Funeral Operative (Driver and Recoveries) – Affordable Cremations Scotland CIC

Job Title: Funeral Operative Location: Glasgow/North Ayrshire (with travel around Scotland)

Salary: £8.50per hour, full time or part time.

Some evening and weekend work will be required, overtime negotiable.

PLEASE ALSO EMAIL IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PART TIME WORK AS A FUNERAL OPERATIVE ON RETAINER.

Affordable Cremations Scotland Community Interest Company is a newly incorporated social enterprise launching later in 2017. The new company is wholly owned by the charity Community Renewal Trust. This social enterprise will seek to:

• Provide direct cremations at an affordable cost
• Provide advice to help families arrange other funeral services such as memorials, celebrations, flowers, celebrants, bereavement support
• Provide support to claim Funeral Payment benefits
• Provide additional support to bereaved families including advice
• Reinvest any profits into the reduction of poverty and education around death/bereavement/funerals.
• Become a sustainable business and flagship social enterprise

Role:

• Recoveries
• Driving
• Laying out bodies
• Bookings
• Administration
• Communicate with bereaved families

Affordable Cremations Scotland CIC and this role is funded in part by Scottish Government and the European Social Fund.

Application notes:

Application is by sending a current CV including 2 referees (one being most recent employer unless self-employed) as well as a covering letter outlining your experience with evidence relevant to the job tasks outlined above, and completing the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Please indicate whether you would also be interested in a part time role on retainer that we will recruit later in the year – this will not disadvantage your application.

This should be emailed to John Halliday, Director of Development – john.halliday@communityrenewal.org.uk by NEW DEADLINE 10.00AM 2 OCTOBER 2017

Job Description and Equalities Form here: Funeral Operative (Driver and Recoveries) Job Description