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Bereavement Services Officer Islington £23/hr Full time: 36/hrs a week Start date: ASAP AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities in the Islington area. 3 - 6 months contract role. Ideal for those who are looking for a short term contract. PRIMARY JOB FUNCTION To work as part of a team in the provision of comprehensive support functions to the Cemetery Service, ensuring the provision of continuous administrative processes that deliver a high quality, customer focused burial and cremation service. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES - Undertake cemetery, cremation and memorial administration tasks ensuring all work processes and procedures are followed. - Provide a customer reception service and telephone answering service in the main office or other location as directed. - Advise customers on all aspects of cemetery, cremation and memorial enquiries including burial rights, grants, permits, cemetery and crematorium regulations and codes of practice. - Liaise with members of the public and funeral directors in the arrangements for grave selections, memorial appointments and the disposal of cremated remains. - Undertake data inputting using bespoke cemetery and crematorium software, Microsoft office packages such as word and excel and corporate systems. - Assist in the sale of all memorial types to customers and memorial sales development