Funeral Attendant; part-time

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.
  • 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, answer questions, and provide funeral services information.
  • May serve as pallbearer.
  • May drive families to cemetery site.
  • Following services, remove, clean, and properly store company property as well as package, load, or deliver family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers.
• Office Assistance
  • Courtly 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 tasks.
• Driver and Vehicle Maintenance
  • Transport, pick up, and deliver documents, family mementos, flowers, and similar articles safely to destinations that may include family’s residence, care center, or funeral home.
  • Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles to ensure vehicles are presentable.
  • Fuel vehicles as necessary; follow safety guidelines and expenditure processes.

• 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.

• 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 Environment:
  Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions;
  Professional Dress 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.

Job Location:

US-FL - Lighthouse Point.

Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.