Casual Funeral Service Operative

Casual Funeral Service Operative

Casual - as and when required

J C Clarke & Son Funeral Directors, Blacon, Chester

£10.94 per hour + on call ancillary payments

At Dignity, we are proud to work in a unique industry. We succeed by helping people through difficult times with compassion, respect, openness and care.

We offer a range of challenging and rewarding roles for caring individuals across the funeral profession and we continually invest in our staff, premises and vehicles so that we can ensure clients and their loved ones receive the highest standard of care. Every day, we want to exceed our customers’ expectations, we aim to do this by persistently delivering excellent client service through the continued dedication of our people.

We are J C Clarke & Son Funeral Directors in Cheshire, and we have had the privilege of serving families in our community from our funerals homes across Hoole and Blacon in Chester, Frodsham and Helsby since 1973. After many years of serving our community with knowledge and expertise, we have come to learn exactly what families need when they are arranging a farewell for someone dear to them.

We believe it is our duty to give guidance and compassion, ensuring every detail of our service is carried out to impeccable standards so families can give their loved one a beautiful and dignified send off, paying tribute to their life. We want to help make a difficult time a little bit easier for you and your family. When you visit us, we will work closely with you to ensure that we plan a funeral service befitting your loved one, making sure that every single detail is exactly as you want it to be

J C Clarke & Son Funeral Directors are looking for a dedicated, professional and empathetic individual to join our committed and collaborative team as a Funeral Service Operative. Our values: Professional, Compassion, Respect & Knowledge form the basis of all our interactions and recognising this, you will be giving back to families in a critical time, whilst ensuring that their loved ones are treated with the utmost respect and dignity.

Alongside a highly collaborative, supportive team, we will give you the room to stretch and develop within the industry. With both training and learning opportunities, our dedicated Learning and Development team and management team will ensure that you are delivered full training to confidently perform this role and will also promote your progression. Alongside this, Dignity Plc really believes in our people, so you will also have access to a wide range of Mental and Financial Well-being tools, access to financial support and a broad range of benefits

What Will I Be Doing as A Funeral Service Operative?

As a Funeral Service Operative, you will be at the very heart and focal point of our business, persistently delivering consistently high levels of client services to the deceased and their families.

Some of our posts will require you to assist our on-call rota at night and on the weekend, though this will be fully discussed with you throughout the recruitment process.

Other duties will include:

• Preparing and ensuring the cleanliness of vehicles
• Aid with bringing the deceased into our care
• Being part of the funeral service by bearing the coffin and driving company vehicles
• Assisting the Funeral Director with pre-funeral checks including route planning and address checking.

What Do I Need?

• A full UK driving licence
• Good level of physical fitness, as this role will involve heavy lifting duties
• The necessary documentation for a basic DBS, reference & driving licence check.
• Pride in your appearance, ensuring you are always professional
• A caring and empathetic nature
• The determination to deliver excellent client services

Advantageous:

• Previous experience in the industry, though this is not required, as full training will be provided.

The Benefits:

• Flexible working hours
• Work around personal/other work commitments.
• Opportunity to work and give something back to your local community

If you are interested in learning more about Dignity Plc, please feel free to visit our website at https://www.dignityfunerals.co.uk. Alternatively, to be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our resourcing team will review your application.

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Dignity Plc retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at the earliest opportunity.

Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).

Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy). Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Our Vision is to connect with our clients, colleagues, company and communities based on our principles whilst celebrating our differences.

We aim to empower leaders and colleagues to seek out and understand new voices and perspectives; to be vocal about inequity and exclusion, and take decisive, informed and bold action to promote inclusion and belonging.

Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

Job ID: 4071/4641