Casual Funeral Service Operative

4 weeks ago


Devizes, United Kingdom Dignity Funerals Full time

**Casual Mobile Funeral Service Operative**

**Casual - as & when required**

**John Stuart Funeral Directors, Devizes, Wiltshire**

**£10.94 per hour + ancillary payments**

At Dignity, we are proud to work in a unique industry. We succeed by helping people through difficult times with compassion, respect, openness, and care.

We offer a range of challenging and rewarding roles for caring individuals across the funeral profession and we continually invest in our staff, premises, and vehicles so that we can ensure clients and their loved ones receive the highest standard of care. Every day, we want to exceed our customers’ expectations, and we aim to do this by persistently delivering excellent client service through the continued dedication of our people.

**We are John Stuart Funeral Directors in Devizes. We are here to help make a difficult time a little easier for you and your family, helping you to mark the life of your loved one in way that is special to you, your family and your loved one.**

Your wellbeing is paramount to us, so we will spend as much time as you need, supporting you, guiding you, and treating you as if you were a member of our own family. A funeral can be a unique celebration of life, so we will dedicate ourselves to tailoring every detail to be just as you wish.

John Stuart Funeral Directors are looking for a dedicated, professional, and empathetic individual to join our committed and collaborative team as a Funeral Service Operative. Our values: Professional, Compassion, Respect & Knowledge form the basis of all our interactions and recognising this, you will be giving back to families in a critical time, whilst ensuring that their loved ones are treated with the utmost respect and dignity.

Alongside a highly collaborative, supportive team, we will give you the room to stretch and develop within the industry. With both training and learning opportunities, our dedicated Learning and Development team and management team will ensure that you are delivered full training to confidently perform this role and will also promote your progression. Alongside this, Dignity Plc really believes in our people, so you will also have access to a wide range of Mental and Financial Well-being tools, access to financial support, and a broad range of benefits

**What Will I Be Doing as A Funeral Service Operative?**

As a Funeral Service Operative, you will be at the very heart and focal point of our business, persistently delivering consistently high levels of client services to the deceased and their families.

Some of our posts will require you to assist our on-call rota at night and on the weekend, though this will be fully discussed with you throughout the recruitment process.

**Other duties will include**:

- Preparing and ensuring the cleanliness of vehicles
- Aid with bringing the deceased into our care
- Being part of the funeral service by bearing the coffin and driving company vehicles
- Assisting the Funeral Director with pre-funeral checks including route planning and address checking.

**What Do I Need?**
- A full UK driving licence
- Good level of physical fitness, as this role will involve heavy lifting duties
- The necessary documentation for a basic DBS, reference & driving licence check.
- Pride in your appearance, ensuring you are always professional
- A caring and empathetic nature
- The determination to deliver excellent client services

**Advantageous**:

- Previous experience in the industry, though this is not required, as full training will be provided.

**The Benefits**:

- Flexible working hours
- Work around personal/other work commitments.
- Opportunity to work and give something back to your local community

Be one of the first to receive details on all our latest vacancies and register your preferences for job alerts here

**Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement**

Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences.

We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and take decisive, informed and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

Job ID 3975



  • Devizes, United Kingdom First 4 Recruitment Full time

    We are recruiting for a part-time cleaner to work with one of our prestigious clients based in the SN10 area. This role will be offered on a perm basis for the right persons. **Days required to work** Mon 2.25hrs 17.30 - 19.45 Tue 1.5hrs 17.30 - 19.00 Wed 2.25hrs 17.30 - 19.45 Thu 1.5hrs 17.30 - 19.00 Fri 2.25hrs 17.30 - 19.45 **Total Hours** - 9.75...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom HM Prison & Probation Service Full time

    **Details**: **Reference number**: - 272537**Salary**: - £37,909 - £42,251**Job grade**: - Other- NPS Pay Band 5 National**Contract type**: - Permanent**Type of role**: - Operational Delivery**Working pattern**: - Full-time**Number of jobs available**: - 1Contents Location About the job **Benefits**: Things you need to know Location - This...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Wentrow Media Full time

    Wentrow Media is looking for people to speak to customers on the telephone, including taking new sales and customer service queries. Successful applicants will be intelligent with a zest and a willingness to learn, be well organised, IT literate, with a very good telephone manner. Experience is helpful but NOT essential. Plenty of scope to progress in a...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Full time

    Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service are looking for an Operational Communications Technician to join the team based in Potterne. Working on a full time, permanent basis, 37 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,119 per annum (rising by annual increments to £27,334). This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

