General Assistant – Mortuary Services

About the role

A subsidiary of Icebolethu Group, Icebolethu Burial Services, is looking for a candidate to fill a permanent position of General Assistant in Rustenburg. The post supports the mortuary operations of the Burial Services division, which is described as a leading provider of dignified burial solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in removals and help identify bodies.
• Register deceased details on the mortuary register and ensure they are labelled correctly.
• Wash and store bodies in the mortuary tray according to the register and board number, keeping them in their assigned locations.
• Clean and prepare bodies for autopsy, then clean and sterilize autopsy equipment and instruments for the pathologist.
• Wash and prepare bodies for collection and coffin them.
• Release bodies to the family or other authorised person and give updates on the autopsy if necessary.
• Clean the mortuary and viewing area, monitor the mortuary and sign in visitors.
• Help set up funeral graves and halls, install the lowering device machine and look after equipment and materials.

Required profile

• Grade 12.
• At least 1-2 years' experience in burials, funeral services and planning.
• Ability to work calmly and professionally with gruesome or unidentifiable bodies, and to show empathy and sensitivity with families of the deceased.
• Willingness to work odd hours and/or overnight shifts.

Required skills

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to handle sensitive organs and instruments.
• Good communication with others.