Cemetery Services Clerk – Bilingual & Compassionate

Archdiocese-of-La; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance (Medical, Dental and

Pension Plan

403B Plan

Vacation & Sick Time

Paid Holidays

Great Work Perks (Amusement Parks, Car

Sign on Bonus

Job summary

Catholic Cemeteries & Mortuaries in Long Beach, CA seeks an organized clerical assistant for cemetery operations and patron services. You will inform patrons about policies, manage correspondence, and assist with daily burial and interment processes.

The role requires bilingual English/Spanish skills, basic bookkeeping, and two years of office experience. You will handle permits, inventory and customer inquiries with empathy and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Active member of a Roman Catholic faith community.
• High School Diploma or equivalent. Coursework in bookkeeping, basic clerical skills and experience with public relations or customer service.
• Two years of office related experience including bookkeeping responsibilities.
• Bilingual skills in English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Assists Manager on correspondence regarding complaints from patrons, suppliers and other companies.
• May assist Manager with answering mail regarding locations, genealogy and business matters.
• Assists patrons with questions and concerns or refers to Manager for resolution.
• Tracks inventory of office supplies and orders supplies as needed with the approval of the Manager.
• Completes forms for dis-interments and re-interments.
• Completes affidavit of heirs and/or release of interest forms as needed.
• Prepares in-house and FCP Certificate of Ownership and forwards to patrons.
• Processes and verifies daily burial and memorial permits.
• Prepares daily pending interment list and board.
• Maintains grave, crypt, and niche count for monthly and yearly inventory.
• Obtains burial permits from the Health Department.
• Performs varied and general clerical work including typing, filing and answering telephones.
• Types interments and grave index cards.
• Supports in the FSP/FCP area with processing of contracts.
• May be required to interpret and/or translate for families in Spanish, as needed.
• May assume the responsibilities of the Accounting Assistant, as needed.
• May assume duties from the FSP Counselor when they are not available to assist families and mortuaries.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Clerical skills

Customer service

Bookkeeping basics

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Coursework in bookkeeping

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Catholic Cemeteries & Mortuaries in Long Beach, CA seeks an organized clerical assistant for cemetery operations and patron services. You will inform patrons about policies, manage correspondence, and assist with daily burial and interment processes.

The role requires bilingual English/Spanish skills, basic bookkeeping, and two years of office experience. You will handle permits, inventory and customer inquiries with empathy and accuracy.