Embalmer

Closing date: 27-06-2025

£37,264 per annum (£19.11 per hour) plus benefits

Full time 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm

Poole, Dorset and Fareham, Hampshire

Applicants must be an existing qualified Embalmer with British Institute of Embalmers (BIE) membership.

We’re looking for a passionate and caring embalmer to join our Co-op Funeralcare team. If you can bring the technical experience and customer focus we need, we can offer you a fantastic experience to develop your career with a business that puts people, care, and wellbeing at the heart of its strategy.

In this role, you’ll be part of one big team, committed to delivering outstanding service to our clients every time. In return, we can offer you a competitive salary, excellent pension, and discounts on a range of Co-op and other retailer’s products and services.

What you’ll do:

• Provide an empathic and personal service to clients from all backgrounds and religions
• Prepare the deceased and carry out practical physical assessments on a daily basis
• Support colleagues to understand the benefits of embalming
• Maintain high standards, detail and accuracy in everything you do
• Play an active role within the community, building strong relationships with people and acting as a trusted and well-respected ambassador for Co-op

This role would suit someone who has:

• A BIE (British Institute of Embalmers) qualification (or equivalent)
• A practical can-do attitude and flexible approach
• A caring nature and emotional maturity
• The ability to think on your feet and expertly prioritise your work
• An appreciation that you only get one chance to deliver a perfect final tribute

Why Co-op?

You’ll get a fantastic benefits package including:

• 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores all year-round
• 10% off other brands in our food stores all year-round
• Discounts on other Co-op products and services
• 23 days holidays (pro rata, rising with service)
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential advice and support on anything you’re struggling with, 24 hours a day
• Access to virtual GP and free eye tests
• Endless career development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Friendly, supportive team and the knowledge that you make a huge difference to your community
• Access to Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it

At Co-op, we’re proud to do things a different way. As one of the world’s largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we’ve had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building an inclusive work environment:

We’re actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. We want to build inclusive work environments, where our colleagues have equal opportunities to reach their full potential. We celebrate our differences, and recognise the importance of our teams reflecting the communities they serve.

If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We’re also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we’ll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we’ll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

If you’re successful in your application, we’ll perform some background checks as part of our pre-employment screening process. These will include a DBS (disclosure and barring service) and adverse media checks, and an occupational health questionnaire (to ensure you are fit to perform the role). We’ll also check your social media activity on platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the completion of pre-employment screening checks.