Funeral Attendant (part-time)

Benefits

Qualifications

• •High School Diploma or equivalent
• •Valid state issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
• •No prior work experience required
• •Ability to follow instructions given over the phone or in person
• •Ability to use personal computer and type
• •Ability to work and communicate effectively with others
• •Ability to work with kindness and compassion for the deceased and their families
• •Ability to maintain composure in challenging situations
• •Good verbal and written communications skills
• •Ability to maintain confidentiality
• •Ability to work with colleagues to accomplish tasks
• •Ability to work evenings and weekends
• •Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds
• •Drive company owned vehicles, with and without passengers, in surrounding community with varying traffic conditions
• •Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds
• •Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage
• •As part of your pre-employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified, given that this role requires the following material job duties:_Working around and/or handling deceased, and working around families and colleagues_
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Responsibilities

• •This support role performs a variety of manual and office tasks in preparation of, during and after funeral services to ensure services run smoothly and as planned
• •Duties include setting up rooms for ceremonies, copying memorial materials, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles
• •Funeral Attendants also assist with the preparation of the deceased and casket
• •The ability to work beyond standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required
• •Prepare casket and deceased for visitation or funeral services such as dressing casket, adjusting deceased clothing and jewelry, and transporting casket through hallways
• •May assist with lifting deceased
• •Prepare rooms for a variety of services including but not limited to setting up and cleaning chairs, tables, icons, guest books, flowers, keepsakes, mementos, casket, and urn
• •Greet visitors, provide programs, answers questions, and provide funeral services information
• •May serve as pallbearer
• •May drive families to cemetery site
• •Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property as well as packaging, loading, or delivery of family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers
• •Courteously answer phones, screen callers, and take ‘first call’ information
• •Notify staff members when appointments arrive and escort guests to appropriate room
• •Maintain reception area and refreshments including making coffee, disposing of trash, replenishing supplies, and straightening, cleaning, or vacuuming
• •Review a variety of documents for accuracy
• •Data entry of document information into proprietary systems
• •Receive deliveries
• •Make copies, scan, fax, fold/prepare memorial materials, and perform other mailroom task
• •Driver and vehicle maintenance
• •Transport, pick up, and deliver documents, family mementos, flowers, and similar articles safely to destination that may include family’s residence, care center, or funeral home
• •May transport the deceased to funeral home
• •Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles to ensure vehicle is presentable
• •Fuels vehicles as necessary; following safety guidelines and expenditure processes
• •Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
• •Professional Dress is required when in contact with families
• •Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
• •Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently
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