Bereavement Services Manager
Wigan Council
- Job reference: 002079
- Salary: £45,091 – £49,282
- Closing date: 26/10/2025
- Department: Environment
- Location: Wigan Life Centre North
- Hours Per Week: 37
- Temporary for 12 months
Job Details
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Wigan Life Centre North
College Avenue
Wigan
WN1 1NJ
Temporary for 12 months
We’re on a journey to build a workforce reflective of our Borough.
We are committed to fostering diverse teams where everybody can bring their authentic selves to work and feel that they belong. If you want to work for a Council where everybody is encouraged to meet their full potential and make a difference in our neighbourhoods, we would love to hear from you!
Your role:
As Bereavement Services Manager you will play a key role in delivering a high standard burial and cremation service across the Borough.
you will manage the day-to-day deployment of all employees within the service including the grave digging teams, cemetery/crematorium attendants and back-office support staff.
You will develop a culture that is compassionate, responsive and aligns with our Team Wigan behaviours and our Progress with Unity Missions.
You will lead by example and motivate others to work to collective goals and actively seek ways to improve the service, suggesting new ways of
working and embracing change.
About you:
You will have knowledge and experience in leading an operational organisation or similar environment.
You will have a management qualification, such as, CMS, NVQ 3 / 4 and a Health & Safety qualification such as IOSH or be able to demonstrate this through knowledge and experience.
You will be able to work well both independently and as part of a team in a flexible manner in order to meet deadlines and service demands.
It is also important that you have good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to liaise with both colleagues and members of the public.
You must be able to demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills together with the ability to deal with management, workforce, members of the public and external organisations.