Join Our Team

• Casual opportunity – requiring flexibility with hours
• Hands-on role supporting funeral and memorial services
• Join a compassionate team delivering meaningful community services

Centennial Park is South Australia’s premier cemetery and memorial park. A beautifully landscaped natural sanctuary and multi-use public spaces where people come to reflect, remember and reconnect with what matters in their lives.

The Funeral and Memorial Services Team plays a vital role in supporting funeral directors and families to ensure funeral and memorial services are delivered with care, professionalism and dignity. We are passionate about providing a high standard of service during some of life’s most sensitive moments.

We are seeking a Funeral and Memorial Services Attendant to assist our team on a casual basis. This is a hands-on role suited to an empathetic, reliable and “can do” team player with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities in a sensitive environment.

Reporting to the Team Leader, Funeral and Memorial Services, you will demonstrate sound judgement, problem solving and critical thinking skills to support service delivery and enhance the experience of our funeral directors, families and visitors to Centennial Park.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting both funeral director led services and family led services arranged directly with Centennial Park, ensuring a consistent, compassionate experience for all families.
• Preparing service spaces prior to services ensuring cleanliness, stock levels and quality standards are met
• Liaise with funeral directors and/or families prior to service commencement to ensure all arrangements are in place
• Receive and recording coffins, placing them in the correct service space and completing all required identification checks
• Checking audio visual requirements, ensuring materials are received, tested and facilitated during services
• Assisting with the overall facilitation of services, liaising with funeral directors or families throughout the service and responding to matters as they arise with professionalism and discretion
• Acting as a concierge to guide families between service spaces and facilities within Centennial Park
• Completing post-service pack down, including removal of audio-visual materials and cleaning service spaces to a high standard
• Liaise with internal stakeholders regarding coffin transfers to the Crematorium and communicating burial service timeframes sensitively
• Providing reception relief as required, greeting visitors and responding to enquiries with care and compassion
• Undertaking administrative tasks that support and enhance the overall customer experience
• Assist with the cleaning and maintenance of public areas, service spaces and foyers

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Highly effective communication skills in a people-focused, service-based environment
• Strong organisational skills, self-motivation and attention to detail
• Professionalism and compassion when handling difficult and sensitive situations
• Strong customer service and relationship building skills with diverse stakeholders
• Sound IT literacy, including confidence using Windows-based systems and multiple applications
• Understanding of audio-visual equipment, or the ability to learn new technology quickly
• A current Driver’s License is a requirement for this role (Class C).
• Experience working in a sensitive or community focused environment will be viewed favourably

What’s in it for you?

At Centennial Park, you’ll be part of a team that:

• Values kindness, respect, and dignity.
• Plays a vital role in helping families and communities commemorate life meaningfully.
• Fosters an empowering and supportive team culture, where high performance is standard.
• Prioritises the health and wellbeing of our people, supported by excellent health and wellbeing programs including EAP.

This is a casual position, with hours determined by service bookings.  We anticipate up to 12 hours per week (indicative only), requiring flexibility to work Monday to Friday across core business hours.

The recruitment process for the preferred candidate(s) will include the completion of pre-employment medical relevant to the role including functional capacity evaluation and drug and alcohol testing.

Position Description – Funeral and Memorial Attendant

To Apply

To discuss your suitability for the opportunity, please contact the People and Culture Team on 8275 2234.

If this opportunity sounds like “You”, please apply via the Seek website and submit your resume and cover letter detailing your motivation for the role and availability of hours.  Alternatively, please submit these documents to [email protected].

Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 11 February 2026.

At Centennial Park we believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success.  We seek applications from those who bring diversity of thought to our business and welcome All, regardless of gender, age, self-identification, disability, religion or culture of origin.