VacancyTitle: Funeral Service Operative/Trainee Funeral Director

Salary £27,870- £28,620 per annum
Location: Adair & Neely Funeral Directors - Londonderry
Permanent, Full Time position

About Us

We offer a sensitive, professional service to the families in our care and are proud to be part of the Funeral Partners family. Together, we are leading the way in setting new standards of excellence within the profession. Our people are key to our success, they bring a wealth of experience from both inside and outside the Funeral industry and, as an organisation, we really know what it means to work as a team.

The Opportunity

Based at Adair & Neely Funeral Directors - Londonderry, our Funeral Service Operatives are calm, professional and play a vital role in our service. They 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.

In addition to bringing people's loved ones into our care, Funeral Service Operatives play an active role behind the scenes, working in the mortuary, fitting coffins, and dressing the deceased; as well as participating in funeral services, pallbearing, and helping to ensure everything goes smoothly.

• Driving company vehicles (full driving licence required)
• Participation in the out-of-hours and on-call rota, providing an opportunity to earn additional payments
• Training as a Funeral Director to support business needs

What We Offer

• Comprehensive training for all our roles and opportunities to achieve industry recognised qualifications
• Full uniform
• Opportunities to work within the local community
• Reward and recognition scheme
• Regular feedback surveys and opportunities to join project groups
• Employee assistance service
• 23 days annual leave, increasing to 26 days with service - plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Family and friends discounts
• Christmas vouchers
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye care
• Refer a friend scheme

About You

You may have worked in the Funeral industry for many years or maybe you’re looking for a new challenge. For us it’s more important that you have the right skills and attributes because we will give you all the training you need.