Funeral Attendants

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Funeral Attendant to assist with various tasks during funeral services, including meeting with families, cleaning facilities, and managing finances. Ideal candidates should possess strong social perceptiveness and service orientation skills, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word. Responsibilities include planning funerals, delivering arrangements, and supporting cremation processes. This role is essential in ensuring a respectful and organized service for the deceased and their families.

Responsibilities

• Meet with family members to plan the funeral.
• Clean funeral parlors or chapels.
• Carry flowers to hearses or limousines.
• Assist with cremations and handling remains.
• Manage finances, including payments and bookkeeping.
• Deliver floral arrangements to family members.

Skills

Social Perceptiveness

Service Orientation

Speaking

Monitoring

Active Listening

Coordination

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Bookkeeping software

Job description

Funeral Attendant

Funeral Attendants perform a variety of tasks during funeral services, such as placing the casket in the parlor or chapel before the service, arranging floral offerings or lights around the casket, directing or escorting mourners, closing the casket, and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

Responsibilities

• Meet with family members to plan the funeral.
• Clean funeral parlors or chapels.
• Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
• Assist with cremations and the processing and packaging of cremated remains.
• Manage funeral home finances, including receiving payments, making bank deposits, or performing general bookkeeping duties.
• Deliver floral arrangements or other items to family members of the deceased.

Key Skills

• Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others’ reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring: Monitoring and assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Other Funeral Attendant Titles

• Property Man
• Funeral Assistant
• Pallbearer
• Property Worker
• Apprentice Funeral Director

Tools & Technology

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Bookkeeping software