How to hire a funeral home associate

How to hire a funeral home associate, step by step

Here's a step-by-step funeral home associate hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a funeral home associate job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new funeral home associate
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your funeral home associate job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a funeral home associate for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A funeral home associate's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, funeral home associates from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of funeral home associate salaries for various roles:

   Type of Funeral Home Associate	Description	Hourly rate
   Funeral Home Associate		$13-33
   Funeral Attendant	A funeral attendant assists funeral directors in a funeral service to ensure it runs smoothly as planned. The attendant is in charge of placing the casket in the parlor before the service, and they may also manage the finances of the funeral home... Show more	$11-17

2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Customer Service
   • Sales Floor
   • Product Knowledge
   • Customer Care
   • Crisis Intervention
   • Customer Inquiries
   • FHA
   • Intensive In-Home
   • Loan Applications
   • POS
   • Customer Calls
   • Credit Card
   • Inbound Calls
   • Customer Orders

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   Responsibilities:

   • Accomplish multiple tasks daily including cleaning, mowing, delivering notices/important packages.
   • Help apply makeup for viewings.
   • Prepare funeral home for viewings and services.
   • Perform in-home interviewing of potential foster families, clinically assess family environment and complete thorough walk-through of all potential foster homes.
   • Facilitate events with home depot about going green.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your funeral home associate job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A funeral home associate salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, funeral home associates' average salary in washington is 48% less than in connecticut.
   • Seniority. Entry-level funeral home associates earn 59% less than senior-level funeral home associates.
   • Certifications. A funeral home associate with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a funeral home associate's salary.

   Average funeral home associate salary

   $44,153yearly

   $21.23 hourly rate

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   Entry-level funeral home associate salary

   $28,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a funeral home associate job description

   A funeral home associate job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a funeral home associate job description:

   Funeral home associate job description example

   At Homesense, we're helping people let their personality shine in their home. We're out to bring high-quality and unique pieces to stores throughout the country. Like our stores, our work environment is ever-evolving - and always encouraging. Every shift is a new opportunity to Discover Different.
   Posting Notes: HomeGoods Store 0002 || 142 NJ-10 || East Hanover || NJ || 07936
   
   Job Summary:
   
   Responsible for delivering a highly satisfied customer experience demonstrated by engaging and interacting with all customers, embodying customer experience principals and philosophy, and maintaining a clean and organized store environment. Adheres to all operational, merchandise, and loss prevention standards. May be cross-trained to work in multiple areas of the store in order to support the needs of the business.
   
   Responsibilities:
   
   * Role models established customer experience practices with internal and external customers
   * Supports and embodies a positive store culture through honesty, integrity, and respect
   * Accurately rings customer purchases/returns and counts change back to customer according to established operating procedures
   * Promotes credit and loyalty programs during customer interactions
   * Maintains and upholds merchandising philosophy and follows established merchandising procedures and standards
   * Accurately processes and prepares merchandise for the sales floor following company procedures and standards
   * Initiates and participates in store recovery as needed throughout the day
   * Maintains all organizational, cleanliness, and recovery standards for the sales floor and participates in the maintenance/cleanliness of the entire store
   * Provides and accepts ongoing recognition and constructive feedback
   * Adheres to all labor laws, policies, and procedures
   * Supports and participates in store shrink reduction goals and programs
   * Participates in safety awareness and maintenance of a risk-free environment
   * Performs other duties as assigned
   
   Requirements:
   
   * Possesses excellent customer service skills
   * Able to work a flexible schedule to support business needs
   * Possesses strong organizational skills with attention to detail
   * Capable of handling multiple tasks at one time
   * Able to respond appropriately to changes in direction or unexpected situations
   * Possesses strong communication skills
   * Capable of lifting heavy objects with or without reasonable accommodation
   * Works effectively with peers and supervisors to accomplish tasks
   * Retail customer experience preferred
   
   We embrace the unknown at Homesense - and support each other along the way. Every day is a new adventure, a fresh chance to reinvent retail. Our inventory is always changing and our approach is continually evolving, which means every day is another chance to Discover
   
   Different. In fact, that's what it's like throughout the entire TJX family, which includes TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, and Sierra.
   
   Discover Different also means we embrace each other's differences and unique perspectives. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.
   
   Posting Notes: HomeGoods Store 0002 || 142 NJ-10 || East Hanover || NJ || 07936

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find funeral home associates for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your funeral home associate job on Zippia to find and recruit funeral home associate candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit funeral home associates, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new funeral home associate

   Once you have selected a candidate for the funeral home associate position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new funeral home associate first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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