Compassionate Administrative Assistant – Cemetery & Community

THE EVERGREENS CEMETERY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Evergreens Cemetery in Bushwick, NY seeks an Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to the cemetery, interacting with funeral directors, the public and serving families with integrity, compassion and respect. Multitasking, flexibility and dependability are essential in this role.

Responsibilities include building partnerships, researching burial records, and maintaining the diary of interments while upholding core values of integrity and respect.

Qualifications

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities
• Highly empathetic
• Proficient in the use of computers, software, and technology; social media skills are a plus
• Respectful of different faiths, rituals, and traditions
• Ability to speak another language such as Mandarin, Cantonese or Spanish

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the cemetery, interacting with funeral directors, the public and serving families with integrity, compassion and respect.
• Multitasking, flexibility and dependability are important skills for this job.
• Build and maintain partnerships with funeral directors, families, community members and other stakeholders.
• Research burial records and administer the diary of interments.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Empathy

Computer literacy

Social media skills

Cultural sensitivity

Multilingual (Mandarin/Cantonese/Sp/?)

Job description

The Evergreens Cemetery in Bushwick, NY seeks an Administrative Assistant to provide administrative support to the cemetery, interacting with funeral directors, the public and serving families with integrity, compassion and respect. Multitasking, flexibility and dependability are essential in this role.

Responsibilities include building partnerships, researching burial records, and maintaining the diary of interments while upholding core values of integrity and respect.