Mortuary Attendant

**Mortuary Attendant**

**40 hours per week.**

**Salary £28,524.60 per annum.**

**The Pure family** is a group of Companies that specialises in Pure Cremation, and Pure Cremation Funeral Planning - we are very proud that our Company Pure Cremation Limited is one of the UK’s leading independent providers of direct cremations, and our Pure Funeral Planning Company was the bestselling provider of Funeral Plans in the UK in 2021.

We have incredibly talented teams who provide the highest standard of care to our customers and their loved ones, _and this isn’t just what we think_. it’s what our fantastic 15,000 customer 4.9* Trustpilot reviews think too.

We have grown rapidly since 2015 and are now looking to recruit additional members to the Mortuary Team, based at both our sites at Charlton Park Crematorium and West Way, Andover.

The ideal applicant will ideally have experience of working in the funeral sector although this is not essential. This post will be Mon-Fri, with core hours 8.30-5.00, however this role may require flexibility to cover weekends and bank holidays covering annual leave and unexpected circumstances, as part of a highly specialised team.

**The main purpose of the role** is to facilitate our frontline mortuary care, receiving clients into care from our operatives' team or trade customers.
- Helping to en-coffin our clients and allocating mortuary bays using the bay allocation technology to register location in the clients unique CRM record.
- Conducting all necessary ID checks
- Processing all associated paperwork
- Assisting our crematorium team in the preparation of clients for the cremation process, conducting identification checks and following any special instructions given by the applicant relating to personal effects and jewellery
- To assist in the preparation of repatriated clients for cremation and to dispose of associated zinc lining in accordance with company policy
- Cataloguing and recording all personal effects and jewellery and updating the mortuary register
- Ensuring the safe and secure transfer of the deceased from our receiving mortuary to our resting care centre prior to cremation
- Ensuring the safe and secure transit of all valuables from our receiving mortuary to our resting care centre prior to cremation
- Preparing and placing nameplates where appropriate for clients where families have selected an attended service
- You will liaise and work closely with the Deputy Mortuary Manager in order to report the requirement for maintenance or repair of specialist equipment utilised in the mortuary
- You will be responsible for cleanliness of our mortuary areas and ensure that appropriate clinical waste protocols are followed
- You will be responsible for completing daily records to confirm cleaning rotas have been followed and completed
- You will assist in receiving essential stock items - training will be provided where necessary
- You will monitor and record stock levels and be responsible for reporting depleted stock to the Deputy Mortuary Manager for their attention
- You will ensure that all personnel working in and around the mortuaries act appropriately and enforce company expectations relating to behaviours at all times

**Key skills requirement**:

- You will assist in receiving essential stock items - training will be provided where necessary
- You will monitor and record stock levels and be responsible for reporting depleted stock to the necessary manager
- You will ensure that all personnel working in and around the mortuaries act appropriately and enforce company expectations relating to behaviours at all times
- There is a requirement to transport clients within our care between mortuaries, so a full manual driving license is essential
- You will need to be physically fit as the role is physically demanding one and involves significant manual handling. You must also be resilient with the role requiring a high level of emotional maturity.
- You will also be smart in appearance, respectful and empathetic towards the deceased and the families that we serve.

You will be physically fit as the role is physically demanding and involves manual handling. You will also be smart in appearance, respectful and caring of both the deceased and the families that we serve.

**Benefits**:

- A modern working environment
- Company Pension, Health Cash Plan, Life Assurance, upon successful completion of probation
- A rapidly growing company with ambitious plans and the chance to grow personally as new opportunities arise.
- A friendly and fun team who like working together and helping each other out.
- 30 Days Holiday Per year

All gaps in your CV must be disclosed.