Job Description
Terry Family Funeral Home, is currently seeking a Full Time Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer to provide customer service in all areas of helping client families following the loss of a loved one. Provides exemplary personalized and professional service. Interacts with the family to fulfill death care needs. Ensures customer needs are addressed.
Specific Responsibilities Include:
- Arranges and conducts funeral and memorial ceremonies in a professional, organized and caring manner consistent with company policies and procedures
- Performs embalming services
- Ability to lift 75 pounds, bend and physically perform the duties required of a funeral director/embalmer
- Adheres to all company and regulatory requirements
- Works on an on-call schedule
- Understands schedule/tasks may need to be re-prioritized frequently and without notice causing staff to work overtime to complete
Cares for the deceased in a respectful manner while performing a variety of tasks which may include:
- Removals and transfers
- Lifting of deceased human remains
- Performs technical embalming services and cosmetology
- Dressing and casketing
- Coordinating and assisting with funeral service and visitation
- Delivery of flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families
Performs or assists with funeral services by:
- Driving funeral vehicles
- Ushering and assisting at chapel and church services and at the cemetery
- Delivering flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families
- Assists with the maintenance of vehicles, the facility and property
- Receive caskets and other funeral home supplies as well as place into inventory and carrying out any other responsibilities that may be reasonably delegated by management
Requirements & Qualifications:
Education :
- Must be a licensed funeral director and embalmer or the ability to obtain a state license.
- Requires graduation from an accredited school of embalming or mortuary science.
Experience:
- 2+ years of experience as a licensed funeral director/embalmer
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :
- This position demands a high level of commitment, including reliable and consistent attendance to meet the needs of the families we serve.
- Reliable Transportation, Good driving record (verified) and valid driver’s license
- Strong interpersonal, written and communication skills
- High level of compassion and integrity
- Superior problem solving skills
- Ability to multi-task and set priorities
- Detail oriented
- Professional and team player
Compensation/Benefits:
- PAID: SIGN ON BONUS!
- PAID: $28.00 - $32.00/hr DOE
- PAID: Time Off - 3 weeks/year
- PAID: 9 Holidays
- PAID: 401(k) with 6% matching
- PAID: 100% Med/Dental/Vision*
- PAID: OR State licenses/renewals
- PAID: Stipend $ personal cell use
- PAID: Stipend $ for every on call shift
- PAID: 1st call $ after hr *not required
- PAID: Office closed for weather issue
- PAID: *Stipend if employee declines health insurance coverage
Schedule :
- Day shift: Office open 9-4pm, staff to stay until 5pm if necessary to finish up for the day or until 6pm if working a viewing
- Holidays: (On-call rotation)
- On call: Nights/weekend rotation
- Weekend: (service/arrangment on employee scheduled weekend requires working on site if nothing
scheduled, employee is on call only)
Education :
Experience :
- Microsoft Office: 1 year (Preferred)
- Funeral Directing: 2 year (Preferred)
License / Certification :
- Funeral Director/Embalmer License (Required)
- Driver's License with clean record (Required)
Work Location: In person & On call by
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Relocation bonus, Shift work, Night shift, Weekend work, Day shift,