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Family Service Counselor

Service Corporation International

Cocoa (FL)

On-site

USD 40,000 - 50,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

A leading company in the family services sector is seeking a Family Service Counselor in Cocoa, FL. This role is vital in assisting families with both at-need and pre-need arrangements, demonstrating exceptional customer service and building trust-based relationships. Candidates should possess a high school diploma and strong customer service skills, with opportunities for growth in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or equivalent required.
  • 1-2 years of college or equivalent experience preferred.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an insurance license if required.

Responsibilities

  • Accountable for serving client families and making at-need cemetery arrangements.
  • Prospects a minimum of 1-2 hours each day and obtains referrals from families.
  • Collaborates with funeral directors and staff for seamless service.

Skills

Customer service skills
Ability to treat others with empathy and respect
Knowledge of computers and some software
Flexible hours

Education

High school diploma or equivalent
1-2 years of college or equivalent education and experience

Job description

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Accountable for serving client families by making at need cemetery arrangements, and selling pre-need arrangements. The Family Service Counselor serves families by providing exemplary personalized service and plays an essential role in generating revenue for the cemetery as well as acting as the primary contact for families.

Job Responsibilities

Lead Generation

  • Holds self-accountable for prospecting a minimum of 1-2 hours each day
  • Obtains referrals from families served by the location
  • Networks and builds community and civic relationships
  • Explains and presents presentations to families served and referred families
  • Maintains and tracks activity levels to ensure productivity

Build Relationships with Families

  • Responds to client inquiries in a timely, respectful, sensitive and professional manner
  • Connects with families through listening, honest communication and genuine concern
  • Develops an understanding of each family’s unique needs and offers solutions that provide value to them
  • Stays in touch with families to ensure satisfaction
  • Prepares for all appointments and performs all procedures with professionalism and attention to detail
  • Follows through on all customer problems and requests
  • Builds trust-based relationships to earn the right to ask for referrals
  • Earns the right to gain referrals to offer protection to protect family members, and the family’s relatives and friends, by educating them on the benefits of pre-planning

Teamwork

  • Represents a continuous link from services provided at need, through aftercare, to providing services to protect families in the future
  • Collaborates and teams with funeral directors, location managers, and other members of funeral home and or cemetery staff, to provide seamless, high quality service
  • Thoroughly and completely reviews previous services and contacts with families to prepare to support current needs and or sales
  • Shares family concerns with rest of the SCI team

Minimum Requirements

Education

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 1-2 years of college or an equivalent of education and experience

Experience

  • High school equivalency and 1-2 years of college or an equivalent of education and experience
  • 1-2 years of customer service or sales industry experience preferred

Licenses

  • Current state/province issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
  • Insurance license if required by state/province law and as prescribed by each state board

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

  • Must be able to pass the Company’s internal presentation certification within thirty days of hire
  • Ability to work a number of evenings and or weekends every month
  • Ability to drive frequently
  • Ability to obtain and maintain an insurance license if required by state/province
  • Flexible hours but, at times must have the ability to work up to 12 hours in a day
  • Ability to treat others with empathy and respect
  • Knowledge of computers and some software
  • Customer service skills

Postal Code: 32927

Category (Portal Searching): Sales

Job Location: US-FL - Cocoa

#SALES

Seniority level
  • Seniority level
    Entry level
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Full-time
Job function
  • Job function
    Health Care Provider
  • Industries
    Individual and Family Services

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