Job Description POST IDENTIFICATION Post Title Gravedigger 24 September Grade 4 Job Evaluation ID: PE618 Date Evaluated/Reviewed 2018 Service Area Streetscene & City Services Service Team Cemeteries Responsible to Cemetery Supervisor Areas of Responsibility Cemeteries Number of staff Choose None Political Restricted Role No DBS Required responsible for (refer to special conditions section) an item. Job Evaluation Proforma (to be completed by a manager only when creating a new job or amending an existing role) JOB PURPOSE Under the supervision of the Cemetery Supervisor to carry out gravedigging tasks, plus other oassociated duties within the operation of the Cemeteries under the council control, including grass cutting, lawn reinstatement and scrub clearance as instructed. KEY RESULT AREAS 1. Manual grave digging and back filling of graves. 2. Preparation of graves and surrounding area for the arrival for undertakers. 3. General maintenance of the Cemetery site, including removing of mounds and topping up of graves, mowing and scrub clearance, showing undertakers to graveside ready for funeral services, showing member of the public to plots, and planting and maintaining of flowers and shrubs. 4. Empathy and sympathetic communication with the members of public. Ability to safely operate plant and equipment. 5. To take reasonable care of own and others safety; to co-operate with managers and supervisors in complying with 6. statutory health and safety duties; to report incidents, accidents and faults. Helping out other area of the council when needed. 7. Click here to enter text (press the tab key twice to enter more lines). 8. This job description sets out the main result areas of the post at the date when it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot in themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post. PERSON SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE Qualifications Full UK driving licence. Click here to enter text. Knowledge Click here to enter text. Experience of working with machinery. Experience Click here to enter text. Experience of working in Cemetery grounds. Aptitude & Skills Sympathetic and empathy commucation Click here to enter text. with the public. EXPECTED BEHAVIOURS & VALUES Equal Opportunities Equal Understand and demonstrate a willingness to promote positively the Strategic Equality Plan of Opportunities Newport City Council Welsh Language Requirements The Authority is committed to delivering an equally high quality service in Welsh and English and will support staff in providing this. All posts have to be assessed in respect of the Welsh Language requirements. Welsh requirements for this post (see Welsh Language Skills Assessment for skill levels) Listening / Reading / 0 Writing Skills 0 0 Speaking Skills Understanding Skills Special Conditions DELETE AS APPROPRIATE - Not Applicable / This post will result in you having substantial contact with children, the elderly, sick or disabled. The Authority, therefore, requires that by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975, the Children’s Act 1989 Disclosure & and/or the Police Act 1997, you reveal any criminal convictions, bind over orders or cautions, including those which would normally be regarded as spent. You must complete the relevant Barring Service section on the application form – your application will be returned if this section is incomplete. If Disclosures successful in your application you will subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosure. Further information about Disclosure and Barring Service Disclosures and the Council’s approach to recruiting ex-offenders should follow the application form, if not contact the person named in the advertisement Politically Not Applicable Restricted Other (including physical To work on a manual bases, in all weathers a very physical job which will sometimes find you demands and working in confined spaces . working conditions) Training Undertake all mandatory training relevant to the role and be responsible for your own Continuing Professional Development. To find out more about working for Newport City Council, visit www.newport.gov.uk or click here .