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Funeral Director Apprentice Jobs
Company | SCI Shared Resources, LLC |
Address | , Tuscaloosa, 35486, Al |
Employment type | OTHER |
Salary | |
Expires | 2023-06-26 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
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Job Profile Summary
Provides customer service in all areas of helping client families following the loss of a loved one. Provides exemplary personalized and professional service. Learns how a Funeral Director implements choices made by the families/legal representative regarding the funeral, final disposition of the body and memorialization of the individual. Interacts with the family to fulfill death care needs. Ensures customer needs are addressed.
- Completes and accurately prepares of all documents related to services, cremations, maintenance, and any other type of data entry
- Assisting at chapel and church services
- Coordinating and assisting with funeral service and visitation
- Receives caskets and other funeral home supplies as well as place into inventory
- Adheres to all company and regulatory requirements
- Setting up chairs and the removing, properly caring for and storing of these items
- Driving funeral vehicles
- Removals and transfers
- Assisting at the cemetery
- Ensures client families are informed of special recognition/services available for veterans and ensures the delivery of selected recognition/services.
- Ushering
- Learns to arrange and conduct funeral and memorial ceremonies in a professional, organized and caring manner consistent with company policies and procedures
- Ensures potential pre-need referrals are shared with Family Service Counselors
- Participating at special functions
- Verifies identification of the deceased and authorization for embalming
- Confirms authorization to proceed with the service arrangements
- Pre-arrangements for next of kin
- Lifting of deceased human remains
- Ensures refreshments are available (where allowed by law)
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Learns to negotiate and create acceptable funeral contracts
- Removals and transfers
- Delivering flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families
- Information on insurance, health benefits and pension,
- Setting of chairs and the removal, proper care and storage of these items
- Handles contracts, legal documents, and collection of monies or insurance in accordance with company policies.
- Assists with general office duties such as preparing reports as needed
- Stationery
- Assists with funeral services by:
- Documentation
- Assists with the maintenance of vehicles, the facility and property
- Coordinating the parking of cars
- Delivery of flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families
- Dressing and casketing
- Cares for the deceased in a respectful manner while performing a variety of tasks which may include:
- Learns how to arrange for the interment or cremation of human remains
- Provides aftercare in absence of Family Service Counselor. Aftercare includes delivery of:
MINIMUM Requirements
Education
- High School diploma or general equivalency degree (or diploma)
- Completion of or currently enrolled in a degree training program at an accredited mortuary college or technical school specializing in funeral service or mortuary science.
Experience
- Typically requires a minimum of 6 months experience in a funeral home, crematory or cemetery
Certification/Licenses
- Valid driver’s license
- Must meet all licensing requirement in applicable state/province as required by law as prescribed by each state board
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to multi task and set priorities
- Problem solving skills
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of computers and some software including MS Office products required
- High level of compassion and integrity
Work CONDITIONS
Work Environment
- Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
- Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required
- Professional Dress is required when in contact with families.
Work Postures
- Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently
- Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
- Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day
Physical Demands
- Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage
Work Hours
- Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises
- Travel up to 25%
Postal Code: 35405
Category (Portal Searching): Operations
Job Location: US-AL - Tuscaloosa
Job Profile ID: F00221
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