Funeral Director Apprentice

About the role

The Funeral Director Apprentice at Everstory Partners is responsible for professional embalming and preparation services, coordinating funeral arrangements, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness and operational efficiency within the funeral home.

Responsibilities

• Guides families through service options and manages required documentation
• Ensures smooth execution of funeral services and visitations
• Greet family members, open parlor, coordinate and instruct pallbearers, and escort clergy to chapel
• Explains service options to customers and provides pricing information
• Prepares or coordinates preparation and issuance of permits and documents associated with funerals and embalming
• Removes and transports deceased from home or hospital to funeral home
• Maintains cleanliness of preparation room and equipment

Requirements

• Some education from an accredited school of embalming or mortuary science
• A desire to become a licensed funeral director
• A high degree of concentration and attention for a continuous period of time
• Able to occasionally stand/walk and frequently lift or push
• Possession of a valid state driver's license
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with others in a team atmosphere

Core Competencies

• Compassion - Cares about people and their work and non-work problems; is available and ready to help; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others
• Customer Focus - Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect
• Ethics and Values - Adheres to appropriate core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and STD Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Career Advancement and Training
• Funeral and Cemetery Benefits
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401k with Company Match

Pay

The pay range for this role is $20.00 - $25.00 per hour.