Funeral Arranger

3 months ago

Borough of Halton, United Kingdom Coop Full time

**Funeral Arranger**

£24,609 per annum (£12.62 per hour) plus benefits

Full Time: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 5SR

**No experience needed.**

Join our friendly team and help families say the perfect goodbye to loved ones.

You don’t need previous experience as we provide full training and ongoing support so you’ll have all the tools you need for your new role.

You’ll also benefit from a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme, and discounts on a range of Co-op products and services.

**What you’ll do**
- as a ‘non certified’ funeral arranger, you’ll support clients by organising family visits and answering guest questions
- ensure all regulated work, like selling and advising on our funeral plans, is referred to a ‘certified colleague’
- build positive relationships in the local community
- hold the fort at the funeral home (they’ll be times when you’ll be the only one in branch)
- support with manual handling of coffins and the deceased

**This role would suit people who have**
- a passion for delivering great service and building relationships
- excellent communication and admin skills plus strong attention to detail
- high levels of empathy, discretion and care

**Why Co-op?**

You’ll get a fantastic benefits package including:

- 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores all year-round
- 10% off other brands in our food stores all year-round (doubles to 20% on the Friday and Saturday after payday)
- discounts on other Co-op products and services
- 23 days holidays (pro rata, rising with service)
- a pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential advice and support on anything you’re struggling with, 24 hours a day
- access to virtual GP and free eye tests
- endless career development opportunities including apprenticeships
- friendly, supportive team and the knowledge that you make a huge difference to your community
- access to Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- YuLife - an app that rewards your for exercising with discounts and vouchers for all kinds of brands

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities

**Building an inclusive work environment**

We'll ask whether you’d like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

Any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the completion of pre-employment screening checks.

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