Funeral Operative

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
Glasgow
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Healthcare
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Driving Recoveries Administration Communication Funeral Services Bereavement Support

FULL DESCRIPTION

Funeral Operative

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring a Funeral Operative to perform recoveries, driving, laying out bodies, bookings, administration, and communicate with bereaved families. The role is funded by the Scottish Government and the European Social Fund.

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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

[Employer hidden] 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 – [contact hidden] by NEW DEADLINE 10.00AM 2 OCTOBER 2017

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