Funeral Director

Are you an empathetic individual with a keen eye for detail and excellent interpersonal skills? We are looking for someone to take on the new opportunity of becoming a Funeral Director.

Responsibilities

• To perform the duties of a Funeral Director
• Meet with families, executors, solicitors, and representatives of the deceased to organise funerals, giving advice where appropriate
• Communicate with team members concerning the deceased
• To liaise with doctors, mortuary staff, coroner’s department, clergy, crematorium and cemetery authorities, gravediggers etc.
• To provide funeral information and co-ordinate the relevant parties
• To input funeral information on the company funeral admin system and produce invoices where appropriate
• To follow-up the disposal of cremation ashes and memorial sales
• To participate in the out-of-hours telephone calls
• Take business calls from nursing homes and families about the removal of a deceased person
• Any other relevant duties

• Previous experience of working in an office environment and managing people, particularly in an emotionally charged environment is essential
• Any experience of working in a caring industry e.g., GP practices, health care settings is desirable
• A-Level – business studies qualification or Funeral Directing Qualification
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy
• Good English grammar – spelling and punctuation
• Good team worker and multi-tasker
• Able to participate in on-calls during unsocial hours
• Own car and driving licence are desirable