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Job TitleMortician III
Job TypePermanent and Pensionable
Job Description

Job Purpose

To provide professional mortuary services, ensuring collection, documentation, and preparation of deceased bodies (including embalming) while maintaining high standards of hygiene and sanitation of facilities and equipment in the funeral home.

Duties and responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of the Funeral Home, the position holder will be responsible for the following:

  1. Undertaking admission of bodies to the mortuary.

  2. Facilitating transfer of deceased patients to the mortuary.

  3. Documenting and recording of data.

  4. Identifying medico-legal cases.

  5. Preparing of bodies for burial including embalming.

  6. Cleaning and dressing of bodies.

  7. Cleaning of mortuary and equipment and instruments used in the mortuary.

  8. Any other duty as may be assigned.

Job Specification

Key Qualifications and Experience Requirements

  1. Certificate in Mortician course or equivalent from a recognized institution.

  2. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Mean Grade D (plain) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.

  3. Proficiency in computer application.

  4. Compliance with Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.

 

Core Competencies

  1. Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

  2. Responsive, prompt and effective provision of services.

  3. High level of collaboration and teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment.

  4. Effective time management and organizational skills.

  5. Ethical practice and professional integrity.

Terms of Service
The successful candidate will be engaged on permanent & pensionable terms.

Grade12
No Sought1
Advert Ref V/FT/57/2025
Job Upload Attachments
  • Curriculum Vitae - CV
  • Cover Letter/Application Letter
  • Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
  • Certificate in Mortician course or equivalent
Successful candidates will be required to submit clearance certificates from the following bodies:
  • Kenya Revenue Authority - (Valid Tax compliance certificate).
  • Directorate of Criminal Investigations - (Certificate of good conduct)
  • Higher Education Loans Board - (Compliance certificate, where applicable)
  • Ethics and Anti – Corruption Commission - (Self-Declaration form)
  • Credit Reference Bureau - (Certificate of clearance or credit report)