Care Centre Assistant

Ctrg; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

CTRG is hiring a Funeral Care Centre Assistant in Gravesend (DA12 2PG). The role involves preparing coffins, cleaning vehicles, handling floral tributes and supporting front-line Funeralcare operations. A full UK manual driving licence is required, with office hours Monday to Friday.

You will work as part of a team, ensuring health and safety standards are met and maintaining a respectful, compassionate approach in all interactions.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Team player with professional relationships.
• Willingness to learn new skills and adapt.
• Ability to carry out heavy lifting and manual handling.
• Discretion and empathy in emotional circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Clean Funeralcare vehicles daily, including polish and wax routine.
• Move ceremonial vehicles within Care Centre grounds (no public road driving).
• Assist in general housekeeping and report maintenance to a manager.
• Fully prepare all types of coffins.
• Handle floral tributes with care.
• Report to the Care Logistics Management team and follow instructions.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and checks.

Skills

Strong communication

Team player

Discretion and empathy

Heavy lifting

Health and safety

IT literacy

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to work with our client as a Funeral Care Centre Assistant in Gravesend, DA12 2PG

Your pay rate and shifts as Care Centre Assistant:

Monday to Friday 10.00am to 16.30pm - £ 12.71 p/h

As an advocate of the Funeralcare brand this role is critical in "Helping our clients say their best goodbye"

The role is integral behind the scenes as well as supporting Funeralcare operational front-line colleagues to support clients in their time of need.

Your role as a Care Centre Assistant:

• Clean Funeralcare vehicles on a day-to-day basis including polish & wax routine
• Move ceremonial vehicles within the Care Centre grounds (no public road driving)
• Assist in general housekeeping in both public and private areas, report any building and equipment maintenance to a manager.
• Fully Prepare all types of coffins.
• Handle floral tributes with care.
• Reporting to the Care Logistics Management team and responding appropriately to instructions.
• Ensuring you fully comply with all Health and safety requirements and checks.

What you'll do - Being there for each other:

• Working with other colleagues to promote teamwork to ensure high standards of service delivery.
• Always maintaining a professional and dignified manner.
• Ensuring the use of appropriate equipment and approved manual handling techniques are complied with to eliminate the possibility of accident or injury.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Full UK Manual Driving License Required
• Strong communication skills.
• Being a team player, building and maintaining professional relationships.
• Basic literacy, numeracy and IT skills utilising all available technology, when required.
• Willingness to learn new skills and approach challenges.
• Ability to carry out heavy lifting and manual handling from strained positions.
• Required to always act with discretion and empathy.
• The ability to react calmly and compassionately in emotional circumstances

CTRG are a Flexible Pay Employer that offers Stream. The money management app lets you choose when to get paid, put money aside each week, get discounts on your shopping, check your benefits entitlement, and much more.

CTRG has partnered up with the Company Shop, which will enable our staff and colleagues the opportunity to access their membership scheme free of charge. You can gain access to discounted food at up to 70% off the recommended retail price.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) in all our employment practices to all employees, temporary workers, and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender reassignment, married or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Gravesend, DA12 2PG