Ken Newcombe Funeral Directors Holmbush St Austell

15/11/2025

An amazing opportunity for someone looking to join the funeral profession and make a difference. Such a rewarding job 💙 PLEASE SHARE 💙

🌟🌟🌟🌟 FULL-TIME POSITION 🌟🌟🌟🌟

We’re looking for a compassionate and reliable individual to join our team as a Funeral Service Operative (Level One). This role offers the opportunity to support families during one of life’s most sensitive moments, playing a key part in delivering respectful and meaningful services that genuinely make a difference.

Being a Funeral Service Operative means playing a central part in one of life’s most significant moments. You’re often the first person a grieving family meets, and your presence can shape how they remember the most difficult of days. This role calls for empathy, confidence, and attention to detail. You are entrusted with the role of taking care of our deceased and ensuring our families' wishes can be met. You conduct yourself with respect & dignity, understanding the privilege it is to undertake the work you do.

As a Funeral Service Operative, you will:
💙 Provide dignified and professional care for the deceased
💙 Support Funeral Directors in delivering seamless service and ceremonial work
💙 Drive and operate specialist vehicles (including hearses, limousines and private ambulances)
💙 Maintaining high standards of presentation for vehicles and facilities, and ensuring they are well-maintained
💙 Participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota (including nights/weekends) to support families - providing out-of-hours support, including dignified collection and transfer of the deceased into care.
💙 Bring the deceased into our care from the place of death — including private homes, hospitals, hospices, or public spaces — under varying circumstances
💙 Prepare the deceased (washing, dressing, presentation) in accordance with family, religious, or cultural wishes
💙 Support with chapel visits and interactions with families in a calm and respectful manner
💙 Carry out all duties involving the deceased with the utmost care and professionalism

To view the full job description and to apply:-
https://dignity.kallidusrecruit.com/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=3266

14/11/2025

As another week comes to a close, our hearts are with the families we’ve had the privilege of caring for. Thank you for trusting us during such a difficult and emotional time. It’s an honour to walk beside you and to care for your loved ones with dignity and compassion 💛

We’re here for you—day or night. So please don’t hesitate to call us on 01726 75869.

Our on call team this weekend:-
Sam, Stuart, Mark, Jon & Trevor

Take care of yourselves & each other 🧡

14/11/2025

We’ve had such a great response to our Casual Funeral Service Operative vacancy. For anyone who would still like to apply the closing date is 28/11.

🖤 FANTASTIC JOB OPPORTUNITY 🖤
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CASUAL FUNERAL SERVICE OPERATIVES

Our commitment to supporting families through one of the most difficult times of their lives wouldn’t be possible without the heart of our business - our people.

We’re looking for compassionate individuals to join our team on a casual basis, supporting families during funeral services and behind the scenes. This flexible opportunity is ideal for those who want to make a difference in their community while working around other commitments.

The Role:-
You’ll be part of a team that ensures every service is delivered with dignity and respect. This position is well-suited to individuals who are looking to work occasionally and contribute in a meaningful way, especially during peak periods or when extra ceremonial support is required.

Key Responsibilities:-
* Assisting at funeral services — bearing coffins, setting up venues, and supporting mourners.
* Driving and operating specialist vehicles such as hearses and limousines.
* Participate in our out-of-hours rota, providing services outside normal working hours.
* Representing Dignity Funerals with professionalism and empathy.
* Providing respectful, discreet support to families on the day of the service.
* Maintaining ceremonial standards in appearance, conduct, and service delivery.

About You:-
We’re looking for someone who:
* Demonstrates compassion, empathy, and professionalism.
* Understands the importance of presentation and discretion.
* Is physically capable of manual handling tasks, including lifting and carrying.
* Holds a Full UK Driving Licence (essential).
* Is reliable, punctual, and flexible with working hours, including short-notice availability.
* Is comfortable with tasks that involve direct contact with the deceased.

To view the full job description and to apply, please click on the below link:-
https://dignity.kallidusrecruit.com/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=3211

13/11/2025

Did I tell you enough how I loved you?
Did I tell you enough to be sure?
Did I tell you enough how the jokes that you told
Made me love you a little bit more?

Did I tell you enough that I missed you
In the moments that we spent apart?
Did I tell you enough how your laugh is imprinted
Right into the walls of my heart?

