Trainee Funeral Director

Do you have an empathetic and compassionate outlook? Looking to change career path or begin one within funeral services? How about working for a close-knit family firm with over 100 years in the business of supporting bereaved families? Would you describeyourself as a strong administrator who could potentially organise a funeral? Yes? We would love to hear from you.
MPLOY is looking to source a permanent _Trainee Funeral Director _to join our valued client in Poole, Dorset.
Why should you be in interested? Our client is offering:

- A salary of £21,000 to £22,000 per annum with 28 days holiday per year.
- Permanent full-time work (40 hours per week).
- A family friendly working pattern of Monday to Friday with hours of 9.30am to 6pm & 1 Saturday working in 4 in a sister location just outside of Poole (13 minute drive). Saturday working paid in addition to stated salary.
- Varied work within a caring and supportive environment.
- A commutable location in central Poole.
- A generous company pension where our client will pay the full 8% workplace contribution.
- Excellent professional development opportunities with a view to progressing to becoming a Funeral Director in the medium term (£22,000 to £30,000 per annum salary).
- recognises the importance of the role and their responsibility to not only the deceased but also to the families our client is privileged enough to care for.
- wants to make a long-term commitment to a company that values and develops its employees. You’ll be a studious person that wants to learn how a highly successful funeral service operates. You can expect to learn all the stages of arranging and conductinga funeral whilst progressing, in time, to become a fully trained Funeral Director.
- is system savvy. You’ll be able to pickup software easily and will have a good grounding in the MS Office package.
- is an articulate communicator with a great standard of written and spoken English.
- is well organised and a natural multitasker who always remains calm in hectic situations. You won’t struggle following procedures and will be happy to be flexible to support the wider operation.
- believes in being immaculate. Not only will you present yourself in the smartest manner but you will keep your reception and guest facing areas to a pristine standard.