Part Time Gatekeeper

Part Time Gatekeeper (Weekends & Bank holidays).

Days required: Saturday AM & PM, Sunday AM & PM. Bank holidays AM & PM will also be required.

Time: Opening the site gates and locking up at the times required.

£17.21 per visit (equates to £68.84 total per typical weekend if all visits are completed).

Location: Forest Park Crematorium, Barkingside Cemetery and Barkingside Garden of Rest.

Permanent role

We have a rare opportunity for a Part Time Gatekeeper to open and close the gates at the weekend and on bank holidays at our beautiful Forest Park Crematorium, Barkingside Cemetery and Barkingside Garden of Rest.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone very local to the sites to help ensure the grounds are open for families to visit their loved ones and enjoy peace and reflection time on our grounds.

The role:

You will only need to be available to open and close the gates to these sites over the weekend (Saturday & Sunday) and on bank holidays.

You do not need to do anything else at all and can leave as soon as the gates are opened / closed and you have checked that no one is left in the grounds when closing, it really is as simple as that!

Weekend and Bank holiday opening times:

Saturdays

Summer: 8am – opening and 8pm closing

Winter: 8am – opening and 5pm closing

Sundays & Bank holidays

Summer: 10am – opening and 8pm closing

Winter: 10am – opening and 5pm closing

About you

We are looking for someone who is:

• Reliable and able to commit to the hours required every week.
• You don’t need any experience but could suit someone who has been a caretaker before.
• Someone local to site would be preferred - you will need to be able to commute easily between the sites at weekends and on bank holidays so a means of transport would be beneficial.

What next? Start a career with significance by applying online today.

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Westerleigh Group has been building and managing Crematoria for over 30 years and we care for over 70,000 cremations and burials every year. Our first site opened in 1992 in a village called Westerleigh, near to Bristol. We have more than 40 sites across England, Wales and Scotland with plans to continue growing with care.

We have established a reputation for creating beautifully landscaped, high quality and peaceful facilities where families can remember and celebrate the life of their loved ones. Our core objective is to deliver the highest possible standards of care in a way that is uniquely personal.

We play an active part in the local communities that we serve and in 2024 our sites have raised over £400,000 to support local charitable causes and projects.

Our letters to heaven post boxes continue to capture hearts and minds. An inspirational idea from the daughter of one of our colleagues.

In 2021 Distinct Cremations was formed as part of the Westerleigh Group and caters to the direct cremation market.