Funeral attendant job description
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Example funeral attendant requirements on a job description
Funeral attendant requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in funeral attendant job postings.
Sample funeral attendant requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Valid driver's license with clean record
- Good physical health and stamina
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Familiarity with funeral home protocols
Sample required funeral attendant soft skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to handle stressful situations
- Strong organizational skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Respectful and compassionate attitude
Funeral attendant job description example 1
Foundation Partners funeral attendant job description
Revolutionizing the funeral industry means blazing new trails, creating new ideas, developing strong relationships, preserving legacies, and compassionately caring for Families. With over 200 locations across the country, Foundation Partners Group is continuing to expand our reach, but we only do this with exceptional team members ready to embrace the future of the funeral industry.
Our Team Members are vital to the health of our funeral homes, and we value the insight, ideas, and passion they bring every day to compassionately care for our Families. FPG is transforming the funeral industry one life, one family, and one community at a time. Join us as we revolutionize the funeral industry across the nation.
We currently have an opening for a Funeral Attendant at Seaside Funeral Home in Seaside, CA. The Funeral Attendant will set up and assist with viewings, funeral services, memorial services, transfer of remains from the place of death to the funeral home, and other tasks associated with funeral and memorial services as assigned by management.
Overview & Responsibilities:
+ Assists the funeral director with a variety of tasks during funerals and visitations to ensure that services run smoothly
+ Maintains a friendly attitude while offering assistance and guidance to all persons entering the location
+ Assists in the movement of the casketed deceased and other related items in and out of the visitation area, funeral home chapel, church, or other places of service
+ Drives the hearse, family limousine, or other vehicles in the funeral cortege and other funeral-related activities
Requirements & Qualifications:
+ Caring, empathetic, and committed to providing best-in-class service to customers
+ Availability to work weekends, evenings, and days on an on-call basis as needed
+ Strong communication skills and high levels of compassion and integrity
+ Detail-oriented with a positive attitude and a team player
+ Ability to lift 75lbs safely
+ Valid state-issued driver's license with a clear driving record
Team Member Benefits Include:
+ Entry-level and experienced professionals; students, and veterans - we offer complete career paths regardless of your career and life stage
+ Unique ShareLife technology lets you create one-of-a-kind life celebrations for the families you serve
+ Competitive salaries and performance incentives
+ Team member referral program
+ Medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance
+ Vacation, sick, and holiday pay
+ 401k with company match
+ Company-paid life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability
Our Team Members are vital to the health of our funeral homes, and we value the insight, ideas, and passion they bring every day to compassionately care for our Families. FPG is transforming the funeral industry one life, one family, and one community at a time. Join us as we revolutionize the funeral industry across the nation.
We currently have an opening for a Funeral Attendant at Seaside Funeral Home in Seaside, CA. The Funeral Attendant will set up and assist with viewings, funeral services, memorial services, transfer of remains from the place of death to the funeral home, and other tasks associated with funeral and memorial services as assigned by management.
Overview & Responsibilities:
+ Assists the funeral director with a variety of tasks during funerals and visitations to ensure that services run smoothly
+ Maintains a friendly attitude while offering assistance and guidance to all persons entering the location
+ Assists in the movement of the casketed deceased and other related items in and out of the visitation area, funeral home chapel, church, or other places of service
+ Drives the hearse, family limousine, or other vehicles in the funeral cortege and other funeral-related activities
Requirements & Qualifications:
+ Caring, empathetic, and committed to providing best-in-class service to customers
+ Availability to work weekends, evenings, and days on an on-call basis as needed
+ Strong communication skills and high levels of compassion and integrity
+ Detail-oriented with a positive attitude and a team player
+ Ability to lift 75lbs safely
+ Valid state-issued driver's license with a clear driving record
Team Member Benefits Include:
+ Entry-level and experienced professionals; students, and veterans - we offer complete career paths regardless of your career and life stage
+ Unique ShareLife technology lets you create one-of-a-kind life celebrations for the families you serve
+ Competitive salaries and performance incentives
+ Team member referral program
+ Medical, dental, prescription, and vision insurance
+ Vacation, sick, and holiday pay
+ 401k with company match
+ Company-paid life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability
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Funeral attendant job description example 2
Rose Hills Mortuary funeral attendant job description
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.
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Provides clerical and administrative assistance supporting funeral operations. Other general duties include meeting the general public, answering questions and providing information on funeral and cremation information and other related topics, answering phones courteously and in a polite manner, assisting on funeral, memorial and other services or ceremonies as requested by funeral home clients and management. Attendance at monthly staff meeting is expected.
The Funeral Services Assistant duties must be performed consistent with company mission and values and adherence to company policies and procedures.
**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ Prepares for services to include delivering and setting up floral arrangements, chairs, caskets, urns, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families; ensures proper care and storage of any of these items
+ Prepares documents related to services, cremations, maintenance, as directed by management
+ Assists with respectful preparation of remains of deceased, including dressing and lifting deceased, or operation of crematory, as permitted by law and in keeping with company regulations
+ Performs office duties such as answering phones and operating fax machine, computer, multiline phone system, debit card machine, typewriter, postage meter and scale and stereo/video system.
+ Run errands such as for floral delivery, picking up of supplies, documents, etc
+ Serves as an usher and may park cars or perform any transportation requirements.
