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Do you have an empathetic and compassionate outlook? Looking for a vocation of putting others first and serving families in need of emotional support? Would you describe yourself as a strong administrator who could officiate a funeral? Yes? We would like to hear from you.
Mploy Staffing Solutions Ltd is looking for a permanent Funeral Director & Celebrant to join our highly valued client in Poole, Dorset.
Why should you be interested? Our client is offering:
* a salary of £29,000 to £40,000 PA, subject to experience/interview performance.
* permanent full-time work, 40 hours per week with hours of work from X to Y, Monday to Friday. Expect to work 1 Saturday in 6 & to carry an on-call phone 1 evening in 3 (hours from A to B).
* 28 days holiday PA, including bank holidays.
* a generous company pension where our client pays the full 8% workplace contribution. Expect savings equivalent of £1,000 to £2,000 PA, salary dependent.
* varied work within a caring and supportive environment.
* a commutable location, a 15-minute drive from central Poole with free parking.
* excellent professional development opportunities including in-house training & a sponsored opportunity to study a Certificate in Funeral Celebrancy with the Fellowship of Professional Celebrants, subject to a training agreement.
In return for these excellent benefits our client is looking for a candidate who:
* recognises the importance of the role and their responsibility to not only the deceased but also to the families our client is privileged enough to care for.
* is either an experienced Funeral Director & Celebrant or is eager to become one. A demonstrated interest in funeral direction & celebrancy, including current study, has worked well in the past with our client.
* has exact attention to detail and would be able to arrange and conduct a fitting funeral. You will be a strong administrator with an empathetic approach to ensure each family is well catered for. Expect to: host families to discuss their wishes; lead ceremonies with grace; direct team members & organise memorial trees/benches/stones/gardens/keepsakes, audio/visual resources, printing (Orders of Service), coffins, graves, wake refreshments, floral tributes, on-site/inter-site transport & relevant notices.
* is flexible & thrives in a dynamic/varied environment. Expect to arrange and conduct religious, secular, traditional & modern funerals across a variety of ceremony halls & locations culminating in either burial or cremation of the deceased.
* is conversant with the Microsoft Office package and is confident using telephone systems.
* is consultative. Expect to provide expert advice on available services so that families can make appropriate & well-informed decisions. You will also be able to advise families as to relevant laws, regulations & terms.
* is an articulate communicator with confidence in public speaking. You will be comfortable addressing large congregations and small gatherings whilst knowing how to adapt to an audience.
* has a very high standard of personal presentation.
Sound like you? Superb, we look forward to receiving your application. For more details on the role please feel free to call us.
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