Funeral Attendant (part-time)

Service Corporation International; Lewiston (ME); On-site; USD 15,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) eligibility

Job summary

Service Corporation International in Lewiston, ME is seeking a Funeral Attendant to support funeral services and office tasks. You will prepare the deceased for visitation, assist families, and handle room setups. This role requires flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.

The position involves driving responsibilities, assisting with service logistics, and keeping vehicles and spaces tidy. Prior funeral industry experience is preferred, with a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
• Ability to drive with a valid state license and clean driving record.
• No prior work experience required; funeral industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare casket and deceased for visitation or funeral services.
• Assist with lifting the deceased when needed.
• Set up rooms for services and assist with guest materials.
• Greet visitors, provide programs, and share funeral information.
• May serve as pallbearer or transport families to cemetery.
• Perform office tasks: phone screening, data entry, document handling.
• Transport documents, flowers, and belongings; maintain vehicles.

Skills

Communication

Compassion

Teamwork

Adaptability

Driving

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. This support role performs a variety of manual and office tasks in preparation of, during and after funeral services to ensure services run smoothly and as planned. Duties include setting up rooms for ceremonies, copying memorial materials, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles. Funeral Attendants also assist with the preparation of the deceased and casket. The ability to work beyond standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required.

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.
• May 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, answers questions, and provide funeral services information
• May serve as pallbearer
• May drive families to cemetery site
• Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property as well as packaging, loading, or delivery of family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers

Office Assistance

• Courteously 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 task

Driver and vehicle maintenance

• Transport, pick up, and deliver documents, family mementos, flowers, and similar articles safely to destination that may include family’s residence, care center, or funeral home
• May transport the deceased to funeral home
• Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles to ensure vehicle is presentable
• Fuels vehicles as necessary; following safety guidelines and expenditure processes

MINIMUM Requirements

EducationHigh School Diploma or equivalent

Certification/LicenseValid state issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

ExperienceNo prior work experience requiredFuneral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesAbility to follow instructions given over the phone or in personAbility to use personal computer and typeAbility to work and communicate effectively with othersAbility to work with kindness and compassion for the deceased and their familiesAbility to maintain composure in challenging situationsGood verbal and written communications skillsAbility to maintain confidentialityAbility to work with colleagues to accomplish tasksAbility to work evenings and weekendsAbility to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds

Work CONDITIONS

When considering the work hours associated with this job, the following factors may apply:

• Work Environment Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
• Professional Dress is 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
• Local travel

Compensation: Salary: $15.10/hr Benefits: Part-time associates working an average 20 hours a week may be eligible for 401(k).

Postal Code: 04240 Category (Portal Searching): Operations Job Location: US-ME - Lewiston

Who we are. What we do. We are a company committed to supporting families at difficult times. Nowhere will you find a group of caregivers and teams more passionate about the work they do or more invested in the well-being of the families they serve. The Dignity Memorial name is a symbol of trust and a mark of excellence. As the largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services in North America, we're dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of every loved one with professionalism, compassion and attention to detail that is second to none. "SCI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates. 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.