Compassionate Funeral Service Driver & Bearer

Southern Co-op; Sandown; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Colleague discount 20%

Health & dental cash plans

Aviva Digicare+ Workplace discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Life insurance & pension

Financial wellbeing tools

Cycle-to-work & EV schemes

Training & development opportunities

Job summary

Southern Co-op is seeking a Funeral Service Operative to support the delivery of funerals, from collection to driving our vehicles and bearing the deceased. The role involves manual handling and on-call responsibilities, with shifts on a casual basis.

Applicants should have a full UK driving licence and be over 25 for insurance purposes. Training will be provided, travel to other sites required, and DBS checks may be completed as part of compliance.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Ability to remain resilient and perform under pressure.
• High level of empathy, understanding and compassion.

Responsibilities

• Collecting the deceased and bringing them into our care, including challenging locations.
• Assist in dressing and preparing the deceased for viewing and placing into the coffin.
• Drive funeral vehicles and ensure vehicles are clean and ready for each funeral.
• Act as a bearer and support our local communities as an ambassador for funeral care services.
• Adhere to on-call rota, including evenings, weekends and overnight shifts.
• Manual handling will be involved.

Skills

Communication

Resilience

Empathy & compassion

Job description

Southern Co-op is seeking a Funeral Service Operative to support the delivery of funerals, from collection to driving our vehicles and bearing the deceased. The role involves manual handling and on-call responsibilities, with shifts on a casual basis.

Applicants should have a full UK driving licence and be over 25 for insurance purposes. Training will be provided, travel to other sites required, and DBS checks may be completed as part of compliance.