Full Time Mortuary Assistant

serving families at one of the most difficult times in their lives.

We currently have a vacancy for a full-time Mortuary Assistant based at our Eastbourne Funeral Home covering Eastbourne, Seaford, Polegate, Hailsham, Battle, Cross-in Hand and the wider CPJ Field family of funeral homes.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone wishing to provide exceptional care to our clients and families. You will be working with and providing support to the Embalmer and Funeral Directors to provide an excellent service for customers. The post holder will be required to work flexibly in a tight knit team environment.

The key duties of the post are as follows:

• To assist the Embalmer as required
• Tidy and maintain cleanliness of mortuary areas at all times
• Enter details of coffin arrivals onto eFD (inhouse IT system), checking coffins for

damage and for correct details on coffin plates

• Assist Funeral Service Team with the closing of coffins
• Vacuum and tidy Chapels of Rest and offices
• Preparation of the deceased for viewings including dressing and facials and place into

chapels in accordance with wishes of the family.

• Preparation of the deceased for relocation to other Funeral Homes and funerals
• Assisting colleagues with booking deceased people in to our care by helping with first

offices, measuring, weighing and placing into the cold room

• Showing clients into Chapel of Rest for viewings.
• Preparation of ashes into caskets as required.
• Assisting Funeral Directors as required
• Maintain and tidy car parking areas and driveways.

This is a varied role with a difference and would be suited to a candidate who has the

following personal skills:

• Passion for the funeral profession
• Highest standards of service to clients and their families
• Excellent interpersonal skills with drive to continually improve client experience
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple teams
• Reliability, honesty and a commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Willingness to adapt and change at short notice

Where:

The role will be based at Eastbourne and will include travel to other locations as necessary therefore having a valid, manual driving licence is an essential requirement of this role.

Job Disclaimer

The nature of our work is such that your job description will inevitably change. You will, from time to time, be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within your capabilities as directed by management.

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.

This is a unique profession: if this sounds like you and you would welcome the opportunity to join us, please submit a CV and covering letter. We look forward to hearing from you.

It is our intention to reply to all applications where possible, but if you do not hear from us you have not been successful on this occasion and we wish you every success in your search for suitable employment.

Please note - If you have been unsuccessful with an application for this role within the last 6 months please do not submit a further application.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £25,775.88 per year

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Experience:

• Mortuary: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person