and prioritise workloads effectively
• Be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Define problems and produce innovative solutions
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with a wide range of people including members, senior officers, and community representatives

About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities.  Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme:

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

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How To Apply

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