About the role

Admin / Phones / Funeral Directing / Funeral Arrangement & Conducting role based at Dandenong South with hybrid working arrangements - An Alrounder - Team Player - Perm. Part-Time

Key responsibilities

- Funeral Arrangement / Conducting & FDA - Based from Our Office in Dandenong Sth - Tues. & Wed.

- Phones & Admin work from Home Thurs. & Fri. and 1 weekend in 6 - must be able to send emails.

About you

- Minimum 1 year experience as a Funeral Arranger in Melbourne

What you will do:

- Funeral Directing / Funeral Arrangement / Conducting – Experienced Required

- Primary contact, coordinating logistics, handling documentation and ensuring personalized tributes while maintaining high levels of care

- Assisting with the Transfer of deceased from Hospital's or Coroner Office when / if req.

- Encoffin the deceased into their coffin or casket

- Assisting Funeral Arrangers on Funeral Services

- Driving Funeral Hearse in Cortege &/or to and from Funeral Services

- Cleaning hearses and transfer vehicle

- General assistance around the funeral home

- Ensuring funeral vehicles are clean and packed with all necessary equipment

- Warmly greeting and welcoming all family members and funeral mourners at a funeral service

- Organise time efficiently and monitor daily workflow

- Participate in day-to-day operational tasks such as attending funerals, arrangerments, transfers, phones, viewings, driving vehicles and keeping work areas clean and tidy

- Have strong attention to detail and the ability to follow direction

Applications for this role will close on Monday Oct. 26, 2026.





Applications MUST include a cover letter or email addressing why you would be suitable for this role - Only experienced applicants to apply.

For further information regarding this position or to apply please contact via email: ••••@groupahm.com.au

Position Requirements:

- Compassion and Sensitivity: A crucial aspect of this role involves dealing with grieving families, requiring a high level of empathy and compassion.

- Organisational Skills: Attending funeral services, managing paperwork, and ensuring smooth operations demand solid organisational abilities.

- Communication Skills: Clear and empathetic communication is vital when interacting with both clients and the internal team.

- Flexible: Plans can change for the day needing a flexible attitude to adjust and continue.

- Can Do Attitude: The ability to fix the issue and get the show back on the road.

- Physically Fit: Physically fit for the demands of the role.

- Drivers Licence: Valid driver's license and ability to work independently

- Car licence required: A standard car licence is essential for this position

- Previous Experience in Funeral Industry Required

- Be a committed team player but also able to work independently

- An understanding of the funeral service industry and its operations, or ability to rapidly acquire industry knowledge

- The ability to work professionally with a wide variety of people and cultures, showing respect and empathy.

- Sensitivity, along with comfort to circumstances involving grieving people, and their values and beliefs.

- Be at ease working within a funeral, cemetery and crematoria environment

📌 Funeral Arranger / FDA / Administration P/Time (Dandenong South)
🏢 Harris McDonald Group
📍 Dandenong South