Position title
General Assistants – Various Areas
Description

Icebolethu Group is an Authorised Financial Service Provider FSP45714 and a Level 1 BBBEE Contributor is South Africa's second largest Funeral Assurance Group. Winner of the Standard Bank KZN - Top Brand award for 2022 provides a centre of excellence and a leading provider of dignified burial solutions.

Icebolethu Burial Services a subsidiary of Icebolethu Group is currently in search of suitable candidates to apply and fill the Part Time positions of General Assistants based in various areas. The successful incumbent/s will be required to perform tasks supporting Burial Services.

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies

Minimum Qualifications

• Grade 12.

Skills and Experience required.

• Min 1-2 years’ experience in Burials / Funeral Services and Planning.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills.
• Pays close attention to detail.
• Possesses the skill needed to handle sensitive organs and instruments.
• Communicates well with others.
• Exhibit’s ability to work calmly and professionally with gruesome or unidentifiable bodies.
• Demonstrates empathy and sensitivity when working with families of the deceased.
• Must be willing to work odd hours and/or overnight shifts.

Responsibilities Required:

• Assists in removals.
• Registering deceased details on the mortuary register.
• Ensure that are labelled correctly.
• Wash and Stores bodies in the mortuary tray as per the register and board number.
• Ensures that all bodies are properly stored in their assigned locations.
• Assist in identifying bodies.
• Cleans and prepares bodies for autopsy.
• Cleaning of the mortuary and viewing area.
• Sterilizes autopsy equipment and sets out all necessary instruments for the pathologist.
• Washes and sterilizes all instruments after autopsy.
• Wash and preparing of bodies for collection.
• Coffining of bodies.
• Releases body to family or other authorized.
• Speaks to family and friends to provide them with updates on the autopsy (if necessary).
• Monitoring mortuary and signs in visitors
• Assist with Funeral grave and hall decoration set up.
• Installation of lowering device machine.
• Responsible for the equipment and material.

Reference Numbers:

Thekwini: 050725DBN

Greytown: 050725GTN

Bergville: 050725BGVL

Kokstad: 050725KOK

Clermont: 050725CLER

Hammarsdale: 050725UNIT6

Umkomaas: 050725UMKS

Verulam: 050725VRLM

Dundee: 050725DDEE

Estcourt: 050725ESCT

Nongoma: 050725 NGM

Vryheid: 050725VRYH

Pongola: 050725PONG

Jozini: 050725JZN

Mtubatuba: 050725MTB

Matatiele: 050725MTTL

Harding: 050725HDNG

Port Shepstone: 050725PTS

Empangeni: 050725EMP

Mandeni: 050725MAND

Eshowe: 050725ESHW

Ladysmith: 050725LDST

Newcastle: 050725NWSL

Mthatha: 050725MTT

Contacts

ICEBOLETHU EMBRACES THE PRINCIPLES OF THE EMPLOYMENT EQUITY ACT

*** We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture. White, Colored, Indian candidates are encouraged to apply.

Application Submission and Closing Date 18 July 2025

(NB: Applications with no clarification for the position applying for will not beconsidered) Please submit all CV’s to icebo_hr@icebolethu.co.za.

Job Location
Date posted
July 4, 2025