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

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Certification/License: Valid state issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• No prior work experience required. Funeral industry experience preferred.
• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:
  • 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.
• 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 Conditions:
  • 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 Hours:
  • Working beyond “standard” hours, including weekends, nights and holidays.
• Job Location: US-OR - Portland
• Postal Code: 97266
• Category (Portal Searching): Operations