VacancyTitle: Funeral Service Operative (Casual Hours)
About the role
At Funeral Partners, we offer a sensitive, professional service to the families in our care, and we are leading the way in setting new standards of excellence within the profession. White Dove Funeral Home - Dunstable are currently looking for a casual Funeral Service Operative. The hours are varied, and there is the opportunity to fit the role in around your other commitments. Calm and professional, our Funeral Operatives play a vital role in our service and are often the first members of the team to meet our families. A good Funeral Service Operative will be able to provide reassurance to families that we will take good care of their loved ones whilst we prepare them for their final journey. Being a Funeral Service Operative can be challenging and rewarding, and no two days are quite the same.
Responsibilities
- Bringing people's loved ones into our care
- Working in the mortuary, fitting coffins, and dressing the deceased
- Participating in funeral services, pallbearing, and helping to ensure everything goes smoothly
- Driving company vehicles
- Providing reassurance to families
- Being on the out‑of‑hours and on‑call rota (opportunity to earn additional payments)
Requirements
- Full UK manual driving licence
- Availability to work on‑call/out‑of‑hours rota
Benefits
- Comprehensive training for all roles and opportunities to achieve industry recognised qualifications
- Paid average holiday pay (for casual colleagues)
- Full uniform
- Pension scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Christmas voucher
Pay
Salary £13.00 per hour
Schedule
Casual, variable hours; on‑call/out‑of‑hours rota