Level 2 - Apprentice Crematorium Technician (Thornton Garden of Rest)

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Liverpool (L23 1TP)

Closes in 25 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

Posted on 4 August 2025

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Summary

Sefton Council’s Burials and Cremation Service are looking to appoint an Apprentice Crematorium Technician. The successful candidate must be patient, empathetic and professional, showing excellent customer service skills. The post will be based at Thornton Crematorium, Thornton Garden of Rest, Lydiate Lane, Thornton, L23 1TP.

Wage

£14,133.60 to £22,857.12, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Hours - 36 hours per week & Fixed term for 15 months • Age 16-17 (£7.55 per hour) • Age 18-20 (£10.00 per hour) • Age 21+ (£12.21 per hour)

Training course
Funeral team member (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 4.30pm.

36 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Your main duties will be to provide a caring, sensitive, high-quality service to the deceased persons and their bereaved friends and family, including all members of the public.  Also to assist with all chapel duties, grounds maintenance and the cremation process.
  • Assist with all processes in accordance with the wishes of the applicant for the funeral service, operating all associated equipment, attending the Funeral reception, assisting with clergy, officiants and funeral directors.
  • You would also be required to carry out basic maintenance on equipment, including cleaning and maintaining all associated areas of the Crematorium.  Whilst observing all Health and Safety Regulations in the workplace.  A full, clean UK driving licence is also required.

Where you'll work

Lydiate Lane
Thornton
Liverpool
L23 1TP

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

HIT TRAINING LTD

Training course

Funeral team member (level 2)

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Training schedule

Qualification – Level 2 Funeral Team

Apprentices without Level 1 or above English and maths will need to achieve this level and take the test for Level 2 English and maths prior to taking the end-point assessment.

On and off-the-job training and location to be confirmed.

More training information

It is a requirement that upon entering the service, the post holder must undertake the training if not already held of the FBCA crematorium Technician Training to formally hold a certificate of Proficiency in accordance with the Cremation Regulations.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 3 and above)
  • Maths (grade 3 and above)

Other in:

Driving (grade Clean)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Physical fitness
  • Empathy

Other requirements

This role is working outdoors, all year round.

About this employer

Sefton Council is a local authority within the Liverpool City Region. Sefton is a diverse and exciting borough and is a great place to live and work. As an employer we can offer a diverse range of job roles across a variety of settings. We offer attractive conditions of service which allow for a good work life balance and invest in our staff through our learning and development programme.

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Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Support towards end of fixed term contract is provided by a dedicated Apprenticeship Team, which includes eligibility for redeployment in the last 2 months of contract.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Apprenticeship Team, Sefton Council

Apprenticeships@sefton.gov.uk

0151 934 3207

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000335376.

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Closes in 25 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

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