CEMETERY GROUNDS OPERATIVE

Reference

HUL/25/0681

Full Time Equivalent Salary (based on a 37 hour working week)

£25583 – £26403

Occupational group

Grounds Maintenance

Job term

Part Time

Appointment type

Permanent

Hours

16

Division

Regeneration & Partnerships – Directorate

Closing Date

05 January 2026

Proposed Shortlisting Date

06 January 2026

Proposed Interview Date

20 January 2026

Place of work

B-Line Depot, Hull HU5 1NE

For an informal discussion please contact

Mike Brigden

Contact telephone

01482 612 774

Hull City Council is looking for a cemetery and crematorium grounds operative to cover 16 hours per week to perform general maintenance work to rose/shrub beds, including cultivation, removal of litter, weeds, debris and trimming back of bed edges and grass cutting duties. Perform pruning of roses/shrubs removing all dead, broken and deceased branches cutting back to outside buds to encourage plants to produce a good crop of flowering buds.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mike Brigden, Environmental Manager on 01482 612 774 or mike.brigden@hullcc.gov.uk

Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.

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Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.

We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

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