Job Vacancy – Administrator, Callington HAS NOW BEEN FILLED

Secretary / Administrator

Part time (30 hours per week)

Salary: £9.20 per hour

Callington, Cornwall

At Walter C. Parson Funeral Directors we provide a funeral service for those families who needs us at a time of grief. We pride ourselves in the personal service we provide, acting professionally at all times, and conducting ourselves with sympathy and understanding. This has lead us to become one of the leading independent family owned funeral service providers operating along the South West in Devon and Cornwall

We are seeking a Secretary/Administrator to be based at our new Callington branch which is due to open in early 2019, working between the hours of 10am until 4pm, Monday to Friday. The successful candidate will be capable of dealing with front of house enquiries from our clients, assisting our funeral directors with the administration required for a funeral, administering charitable donations, liaising with other professionals like Doctors and crematorium officials and often dealing with confidential, personal and financial details.

You will need to be well presented, trustworthy, courteous and polite, have a competent telephone manner, be self motivated for periods when lone working, pay close attention to detail, competent with a computer and able to deal with people with empathy whilst at the same time having a smile on your face.

If applying please bear in mind that all of the branches have ‘Chapels of Rest’ facilities and you may be required to assist the families during their visits. There may also be occasions where you are in the branch on your own. A full driving licence is required for the initial training period which will take place in Plymouth.

Previous experience in this sector would be advantageous but is not essential.

For further information please email jobs@tamarhr.co.uk for an application form and detailed job description. Completed application forms and a covering letter should be returned to the above email address by 4pm on Monday 17^th December 2018, however applications will be reviewed as soon as we receive them.