Funeral Service Operative/Trainee Funeral Director

Funeral Partners Limited

Ryton

On-site

GBP 28,000 - 29,000

Full time

30 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training
Full uniform
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Job summary

Based at E Peart Funeral Director in Ryton, Funeral Service Operatives are calm, professional and play a vital role meeting families. A good Funeral Service Operative will reassure families that we will take good care of their loved ones whilst we prepare them for their final journey.

This role involves working in the mortuary, fitting coffins, and dressing the deceased; as well as participating in funeral services, pallbearing, and helping to ensure everything goes smoothly.

Qualifications

  • Full driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

  • Meet families and provide reassurance while caring for loved ones.
  • Work in the mortuary, fit coffins and dress the deceased.
  • Participate in funeral services and pallbearing, ensuring smooth operations.

Skills

Driving licence

Job description

  • Funeral Service Operative/Trainee Funeral Director
  • E Peart Funeral Director - Ryton
  • Full Time
  • Monday- Friday- 08:30-16:30
  • Funeral Service Operative/Trainee Funeral Director
  • E Peart Funeral Director - Ryton
  • £27,870- £28,620 per annum
  • Full Time
  • Monday- Friday- 08:30-16:30
About Us

We offer a sensitive, professional service to the families in our care and are proud to be part of the Funeral Partners family. Together, we are leading the way in setting new standards of excellence within the profession.

Our people are key to our success, they bring a wealth of experience from both inside and outside the Funeral industry and, as an organisation, we really know what it means to work as a team. But, don't take our word for it, see what our people say about working for Funeral Partners.

The Opportunity

Based at E Peart Funeral Director - Ryton, our Funeral Service Operatives are calm, professional and play a vital role in our service. They are often the first members of the team to meet our families. A good Funeral Service Operative will be able to provide reassurance to families that we will take good care of their loved ones whilst we prepare them for their final journey.

In addition to bringing people's loved ones into our care, Funeral Service Operatives play an active role behind the scenes, working in the mortuary, fitting coffins, and dressing the deceased; as well as participating in funeral services, pallbearing, and helping to ensure everything goes smoothly.

Your duties will include driving company vehicles, so you'll need a full driving licence. You'll also have a place on the out of hours, and on-call rota, which will provide an opportunity to earn additional payments.

Being a Funeral Service Operative can be challenging and rewarding, and no two days are quite the same, within this role you will also be trained as a Funeral Director to support the business needs. To learn more about this important role, go to our Careers page.

What We Offer

Working in one of our local Funeral Partners' Branches you'll enjoy the satisfaction of working within a small local team alongside the all the benefits of a much larger national company. We have family friendly policies and can offer flexible working as well as:

  • Comprehensive training for all our roles and opportunities to achieve industry recognised qualifications.
  • Full uniform
  • Opportunities to work within the local community
  • Reward and recognition scheme
  • Regular feedback surveys and opportunities to join project groups
  • Employee assistance service
In Addition To Your Salary, You Will Also Receive
  • 23 days annual leave, increasing to 26 days with service - plus bank holidays
  • An opportunity to join our Annual Reward Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Pension
  • Family and friends discounts
  • Christmas vouchers
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Eye care
  • Refer a friend scheme
About You

You may have worked in the Funeral industry for many years or maybe you're looking for a new challenge. For us it's more important that you have the right skills and attributes because we will give you all the training you need. Come and join us, we will give you all the tools you need to be a success.

For further information about Funeral Partners, please visit our website http://corporate.funeralpartners.co.uk/

Funeral Partners Ltd is committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We welcome applications from members of all communities.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to contact our HR team on 0118 9406900 or via email careers@funeralpartners.co.uk for any assistance.

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Funeral Partners is the third largest funeral services provider in the UK, with over 240 funeral homes, almost 1000 employees overseeing over 20,000 funerals annually.

Kingsway House, 123-125 Goldsworth Road, Woking, Surrey GU21 6LR

Tel: 0118 940 6900

Fax: 0118 970 4636

info@funeralpartners.co.uk

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