Funeral Service Operative

Multiple Opportunities Available! Although you will be primarily based out of our Camberley site, you will be supporting our Funeral Homes across Hampshire, Surrey & Berkshire.

We're offering an exciting opportunity to deliver the best end of life care, support, and experience to the deceased and their families at their time of need. As a Funeral Service Operative you'll assist in the smooth delivery of funerals, from collection, transportation, and preparation of the deceased, through to driving our vehicles and acting as a conductor or bearer. This is a physically and emotionally demanding role.

You'll need a full UK driving license (valid for both manual and automatic vehicles) and for insurance purposes you must be over 25.

Shifts will be worked Monday to Friday and you'll be required to work on call and out of hours as part of our on call rota (evenings, weekends, overnight).

What you'll get

• 20% colleague discount in our retail shops
• Health & dental cash plans
• 24/7 virtual GP & fitness discounts via Aviva Digicare+ Workplace
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life insurance & NEST pension
• Financial wellbeing tools & share incentive scheme
• Cycle-to-work & Electric Vehicle schemes
• Training & development opportunities

What to expect

• Collecting the deceased and bringing them into our care, which may involve challenging locations and circumstances.
• Helping dress and prepare the deceased, including preparing for viewing and placing the deceased into the coffin or casket.
• Driving our vehicles and ensuring all are in a pristine condition for each funeral.
• Acting as a bearer.
• Supporting our local communities and acting as a trusted ambassador for our funeral care services.
• This role will involve manual handling.

What we're looking for

• Excellent communication & listening skills.
• Can demonstrate resilience and work under pressure.
• High level of understanding, empathy, and compassion.
• Valid UK driving licence (manual and automatic) and over 25 years of age.

Training

• Previous experience within the funeral industry is not required; we'll provide full training.
• Travel to other sites will be required.

Successful candidates will undergo a DBS check as part of compliance requirements.