Funeral Service Assistant
3 weeks ago
**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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