Funeral Director

LOOKING FOR A LIFESTYLE CHANGE? Want the ability to earn a good income and see another part of Australia.

Territory Funerals are a wanting to hear from you. We have a Funeral Director position available that is permanent part-time with a minimum 25 hours per week.

An opportunity has become available for a compassionate and professional person to join our team at Territory Funerals located in Darwin, Northern Territory. This position requires a person who is caring, reliable with a mature attitude, has empathy, discretion and is also respectful. The successful applicant will be dealing with grieving families and friends. 

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Dealing with deceased persons either collecting from hospital mortuary, nursing home or place of residence and transferring them to Territory Funerals.
• Assisting the coroners office with the collection and transferring of persons to the hospital mortuary.
• Meeting with families through making funeral arrangements, conducting and assisting on funerals.
• Preparation for funerals including dressing of the deceased and coffins.
• Contributing to the everyday operation of the business and maintaining of the premises and work vehicles.
• Interaction with first nation/indigenous deceased and their communities.

Applicants should have the following attributes:

• Be well presented, punctual, and prepared to assist in all areas of the funeral business.
• Have great inter-personal skills, be caring and empathic to our grieving families.
• Be mindful and respectful of cultural requirements.
• Have the capacity to be at ease with handling deceased persons
• Great organisational skills, have a positive and mature attitude in a team working environment.
• Excellent communication (including computer) skills and an eye for detail.
• Considerable physical strength to meet demands of the job which includes heavy lifting.
• Available and ability to work on an afterhours roster, including weekends and public holidays.
• Process a current clean open driver’s licence and ability to drive a manual vehicle.
• Up to date & fully COVID vaccinated as per Northern Territory government requirements

If you can see yourself in this position,  please send your resume with a covering letter addressing the above criteria to:

PO Box 2711 Palmerston NT 0831 

Or email to *****@territoryfunerals.com.au