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This is an exciting opportunity for a Burials Administrator Apprentice to be supported through the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard whilst working for Cormac. You will gain skills, knowledge and experience throughout Cormac’s Environment Burial Administration Service while being mentored by experienced colleagues.
About the role
You will be enrolled on the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship Standard with one of our preferred training providers. You will be expected to attend the college on day-release basis to complete your apprenticeship.
As an Apprentice Burials Administration Officer, you will be supported by qualified staff in all areas of your role.
Please view the apprenticeship standard Business administrator / Skills England
Duties include (but are not limited to):
- Provide technical and administrative support across multiple functions, working alongside experienced managers and teams.
- Develop knowledge, skills and behaviours in the organisation of burials in accordance with Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management including all statutory requirements and liaison with funeral directors and bereaved families.
- Learn how to process and support the substantiation of legal Exclusive Right of Burial ownership, ultimately producing legal documentation based on individual circumstances for ownership transfers i.e. statutory declarations, form of assent, assignments, renunciations and relinquishments.
- Assist in providing technical and general support to burial teams.
- Develop competency in maintaining and updating all records and registers (written and computerised) in respect of the burial service.
- Learn how to prepare reports and compile data or statistics as requested.
- Assist with stock control and re-ordering of registers, orders, permits, etc.
- Learn the processes involved with the authorisation and issuing of permission to monumental masons to erect all individually applied for memorials
- Develop knowledge in the provision of information regarding family history searches.
- Support the organisation and procurement of memorial benches for customers, siting of same and organising installation.
We are looking for:
- An employee who is passionate about Business Administration. You will be committed to completing a Business Administration apprenticeship and continuing your personal development.
- Current or predicted 5 GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above, including maths and English
- Experienced in the use of I.T. such as E-Mail, Word, Excel, social media etc.
- You must be able to attend Truro and Penwith College for College sessions.
Our offer to you
Salary: £18,693.75 per year, progressing after 12 months to the Real Living Wage (as set by the Living Wage Foundation)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Western Group Centre, Radnor Road, Scorrier, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 5EH
College: Truro and Penwith College, Truro, Cornwall
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of all our service users, clients and customers. If the role is working with vulnerable individuals and/or children and young people, you will be asked to complete a relevant DBS check to be successfully appointed to the role.
Thank you for your interest in supporting our important work at Cormac.
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Apprentice Burials Administration Officer in Redruth employer: Cormac
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