Funeral Director and Embalmer
About the role
Compassionately facilitates funeral arrangement discussions with deceased next of kin and presides over visitation, funeral, and graveside services in accordance with family’s wishes; company expectations; and local, state, or federal laws. May perform Embalming responsibilities.
Job Responsibilities
Arrangements Conference: Receives or initiates call to deceased next of kin. Obtains or confirms deceased and family contact information, schedules Arrangement appointment, and emails appointment confirmation. Greets next of kin and escorts to meeting space. Facilitates Arrangements Conference while assessing needs and summarizing desired outcomes. Discusses available life insurance and benefits. Promotes funeral, cemetery, and crematory services and merchandise.
Counselor/Advisor: Presents cemetery property and merchandise options, pricing, and contract completion. Reviews and authorizes merchandise and service contract revisions. Transitions Arrangement Conference to Funeral Services Counselor/Advisor.
Directing Services: Presides as Master of Ceremonies (MC) for visitation, funeral, or graveside services. Visually inspects deceased, adjusts casket dressing, deceased attire or makeup, or communicates concerns to preparation staff. Interacts with the family to fulfill the death care requests. Performs Embalming responsibilities.
Event Planning: Performs a variety of event planning responsibilities including but not limited to resource planning and ordering of music, flowers, or catering to fulfill Arrangement requests. Produces MeM products that may include scanning photos, ordering of memorabilia or stationary, creating electronic presentations, writing obituaries, and creating on-line memorials. Prepares event room including but not limited to set-up chairs, tables, flowers, guest books, and appropriate décor. Cleans event space post event.
General Works: Under general guidance, works under general guidance. Collaborates with peers or manager for assistance and guidance. Exhibits accountability for behaviors. Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Takes the initiative to discuss assignments, expectations, priorities and deadlines as well as seek guidance and coaching from manager. Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.
Minimum Requirements
Education & Licenses: Graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science. Certification/License: Current Funeral Director and Embalmer dual license within the practicing state. Valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving record required to operate company owned vehicles.
Experience: Industry experience is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Cognitive Ability including reason, plan, identify problems, learn quickly, learn from experience, and appropriately apply learning to new situations. Process and results oriented, motivated to keep projects moving ahead by removing obstacles and exploring alternatives. Must have a positive attitude, a drive to continually advance your understanding of the industry and business, and is highly self-motivated. Ability to build professional and trusting business relations. Professional written and verbal communication skills. Public speaking skills with the ability to influence and gain consensus. Proficient using databases in automated processes. Proficient MS Office skills.
Work Conditions
Work Environment: Both indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather. Professional business attire required when in contact with families.
Physical Demands: Frequent, continuous periods of time sitting or standing, up 6 hours per day. Frequent climbing stairs to access buildings frequently. Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage. Ability to push and pull up to 150 pounds on flat and inclined flooring or ramps.
Pay
$24.00 - $32.00
Benefits
Part-time associates working an average 20 hours a week may be eligible for 401(k).
Postal Code
98312
Category (Portal Searching)
Operations
Job Location
US-WA - Bremerton