When advertising online, ensure your ad includes a brief summary and some key details:

Position Title – Keep it market relevant and gender neutral; i.e. funeral director, pre-paid funeral consultant, funeral director assistant, embalmer
Salary Range – Relevant candidates are more likely to apply when salary is stated.
Full time or Part time – What is the status of the role?
Location – Where is the position based.

The Business

Highlight your industry and what sets your business apart from others. (New age funeral home for example)
Describe your company’s culture and environment. (What makes your company unique? A great team environment, customer-focused, great opportunity to grow with our business for example)

The Job Responsibilities

Skills and knowledge specific to the job – People management skills; Mortuary/Embalming qualifications and experience, attention to detail; supervising; funeral arranging and conducting; making decisions; problem-solving; able to work well in a fast-paced environment. Able to assist with all manual handling associated with working in a funeral home such as lifting or carrying coffins, church trolleys, large arrangements of flowers.
Expected results and outcomes – Leading a team, contribute to growth in the new region, networking and marketing to stakeholders in the community, ensuring delivery of professional funeral services.

The Person

Essential qualifications – Qualifications that specifically relate to the job. Cert IV Funeral Services (Embalming) for example.
Previous experience – Three years management experience in the funeral industry for example.
Particular behaviours – Open and balanced personality, able to demonstrate discretion and empathy with client families, excellent communication and organisational skills.

Closing Statement

Brief closing statement with any exclusions – If you think you’ve got what it takes to join our team and meet our commitment to providing the best of funeral care and service to our client families, then we would really love to hear from you.

Details on how to apply and closing date – Applications close 5.00pm on Friday 23rd October, 2020. Please email your application letter detailing your reasons why you believe you are suitable for this role, together with your up to resume to: [email protected]

Discrimination – It’s your responsibility!!

There are a number of areas where discrimination can apply in job advertisements and when recruiting people.

Such as:
• gender (e.g.: male funeral director required) Unless your funeral firm specifically offers ‘female or male’ only funeral services then it could be argued that the role is gender specific.
• age
• sexual preference
• race / national origin
• religion
• disability

Help!

Consider legal advice or contact the Equal Opportunity Commission (ignorance is not accepted as an excuse and can be extremely costly).
10 Second Checklist

Job Title – Must reflect the role
Salary & Benefits – Describe the salary package and include unique offerings
Skills & Experience – Describe key skills and experience required to do the job.
Role Summary – Sum up the primary purpose of the role and where it fits into the company
Location – Detail where the role is based and how accessible it is.
Company Summary – Paint a picture of why people (or you) enjoy working in this company.

 

This example may help you put your recruitment ad together.

Funeral Director
Base Salary, Car, Mobile Phone, laptop & incentives.
Based in the Melbourne office
About this role:
In this role you will be report directly to the Managing Director of ‘ Best Funeral Home Going Around’ and will be responsible for professionally arranging and conducting funerals for our client families on as ‘as needs’ basis. Utilising our 50 venues, your work will take you all over Melbourne.
You will provide support and guidance to our client families and assist them in arranging meaningful farewells for their loved ones. You will also be involved in organising all aspects of each funeral event and liaising with venue managers, caterers and other funeral staff to ensure all details are being managed appropriately.
You will be responsible for:
Meeting with families and arranging all their funeral requirements, either in our office or their home.
Conducting funerals as required at various types of venues throughout Melbourne.
Networking and marketing the funeral home’s services throughout the local community.
Assisting with other related work activities in the funeral home such as driving hearses, assisting to prepare for funerals and working as part of a team, assisting other funeral directors to conduct funerals when required.

To be successful in this role you will have:
Demonstrable experience working as a funeral director.
Demonstrable experience leading and coordinating teams on a funeral.
Confident and engaging communication skills as well as the ability to demonstrate empathy and discretion.
An understanding of the funeral industry and appropriate venues in Melbourne.

To apply for this role, please submit an application letter detailing the reasons why you believe you would be suitable for this position together with an up to date resume to:
[email protected]