Funeral Director

Legacy Funeral Group; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Funeral Group in Bastrop, TX seeks a Funeral Director to provide compassionate care for the deceased and guide families through planning. Responsibilities include on-site care, removals and transfers, embalming (if licensed), cosmetology, dressing, and preparing the deceased according to family wishes and regulations.

The ideal candidate holds a Texas Funeral Director license (Embalmer license preferred or ability to reciprocate) and offers professional communication, sensitivity, and a

Qualifications

• Current Texas Funeral Director & Embalmer license (preferred) or ability to reciprocate
• 2+ years of funeral industry experience
• Understanding of the services and products available
• Professional communication skills
• Experience handling sensitive situations in a professional manner
• Knowledge of current federal, state, and local regulations related to the funeral industry

Responsibilities

• Ensures every client family is presented with all service and merchandise options
• Maintains open and effective communication and accurate and timely client files
• Participates in community events and relationships to grow market share
• Transfers, embalms (if licensed), dresses, cosmesis, caskets, and prepares the deceased per family instructions
• Meets with client families to listen, educate, and arrange personalized funeral services
• Completes tasks from the Arrangement Conference and ensures paperwork is completed timely
• Conducts and attends funeral services and leads post-service follow-up as needed

Skills

Professional communication

Handling sensitive situations

Community engagement

On-call readiness

Education

Texas Funeral Director license

Embalmer license (preferred or reciprocity)

Job description

The Funeral Director for Marrs-Jones-Newby in Bastrop, Texas, will be responsible for caring for the deceased in a respectful manner while performing a variety of tasks, embalming (if licensed), removals and transfers, cosmetology, dressing, hair styling, and any other preparation required for the deceased. The successful candidate will have a current Texas Funeral Director license, an Embalmer license is preferred or the ability to reciprocate, and knowledge of the current regulations related to the funeral industry.

Essential Functions And Competencies

• Ensures every client family is presented with all service and merchandise options
• Contributes to the overall efficiency of the location by maintaining open and effective communication and maintaining accurate and timely client files
• Acts to improve market share through participation in community events, groups, and/or organizations, and other community relationships as assigned by your supervisor
• Carries out other projects/duties as assigned (i.e. car washing, building/equipment repair, pre-need arrangement planning)
• Works on-call/first call, in rotation as assigned (i.e. phone, face to face, at the hospital, hospice, residence)
• Initial transfers of decedents, embalms (if licensed), dresses, cosmetizes, caskets, and prepares deceased on as-needed basis (per appropriate licensing) to the instructions obtained from the family
• Meets with client families to listen, educate, and arrange personalized funeral services, and ensures their experience with the business is of the highest quality
• Completes tasks and details resulting from the Arrangement Conference
• Ensures proper paperwork, including permits and certificates, is completed in a timely manner and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations
• Conducts and attends funeral services regularlyLead all post service follow-up as needed

Required Education And Experience

• Current Texas Funeral Director & Embalmer license (preferred) or ability to reciprocate
• 2+ years of funeral industry experience
• Understanding of the services and products available
• Professional communication skills
• Experience handling sensitive situations in a professional manner
• Knowledge of current federal, state, and local regulations related to the funeral industry

AAP/EEO Statement

Equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, veterans, and/or any other status or condition protected by law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists.