Crematorium Attendant - ABC12042inKingswellsinKingswellsPUBLISHED WED 9 APR 2025
£30,285 per annum
EMPATHY
Aberdeen City CouncilrduH46e
Opportunity to provide essential support to families during difficult times, making a meaningful impact in the community.
Permanent, full-time position offering job security.
Flexible working options available, allowing for a better work-life balance.
Work in a supportive environment with a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Guaranteed interview schemes available for individuals from diverse backgrounds, promoting fair hiring practices.
Engagement with various tasks such as media preparation and chapel duties, providing variety in daily responsibilities.
Support for ongoing development through effective communication skills and proven experience required for the role.
Join Our Caring Team as a Crematorium Attendant in Kingswells!
Are you looking for a rewarding role that allows you to provide compassionate support during some of life's most challenging moments? Aberdeen City Council is seeking a dedicated Crematorium Attendant to join our team in Kingswells. In this permanent, full-time position, you will play a vital role in supporting bereaved families, ensuring that funeral services are carried out with dignity and respect. Your responsibilities will include media preparation, assisting in the chapel, and operating machinery, all while providing frontline customer service to those who need it most.
We value empathy and communication skills, particularly when engaging with the public during sensitive times. If you have experience in a caring environment and find fulfillment in helping others, we want to hear from you! Join a supportive workplace that champions diversity and offers flexible working arrangements, ensuring that you can balance work with your personal commitments. At Aberdeen City Council, we are proud to promote inclusivity, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds, including those with disabilities and service members. Take the next step in your career with us and make a meaningful impact in your community.
Opportunity to provide essential support to families during difficult times, making a meaningful impact in the community.
Permanent, full-time position offering job security.
Flexible working options available, allowing for a better work-life balance.
Work in a supportive environment with a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Guaranteed interview schemes available for individuals from diverse backgrounds, promoting fair hiring practices.
Engagement with various tasks such as media preparation and chapel duties, providing variety in daily responsibilities.
Support for ongoing development through effective communication skills and proven experience required for the role.
Job Purpose
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: Crematorium, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
To provide a front line customer support role including media preparation, porter, cremator operator duties, chapel attendant duties and other tasks within the Crematorium and the surrounding grounds.
The aim is to support the provision of cremations and funeral services to the public. This role supports the Senior Crematorium Attendant in achieving the above.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
N/A
The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.
Location: Crematorium, Aberdeen
Duration: Permanent, Full Time
Roles that require PVG Membership
Please note that with effect from 1 April 2023, where a role requires PVG membership, candidates will be required to meet the cost of the PVG membership. This applies only to roles with a full time equivalent salary of £30,000 and above. (Teaching roles and jobs at Grade 11 and above (currently £30,285 per annum / £16.64 per hour)
The Council will pay for the PVG membership cost initially, either £18 for existing PVG scheme members, or £59 for non-members, and this cost will be deducted from an employee’s first FULL month’s salary payment.
Job Purpose/about The Role
To provide a front line customer support role including media preparation, porter, cremator operator duties, chapel attendant duties and other tasks within the Crematorium and the surrounding grounds.
The aim is to support the provision of cremations and funeral services to the public. This role supports the Senior Crematorium Attendant in achieving the above.
The Post Holder Needs To Hold As a Minimum
N/A
The Postholder Is Able To Demonstrate
- Proven experience of dealing with members of the public, including those who may be experiencing a highly emotional or distressing situation.
- Confident in communicating with, and directing, large groups of people.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.
- Proven experience in the use of Microsoft Office packages including PowerPoint, Word and TEAMS
Please see the Job Profile for further details.
Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. For further information, please see our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Recruitment pack.
Flexible Working
We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.
Disability Confident
We are a Disability Confident Employer. If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact
Armed Forces
We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
Role
We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for who:
- have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2all jobs)
- looked after young people, those that are in continuing care or are a care leaver up to the age of 29 (all jobs)
- are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
- have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
- are New Scots* aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships
- "New Scots" are defined as refugees and asylum seekers who are in Scottish communities and include those who have been granted refugee status or another form of humanitarian protection, people seeking asylum, those who have been refused asylum, and those whose application has been refused but who remain in Scotland.
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