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1 day ago

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**Funeral Director** The key duties of the post are as follows: - Responsible for collaborating with the General Manager, Principal Funeral Directors (PFDs), Funeral Directors & colleagues to maximise the success of the funeral home and the company. - Set high performance goals for teams and for individuals, appraise performance, coach, discipline and praise colleagues on their work. Working alongside colleagues, demonstrating & living the standard of performance required by the Company as well as organising the work and people so they can deliver exceptional service. - Organising the funeral home on a minute by minute basis to deliver for customers - Be "first among equals" with colleagues to maximise the success of their funeral home & the company. - Understand, conform to and teach to others the Company’s standard of performance in every role. - Organise the funeral home to support the Client and the PFD in terms of work and communication in the team. - Ensure that job sharers communicate effectively and use the same systems; no "cracks in the pavement". - Ensure that all colleagues contribute their best; good communication (listening, questioning, challenging, briefing, praising and team problem-solving) is key to this. - Resolving any deficiencies in team or individual performance quickly and fairly with the coaching support of the PFD or General Manager. - Demonstrate the attitude needed to do a great job; positive, proactive, team spirited, dynamic & open to learning, innovation. **Specific roles and duties** - Guide and advise families through the experience of organising a funeral. - Meeting customers at locations other than those of the Company. - Managing all matters financial in relation to the funeral; including responsibility for collection of debts. - Promoting the business within the local community and encouraging colleagues to do likewise. - Support customers through other funeral related services such as preparing ashes plots for interment of cremated remains, arranging masonry orders, offering funeral pre-payment plans for example. - Provide holiday and sickness cover for colleagues based at other funeral homes. The role requires you to participate in the 24 hour call-out system in accordance with the local rota arrangements. - Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety regulations and other relevant legislation. **Where**: **Ballard and Shortall Funeral Directors, East Grinstead** Should you not hear from us you have not been successful on this occasion and we wish you every success in your search for suitable employment. **Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year **Benefits**: - Company pension - Employee discount - Health & wellbeing programme - Sick pay Schedule: - Monday to Friday - Weekend availability Ability to commute/relocate: - East Grinstead RH19 2HA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) **Experience**: - Management: 1 year (required) - Funeral Director: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: - Driving Licence (required) Work authorisation: - United Kingdom (required) Work Location: In person

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