IFISS COVID Update – Royal Melbourne Hospital Anatomical Pathology hours
Dear Friends of IFISS, The Royal Melbourne Hospital Anatomical Pathology have announced that they will be returning to normal hours of service and their last split shift will occur on Friday the 22nd of October. Normal hours of service will resume on Monday the 25th of October and they will no longer be providing extended hours of […]
IFISS COVID Update – IFISS’ policies, procedures and COVID Safe plan
Dear Friends of IFISS, As Victoria prepares to open up soon, we are updating, preparing & finalising IFISS’ policies, procedures and COVID Safe plan. It is possible that the Virus will spread during this time so our team members will be operating at different times. This should not impact you or our services to you. […]
IFISS COVID Update – mandatory vaccination requirements for the funeral industry.
Dear Friends of IFISS, We have put together some of the information regarding the mandatory vaccination requirements for the funeral industry. As we are not a legal authority nor are we experts in this field, we cannot give you legal advise. What we have done is attached links and identified information that appears to pertain […]
IFISS COVID Update – City of Greater Shepparton – Sunday 3 October
Dear Friends of IFISS, Just a short note regarding the City of Greater Shepparton – they are in a 7day snap lockdown which means they are the same as Metropolitan Melbourne. Funerals only allowed up to 10 mourners plus the working funeral team. No in home funerals. This lockdown is expected to lift on Friday […]
How to build resilience when working in the funeral industry
Those working within the funeral industry give kindness and compassion to every family they encounter every day. And, although working within this industry is incredibly rewarding, dealing with the rollercoaster of emotions families display in grief can be very challenging and take its toll. With the Covid-19 pandemic placing extra pressures on workers and families […]
Update – Independent Funeral Industry Support Services (IFISS) Course Training Dates
Dear Friends of IFISS, Due to Covid restrictions we have postponed our Expressions of Interest Mortuary Information Session to Tuesday 5th of October. All other training dates are to be announced, please continue to visit our News page for further updates. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss a particular training session, please contact us […]
How Independent Funeral Industry Support Services (IFISS) can help individuals and companies upskill with our training services.
Joining the funeral industry means becoming part of a select group who have the ability and disposition to do a job which is so essential, yet often so misunderstood and undervalued by our society. That’s why Independent Funeral Industry Support Services (IFISS) offer training services that cater to the needs of every company no matter […]
How Independent Funeral Industry Support Services (IFISS) can assist with Funeral Home Relief and Emergency Staffing
Independent Funeral Industry Support Services (IFISS) was established to help create a resilient, professional industry. Having worked at every level of their industry, our founders Kathryn and Johanna saw there was a need for funeral operators and their staff to be able to access the types of support systems and structures that existed in similar […]
How IFISS provides specialised professional support for a unique industry
Independent Funeral Industry Support Services (IFISS) was established in 2019 by Kathryn Hodges and Johanna Adams, who between them, have more than 50 years of experience working in funeral homes and mortuaries in Victoria, NSW and South Australia. The company’s mission is to provide support services to the funeral industry and promote best practice in […]