Funeral Service Arranger

Posted 24 Mar 2023

Dignity PLC

Leeds (Admin / Clerical)


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Role overview

Funeral Service Arranger
 Full-time / Permanent 

W Kaye & Son Funeral Directors / Leeds

£22,841.61 per annum +Company Benefits

38.33 hours per week (Monday – Friday 09:00 am - 17:00 pm)

Accruing 22 - 25 days holiday + bank holidays | Sick pay eligibility after 12-month qualifying period | Life Assurance 2 x salary


At Dignity, we are proud to work in a unique industry. We succeed by helping people through difficult times with compassion, respect, openness and care. 


We offer a range of challenging and rewarding roles for caring individuals across the funeral profession and we continually invest in our staff, premises and vehicles so that we can ensure clients and their loved ones receive the highest standard of care. Every day, we want to exceed our customers’ expectations, and we aim to do this by persistently delivering excellent client service through the continued dedication of our people.


W Kaye & Son Funeral Directors has continued to offer professional and dignified funeral services to the local community since being established in 1906.


W Kaye & Son Funeral Directors are looking for a professional and compassionate individual to join our collaborative and dedicated team as a Funeral Service Arranger. Our values: Professional, Compassion, Respect & Knowledge form the basis of all our interactions and recognising this, you will be giving back to families in a critical time, whilst ensuring that their loved ones are treated with the utmost respect and dignity. 


Alongside a highly collaborative, dedicated, and supportive management team, we will give you the room to stretch and develop within the industry. With both training and learning opportunities, our dedicated Learning and Development team and management team will ensure that you are delivered full training to confidently perform this role and will also aim to promote your progression. Alongside this, Dignity Plc really believes in our people, so you will also have access to a wide range of Mental and Financial Well-being tools, access to financial support and a broad range of benefits.

 

 What Will I Be Doing as A Funeral Service Arranger? 

As a Funeral Service Arranger, you will be one of the very first points of contact for our families. You are going to be the coordinator that supports our families, arranges the funerals and works alongside our teams to ensure that the funerals are delivered at the highest standard, whilst also meeting the personable requests of the families.  


 Other duties will include: 

  • Create a welcoming, safe, and caring atmosphere
  • Arrange funerals according to Company guidelines ensuring that the full range of services and products are offered, thereby addressing the needs of the client
  • Maintain excellent service to clients who telephone or call the branch
  • Be available for clients to visit the deceased during office hours and out of hours by arrangement to company standards and guidelines

 

 What Do I Need?

  • Previous experience in a Customer Service or Administrative position. 
  • Proactive approach and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, both in-person and on the phone.
  • Comfortable coming into contact with the deceased through the Chapel of Rest visits.
  • Presentable at all times, acting with professional conduct and showing empathy.
  • Excellent attention to detail is (Essential).
  • A passion for customer service

 

Advantageous: 

  • Previous experience in the industry, though this is not required, as full training will be provided. 

 

Dignity Plc is an equal opportunity employer where we celebrate diversity across our business. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees; therefore, all our employment decisions are assessed based on qualifications, merit and business need.


What are the next steps?

If you are interested in learning more about Dignity Plc, please feel free to visit our website at Dignity Funeral Directors: Funeral Services & Prepaid Funeral Plans (dignityfunerals.co.uk). Alternatively, to be considered for this role, please submit your application via the ‘apply’ button, where a member of our resourcing team will review your application. 


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Dignity Plc retains the right to close this vacancy early without prior notification, so it is advisable to complete your application at the earliest opportunity.


Please note that this role is subject to meeting regulatory requirements. As an FCA-regulated organisation, we are committed to adopting the highest standards and we do this by employing individuals with the appropriate skills, experience and integrity to protect both the company and our clients. If you are considered for a role, you will be providing your permission for us to conduct the relevant checks and assessments that will be carried out during the recruitment and onboarding process. The nature of the checks will depend on whether the role is subject to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR). 


Please note in accordance with our pre-employment checks, all roles will require a criminal record check and further enhanced checks may apply. Certain roles will be subject to ongoing checks in line with the Group SMCR Framework (Fit & Proper Policy).  Further details will be explained to you throughout the recruitment process. 


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.


Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable. 


We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

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