Care Centre Assistant

CTRG Limited; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible pay app

Discounts via Company Shop

Job summary

CTRG Limited in Plymouth is seeking a Funeral Care Centre Assistant to support our client at PL7 1SR. You will help maintain a respectful environment and assist with daily care tasks.

Key duties include cleaning and polishing vehicles, moving ceremonial vehicles within the grounds, preparing coffins and handling floral tributes with care. You will need a Full UK Manual Driving License, good literacy and numeracy, empathy, and the ability to stay calm in emotional moments.

Qualifications

• Full UK Manual Driving Licence required.
• Team player with professional relationships.
• Basic literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Willingness to learn new skills and approach challenges.
• Ability to carry out heavy lifting and manual handling.
• Discretion and empathy in emotional circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain Funeralcare vehicles on a day-to-day basis.
• Move ceremonial vehicles within the Care Centre grounds.
• Assist in general housekeeping in public and private areas.
• Fully prepare all types of coffins.
• Handle floral tributes with care.
• Report health, safety and maintenance needs to management.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety requirements and checks.

Skills

Driving license

Team player

Empathy

Job description

Industry: Logistics Distribution and Supply Chain

Date Added: October 27, 2026

Job Description

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to work with our client as a Funeral Care Centre Assistant in Plymouth, PL7 1SR

Your pay rate and shifts as Care Centre Assistant:

Monday to Friday 09.00am to 16.00pm – £ 12.71 p/h

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

• CleanFuneralcare vehicles on aday-to-daybasisincluding polish & wax routine
• Move ceremonial vehicles within the Care Centre grounds (no public road driving)
• Assistin general housekeepingin both public andprivate areas, report any buildingandequipment maintenance to amanager.
• FullyPrepareall types ofcoffins.
• Handle floral tributes with care.
• Reportingto the Care LogisticsManagement teamand responding appropriately to instructions.
• Ensuringyou fullycomply withall 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
• 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.

Plymouth, PL7 1SR