Funeral Attendant (part-time)

Job Responsibilities

• 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.
• Serve as pallbearer.
• Drive families to cemetery site.
• Following services, remove, clean, and properly store company property as well as package, load, or deliver family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers.
• 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.
• Fuel vehicles as necessary; following safety guidelines and expenditure processes.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Certification/License: Valid state issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Language: Bilingual (English/Spanish) candidates are preferred.
• Experience: No prior work experience required; funeral industry experience preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: Ability to follow instructions given over the phone or in person; use personal computer and type; work and communicate effectively with others; maintain composure in challenging situations; good verbal and written communications skills; maintain confidentiality; work with colleagues to accomplish tasks; work evenings and weekends; lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds; physical effort requiring manual dexterity.

Work Conditions

• Work Environment: Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions; professional dress is required when in contact with families; drive company owned vehicles, with and without passengers, in surrounding community with varying traffic conditions.
• Work Postures: Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up to 6 hours per day; climb stairs to access buildings frequently.
• Physical Demands: 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.
• Work Hours: Working beyond “standard” hours, including weekends, nights and holidays; local travel.