Job Description

Bereavement Operations Team Leader based at Macclesfield overseeing a team carrying out burial, cremation, grounds maintenance and other operational duties at sites across Cheshire East including Macclesfield, Congleton, Alderley and Wilmslow.
The role involves workload planning, HR processes, procurement, health and safety matters and operational duties.
Organisation
Cheshire East Council
Location
Macclesfield
Job Category
Place
Grade
CEC NJC - Grade 7
Salary Min
31,537 Per Annum
Salary Max
34,434 Per Annum
Hours per week
37
Weeks per year
52.143
Employment Type
Permanent
Closing Date
30/11/2025
Ref No
E3371
Documents
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Cheshire East is an amazing place to live and work. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are able to offer you a wide range of challenging and rewarding career opportunities.
At Cheshire East Council we are working for a brighter future - together and our commitment to you is that our workplace culture will provide a shared purpose, a well-led organisation with valued people succeeding together as one team and one council to deliver the best service for our customers and communities.
If you want to be part of our award-winning council and contribute to our ongoing success, have the flexibility and drive to enable us to innovate, are committed to working as part of a team and striving to deliver exceptional service wherever you can, we would especially like to hear from you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our local communities so that we can all work for a brighter future - together.
As a Bereavement Operations Team Leader you will oversee a team carrying out burial, cremation, grounds maintenance and other operational duties at sites across Cheshire East including Macclesfield, Congleton, Alderley and Wilmslow.
The role involves workload planning, HR processes, procurement, health and safety matters and operational duties. The main responsibilities are:

• Planning the allocation of human and other resources appropriately to ensure safe and timely completion of required tasks.
• Ensuring work is completed safely and in accordance with relevant legislation, guidance and procedures and to the required standard.
• Various HR processes including team meetings, 1-2-1s, absence management, performance management, training and investigations.
• Undertaking training in preparation of graves, use of grounds maintenance equipment, operations of cremators, memorial safety testing and other operational duties.
• Ensuring materials and equipment required are available and, where relevant, properly maintained and deployed.

A strong candidate for this key role in a sensitive service area would require, and be able to demonstrate a variety of skills and attributes including:

• Organisational skills
• Communication and motivational skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Empathy and integrity

Please contact Christine Heathcote, Bereavement Operations Manager, for further information on 07772866995 / 01625 374922 or email: christine.heathcote@cheshireeast.gov.uk
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion, however please do not be discouraged from applying again.
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Skills Required