    Your new companyNational Public Services provider based in Devizes, Wiltshire Your new roleAs the Finance Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the financial services function for the Business incorporating Payroll, Pension and Systems Administration. This role will have line management responsibility for the relevant function leaders and so...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Hays Senior Finance Full time

    Your new company National Public Services provider based in Devizes, Wiltshire Your new role As the Finance Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the financial services function for the Business incorporating Payroll, Pension and Systems Administration. This role will have line management responsibility for the relevant function leaders and so...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Aster Group Full time

    We are seeking a highly organised and detail oriented person to join our team, is this you?? **What you’ll be doing** As the Heating Services Coordinator you will be part of a busy team and have responsibility for day to day scheduling of resource on our electronic planning system, DRS, for both Servicing and Repairs for our Heating Operatives across...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Aster Group Full time

    Are you a confident communicator with experience in managing agents? We are looking to recruit a new Service Charge Managing Agent Officer to expand our team. As a Service Charge Managing Agent Officer, you’ll be responsible for maintaining strong and effective relationships with our managing agents. You’ll develop a matrix of services that defines...


  • Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Full time

    Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service are looking for an Operational Communications Technician to join the team based in Potterne. Working on a full time, permanent basis , 37 hours per week and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,119 per annum (rising by annual increments to £27,334). This is a fantastic opportunity to join...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Wiltshire Police Full time

    Location- Devizes Headquarters - Salary Range- Other - Shift Allowance- 20% - Part/Full Time- Full Time - Type of Contract- Permanent - Number of Positions Available- 20 - Police Emergency - How can I help you? We are now recruiting for intake to start on Monday 30th October 2023. Would you like to be part of a team who change and save lives every...

  • Gas Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Build Recruitment Full time

    Domestic service, breakdown and install Mobile Position Van Supplied Overtime and call out extra 34 days holiday Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to operative level. With offices in London,...

  • Multi Trade Operative

    3 weeks ago


    Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Build Recruitment Full time

    Multi Trade Operative Mobile Position Van Supplied Overtime and call out extra 34 days holiday Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to operative level. With offices in London, Manchester...

  • Gas Engineer

    4 weeks ago


    Devizes, United Kingdom Build Recruitment Full time

    Gas Engineer Operative Domestic service, breakdown and install Mobile Position Van Supplied Overtime and call out extra Wiltshire 34 days holiday Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to...

  • Gas Engineer

    3 weeks ago


    Devizes, United Kingdom Build Recruitment Full time

    Gas Engineer Operative  Domestic service, breakdown and install  Mobile Position Van Supplied  Overtime and call out extra  Wiltshire  34 days holiday  Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from...

  • Grounds Person

    1 month ago


    Devizes, United Kingdom Travail Employment Group Ltd Full time

    Deputy grounds person Open spaces £25,409, Generous Pension. 33 days holiday, Monday-Friday with the occasional weekend and evening to be worked over 37 hours. This is an excellent opportunity to work as a deputy grounds person manager to work alongside the operations manager to oversee the open spaces and cemeteries that are managed and maintained by the...


  • Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Full time

    Job overview The North Wiltshire Primary Care Liaison Service has been through an exciting period of change and improvement. We are looking for an experienced practitioner to continue supporting and leading the team to support its vision of clinical excellence.The successful candidate will lead and inspire the team to deliver a high quality and effective...


  • Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Hays Senior Finance Full time

    Your new company National Public Services provider based in Devizes, Wiltshire Your new role As the Finance Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the financial services function for the Business incorporating Payroll, Pension and Systems Administration. This role will have line management responsibility for the relevant function leaders and...


  • Devizes, Wiltshire, United Kingdom Hays Accountancy and Finance Full time

    Your new company National Public Services provider based in Devizes, Wiltshire Your new role As the Finance Operations Manager, you will be responsible for the financial services function for the Business incorporating Payroll, Pension and Systems Administration. This role will have line management responsibility for the relevant function leaders and...


  • Devizes, United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Full time

    **Senior Probation Officer, Head of Offender Management Delivery, HMP Erlestoke - 71722** **£37,909 - £42,251** **Devizes**: **Overview of the job**: This is a management role within the National Probation Service (NPS). The Senior Probation Officer supports the Head of Operational Function to provide management and a leading role within a Local Delivery...

  • Multi Trader

    3 weeks ago


    Devizes, United Kingdom Build Recruitment Full time

    Multi Trade Operative  Mobile Position Van Supplied  Overtime and call out extra  Wiltshire  34 days holiday  Build Recruitment provides specialist recruitment services, supplying quality candidates on a temporary or permanent basis to leading organisations throughout the built environment - from executive to operative level. With offices in...