Did I tell you enough or remind you
That you never stopped making me proud?
‘Cause I know that I said it enough in my head
But I might not have said it aloud

Did I tell you enough you brought sunshine
Every time that you entered a place?
That you brightened the air, with the smile you would wear
That would light up the whole of your face

But now why am I asking these questions?
For I know all the answers already
And asking and wondering over and over
Is draining, exhausting and heavy

It’s tiring me, getting me nowhere
Like a circle I run on the spot
‘Cause I’ve realised the answer to all of these questions
Will always be ‘no, I did not’

For it wouldn’t have mattered how often,
I had spoken aloud all my love
Because even if we’d had forever,
Forever would never

have been quite enough

*****

Becky Hemsley 2025
Beautiful artwork by Karoline Kroiss

10/11/2025

I still speak to you, you know.

I still say, “good morning,” when I wake up and open the curtains. Sometimes I say it aloud and sometimes I whisper it to myself.
But I still say it.

I still say, “hey you,” when I walk past your chair or your photograph. Sometimes I say it with tears in my eyes and sometimes I have a smile on my face.
But I still say it.

I still say, “what should we have for dinner?” when I get home in the evening or when I open the fridge to see what food we have in. Sometimes I say it even though I know what I want to cook, and sometimes I’m hoping you’ll give me some inspiration.
Either way, I still say it.

I still say, “it’s our song!” when it plays on the radio.
I still say, “remember this?” when I find something I’d forgotten about.
I still say, “what do you think?” when I’m trying on an outfit.

I still say, “isn’t it a lovely day?” and “guess who I saw!” and “what shall we watch?” and “goodnight”
and “I miss you.”

And I still say, “I love you.”
Whenever I see your photo. Whenever it’s a lovely day.
Whenever I miss you.
Sometimes I say it aloud, sometimes in a whisper to myself; sometimes with tears in my eyes and sometimes with a smile on my face.

But always, either way,

I love you.

And I still say it.

*****

Becky Hemsley 2024
Stunning artwork by Jolene Lai

09/11/2025

08/11/2025

⭐️⭐️ PLEASE SHARE ⭐️⭐️

🖤 FANTASTIC JOB OPPORTUNITY 🖤
🩶 PLEASE SHARE 🩶

CASUAL FUNERAL SERVICE OPERATIVES

Our commitment to supporting families through one of the most difficult times of their lives wouldn’t be possible without the heart of our business - our people.

We’re looking for compassionate individuals to join our team on a casual basis, supporting families during funeral services and behind the scenes. This flexible opportunity is ideal for those who want to make a difference in their community while working around other commitments.

The Role:-
You’ll be part of a team that ensures every service is delivered with dignity and respect. This position is well-suited to individuals who are looking to work occasionally and contribute in a meaningful way, especially during peak periods or when extra ceremonial support is required.

Key Responsibilities:-
* Assisting at funeral services — bearing coffins, setting up venues, and supporting mourners.
* Driving and operating specialist vehicles such as hearses and limousines.
* Participate in our out-of-hours rota, providing services outside normal working hours.
* Representing Dignity Funerals with professionalism and empathy.
* Providing respectful, discreet support to families on the day of the service.
* Maintaining ceremonial standards in appearance, conduct, and service delivery.

About You:-
We’re looking for someone who:
* Demonstrates compassion, empathy, and professionalism.
* Understands the importance of presentation and discretion.
* Is physically capable of manual handling tasks, including lifting and carrying.
* Holds a Full UK Driving Licence (essential).
* Is reliable, punctual, and flexible with working hours, including short-notice availability.
* Is comfortable with tasks that involve direct contact with the deceased.

To view the full job description and to apply, please click on the below link:-
https://dignity.kallidusrecruit.com/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=3211

07/11/2025

As another week comes to a close, our hearts are with the families we’ve had the privilege of caring for. Thank you for trusting us during such a difficult and emotional time. It’s an honour to walk beside you and to care for your loved ones with dignity and compassion 🩵

We’re here for you—day or night. So please don’t hesitate to call us on 01726 75869.

Our on call team this weekend:-
Brian, Steve, Trevor & Stephen.

Take care of yourselves & each other 💚

07/11/2025

Just some of our Remembrance tributes to honour all the brave souls who sacrificed so we could live in freedom 🇬🇧 We don’t have a large window to do a display, so we always decorate our hearse and limousines instead. So look out for us on your travels ❤️ Dignity Funerals

06/11/2025

When sorrow presses heavy on my chest,
and the nights refuse to bring me rest,
I close my eyes and there you are
a steady light, my guiding star.

Though distance keeps your hand from mine,
your love still threads through every line.
In whispers soft, in gentle air,
I feel your presence everywhere.

Grief reminds me you are gone,
yet comfort tells me I’m not alone.
For in my heart, where shadows stay,
your voice still soothes, it lights the way.

So though I ache, I also know,
your love still walks where I must go.
And in the silence, soft and deep,
you cradle me, and I can sleep.

Ann Marie