Overview
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Position
Location: Stroud
Job Type: Full-time, permanent – 38.33 Hours per week
Salary: £29,638.00 per annum
Why This Role Matters
This role requires expert knowledge of funeral processes, care of the deceased, and legal and regulatory requirements. You will coordinate teams with care, take accountability for delivering services to the highest standard, and lead by example every day.
Responsibilities
* Lead funeral services with professionalism and attention to detail
* Run pre-funeral briefings to ensure everything is clearly understood and well-coordinated
* Offer a consultative approach – helping families explore available options and understand what's possible
* Collaborate with arrangers, specialists, FDs and care teams
* Support the team in managing the diary, resources and records
* Assist with coffin preparation, handling of the deceased, and chapel duties where required
* Provide leadership and mentoring to less experienced team members, sharing learning, and taking part in training and development
* Support local community engagement and promotion of the brand – build relationships with care homes, celebrants and local religious and ethnic groups
* Act as a liaison with service and client delivery to ensure seamless scheduling and service coordination
Skills and Knowledge
* Previous experience leading funerals, working with the deceased and supporting families
* In-depth knowledge of funeral processes, legal and regulatory requirements
* Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills
* Calm under pressure with a respectful, compassionate approach to service
* Physically capable of manual handling tasks, including coffin bearing
* Able to work flexibly, including weekends and on-call
* A Full UK Driving Licence (essential)
What We Offer
* Professional development: comprehensive induction plan and in-house development programmes
* Bonus potential: additional bonuses rewarding your hard work and achievements
* Life assurance cover
* Health & wellbeing programme: employee assistance programme
* Holiday allowance: 30–33 days per year, inclusive of Bank Holidays
* Pension scheme: contributory pension scheme
Next Steps
If this sounds like the next step in your career and you're ready to support families and lead with professionalism, hit the ‘apply’ button. A member of our Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.
About Us
We are Dignity, one of the UK's oldest and most trusted funeral providers, with over 200 years of history, 570 branches, and 46 crematoria across the country. From launching the UK's first funeral plan to helping shape modern regulation, we have led the way in supporting families with care, compassion, and professionalism.
FCA Statement
The FCA regulates us so that some roles may be subject to background checks.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement
We know that diverse teams make better decisions, build better products, and create a more inclusive and better place to work. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, and whatever your life looks like, we'd love to hear from you. And if there's anything you need to make the process more accessible, please let us know.
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