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Where a funeral takes longer than 3 hours from leaving Poppy’s HQ we will pay £25 per additional hour.  \nThe role: This is not a full-time role , it is a freelance position. Many of our current On the Day Funeral Directors fit this around other freelance work. Shifts offered usually take place on Monday-Friday daytimes, usually offered with one to three weeks’ notice.  \nAt Poppy’s we are on a mission to give people the funeral they want, need and can feel proud of. We prioritise choice, flexibility and access to information, ensuring our clients are empowered to make the decisions that are right for them. We believe a meaningful funeral can be immensely powerful and we’ll do everything we can to make this happen.  \nWe have recognised our need to have some people we can call on as brilliant Funeral Directors who will lead the funeral on the day. The ‘on the day’ Funeral Directors will be the faces and voices of Poppy’s for the families and friends of the people whose funerals they will lead, so we want them to be confident in embodying our values and supporting our clients to have meaningful funerals in whatever form they take.  \nMain purpose and scope of the job:  \n● To lead funerals on the day, delivering a meaningful funeral and leading a team  \n● To liaise with a Funeral Director or a Client Support Advisor before the funeral ensuring you are fully briefed, and the funeral runs smoothly  \n● To liaise with the family to ensure the process feels seamless to them and they are utterly confident that the day will unfold as they expect  \n● To ensure the Funeral Director or Client Support Advisor receive a full report on how the day went so they can check in with the client afterwards  \n● To maintain and develop Poppy’s impressive reputation with clients, stakeholders and the public  \nKey responsibilities:  \n● Reading the report about the funeral sent by the Client Support Advisor /Funeral Director  \n● Using the briefing phone call/Zoom meeting with the Client Support Advisor /Funeral Director to fully understand everything that will be needed on the day. 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