Funeral Assistant

Denver Roller; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Denver Roller in North Little Rock seeks a part-time Funeral Home Attendant to assist with various aspects of funeral services. Responsibilities include supporting the funeral director, handling equipment, and providing excellent service to families.

The ideal candidate must possess a high school diploma, have strong interpersonal skills, and be physically capable of lifting heavy items. Valid driver's license is necessary. Join our team for an enriching experience in a compassionate environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret technical information.
• Proficiency in writing business correspondence.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with funeral services at various locations.
• Drive vehicles as needed for funeral services.
• Maintain cleanliness of the funeral home and its equipment.

Skills

Verbal and interpersonal skills

Compassionate understanding

Ability to handle physical demands

Education

High school diploma

Additional training by the funeral home

Tools

Vehicle driving

Job description

Job Details

Location: 04 Roller Owens Funeral Home - North Little Rock, AR 72116

Position Type: Part Time

Position Summary

Under the supervision of a licensed funeral director, assists with all aspects of a funeral and is an attendant at services in a manner deemed to fit the Roller image of excellent service.

Essential Functions

• Assists with funeral services in chapel and off‑site locations (carrying and moving equipment, casket and floral arrangements).
• Assists with first calls and removals at the locations where death occurs.
• Availability to be on‑call as scheduled within an adequate response time.
• Drive vehicles as needed (family limo, coach, 1st call van, flower van, etc).
• Available to work in more than one location.
• Assist with the greeting of customers and guests unrelated to a family being served.

Other Responsibilities

• Assist in keeping the funeral home and equipment neat and clean.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings.
• Other duties deemed necessary by funeral director in charge and funeral home manager.

Supervisory Responsibility

None

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education or Experience

High school diploma plus additional training as provided by the funeral home and Denver Roller Incorporated.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the manager, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization may exist. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form.

Other Skills and Abilities

Need to have the ability to follow directives and to have an overall positive attitude toward others.

Other Requirements

• Good verbal and interpersonal skills; compassionate understanding and ability to deal with those that are grieving.
• Valid driver's license.

Physical Demands

Occasional very heavy work requiring exertion of more than one hundred (100) pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Employee uses hands to grasp, finger, handle, or feel objects, tool or controls. The employee reaches with arms and hands, and is frequently required to walk, stand, bend, or stoop, and is occasionally required to kneel, climb, balance, crouch, or crawl.

Work Environment

Moderately undesirable conditions due to frequent exposure to one or more disagreeable elements, such as dirt, dust, temperature extremes, weather fluctuations, equipment movement hazards, toxic or caustic chemicals, biological hazards.