+ Drives Funeral Home vehicles for services and picking up families
+ Ensures refreshments are available (where allowed by law)
+ Assist with visitations, memorial and funeral services which may include; visitation and chapel set up, dressing and casketing remains, delivering family items and flowers.
+ Prepares documents related to services, cremations, maintenance etc.,
+ Greets and receives client families and / or other persons entering the office for information and assistance
+ Accommodates the needs of the family during a service and/or visitation
+ May wash and clean funeral home vehicles and other client vehicles as required from time to time
**MINIMUM Requirements**
**Education**
+ High school diploma or equivalent
**Experience**
+ Previous customer service and/or sales experience preferred
+ Proficient with MS Office suite and databases preferred; ability and willingness to learn required
**Certification/Licenses**
+ Valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving record required
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**
+ High level of compassion and integrity
+ Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
+ Professional behaviors and team player
Postal Code: 91941
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
Job Location: US-CA - La Mesa
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Provides clerical and administrative assistance supporting funeral operations. Other general duties include meeting the general public, answering questions and providing information on funeral and cremation information and other related topics, answering phones courteously and in a polite manner, assisting on funeral, memorial and other services or ceremonies as requested by funeral home clients and management. Attendance at monthly staff meeting is expected.
The Funeral Services Assistant duties must be performed consistent with company mission and values and adherence to company policies and procedures.
**JOB RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ Prepares for services to include delivering and setting up floral arrangements, chairs, caskets, urns, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families; ensures proper care and storage of any of these items
+ Prepares documents related to services, cremations, maintenance, as directed by management
+ Assists with respectful preparation of remains of deceased, including dressing and lifting deceased, or operation of crematory, as permitted by law and in keeping with company regulations
+ Performs office duties such as answering phones and operating fax machine, computer, multiline phone system, debit card machine, typewriter, postage meter and scale and stereo/video system.
+ Run errands such as for floral delivery, picking up of supplies, documents, etc
+ Serves as an usher and may park cars or perform any transportation requirements.
+ Drives Funeral Home vehicles for services and picking up families
+ Ensures refreshments are available (where allowed by law)
+ Assist with visitations, memorial and funeral services which may include; visitation and chapel set up, dressing and casketing remains, delivering family items and flowers.
+ Prepares documents related to services, cremations, maintenance etc.,
+ Greets and receives client families and / or other persons entering the office for information and assistance
+ Accommodates the needs of the family during a service and/or visitation
+ May wash and clean funeral home vehicles and other client vehicles as required from time to time
**MINIMUM Requirements**
**Education**
+ High school diploma or equivalent
**Experience**
+ Previous customer service and/or sales experience preferred
+ Proficient with MS Office suite and databases preferred; ability and willingness to learn required
**Certification/Licenses**
+ Valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving record required
**Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:**
+ High level of compassion and integrity
+ Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
+ Professional behaviors and team player
Postal Code: 91941
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
Job Location: US-CA - La Mesa
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Funeral attendant job description example 3
Service Corporation International funeral attendant job description
Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.
Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work!
This support role performs a variety of manual and office tasks in preparation of, during and after funeral services to ensure services run smoothly and as planned. Duties include setting up rooms for ceremonies, copying memorial materials, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles. Funeral Attendants also assist with the preparation of the deceased and casket. The ability to work beyond standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Funeral Services
* 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
* May serve as pallbearer
* May drive families to cemetery site
* Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property as well as packaging, loading, or delivery of family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers
Office Assistance
* Courteously answer phones, screen callers, and take 'first call' information
* Notify staff members when appointments arrive and escort guests to appropriate room
* Maintain reception area and refreshments including making coffee, disposing of trash, replenishing supplies, and straightening, cleaning, or vacuuming
* Review a variety of documents for accuracy
* Data entry of document information into proprietary systems
* Receive deliveries
* Make copies, scan, fax, fold/prepare memorial materials, and perform other mailroom task
Driver and vehicle maintenance
* 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
* Fuels 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
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
* 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
Work CONDITIONS
When considering the work hours associated with this job, the following factors may apply:
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 6 hours per day
* Climbing 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
Postal Code: 33181
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
Job Location: US-FL - North Miami
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This support role performs a variety of manual and office tasks in preparation of, during and after funeral services to ensure services run smoothly and as planned. Duties include setting up rooms for ceremonies, copying memorial materials, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles. Funeral Attendants also assist with the preparation of the deceased and casket. The ability to work beyond standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Funeral Services
* 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
* May serve as pallbearer
* May drive families to cemetery site
* Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property as well as packaging, loading, or delivery of family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers
Office Assistance
* Courteously answer phones, screen callers, and take 'first call' information
* Notify staff members when appointments arrive and escort guests to appropriate room
* Maintain reception area and refreshments including making coffee, disposing of trash, replenishing supplies, and straightening, cleaning, or vacuuming
* Review a variety of documents for accuracy
* Data entry of document information into proprietary systems
* Receive deliveries
* Make copies, scan, fax, fold/prepare memorial materials, and perform other mailroom task
Driver and vehicle maintenance
* 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
* Fuels 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
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
* 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
Work CONDITIONS
When considering the work hours associated with this job, the following factors may apply:
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 6 hours per day
* Climbing 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
Postal Code: 33181
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
Job Location: US-FL - North Miami
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024