Funeral Service Assistant

3 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom G E Gamble & Sons Full time

**Established in 1830 G E Gamble & Sons have been providing a**
**professional and personal funeral service to the families of Syston,**
**and surrounding areas of Leicestershire, for over 190 years.**

We are a family business, looking to hire a Funeral Services Assistant to join our team to help assist us in maintaining a high professional standard in the services that we provide families.

This position will be on a full-time and permanent basis.

The role will be primarily mortuary based to prepare and care for the deceased, in addition to being our main driver/bearer on funerals. Some aspects will be based in the office to occasionally assist with the arrangements of funerals and reception duties.

**Key Accountabilities**

▪ The dressing and preparation of deceased for chapel viewings.
▪ Preparing coffins and name plates.
▪ Stocktake of coffins, gowns etc.
▪ Removal of deceased persons from their place of repose.
▪ Assistance with 24 hour out-of-hour removals
▪ Taking deceased into church or home address the morning or evening before the funeral.
▪ The bearing of coffins and driving of vehicles on funerals.
▪ Organising, preparing and conducting ash interments.
▪ The general maintenance of funeral vehicles and equipment, such as washing and preparing for funerals.
▪ The general housekeeping, upkeep and cleanliness of all areas e.g. chapels and mortuary.
▪ The administration of funeral accounts.
▪ You will have and be expected to maintain a clean driving licence.
▪ General basic admin duties

**Required Skills**:
▪ You will be expected to maintain a smart appearance and attention to detail are essential.
▪ Good level of fitness and physical ability, as manual handling is an essential part of the role.
▪ Empathy and understanding the bereaved families' needs
▪ Experience in dealing with customers in sensitive situations.
▪ Experience in handling confidential and sensitive data.
▪ You will be expected to use your own initiative to work independently, as well as part of a team.
▪ Experience of working in the funeral industry is preferred but not essential as training can be given to the right applicant.
▪ Be computer literate (word, excel, outlook); experience in Funeral Management System would be desirable, although not necessary

Hours of Work: Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM (40 hours per week) with occasional out-of-hours call outs.

**Benefits**:
Annual Holiday: 28 days inclusive of bank holidays

**Salary**: £22,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Leicester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Funeral Service Assistant



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