Funeral Director Apprentice (part-time)

S.E. Combined Services of Florida; New Bern (NC); On-site; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) eligibility

Job summary

S.E. Combined Services of Florida in New Bern, NC seeks a Funeral Service Assistant to learn and perform funeral arrangements with care and professionalism in line with company policies.

You will handle contracts and documentation, inform families about benefits, and coordinate with teams for ceremony logistics, transport, and interment duties, while showing high compassion and reliability.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Six months mortuary science program enrollment required or in progress.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Arranges and conducts funeral and memorial ceremonies professionally and compassionately.
• Negotiates and creates funeral contracts.
• Handles contracts, documents and payments per policy.
• Informs families of veteran services and ensures delivery of services.
• Prepares and processes authorization for arrangements.
• Arranges interment or cremation and coordinates with staff.

Skills

Computers & MS Office

Compassion & integrity

Communication skills

Problem solving

Multi-tasking & prioritization

Education

High school diploma or GED

Mortuary science program enrollment

Tools

MS Office

Job description

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learns to arrange and conduct funeral and memorial ceremonies in a professional, organized and caring manner consistent with company policies and procedures
• Learns to negotiate and create acceptable funeral contracts
• Handles contracts, legal documents, and collection of monies or insurance in accordance with company policies.
• Ensures client families are informed of special recognition/services available for veterans and ensures the delivery of selected recognition/services.
• Confirms authorization to proceed with the service arrangements
• Verifies identification of the deceased and authorization for embalming
• Learns how to arrange for the interment or cremation of human remains
• Adheres to all company and regulatory requirements
• Cares for the deceased in a respectful manner while performing a variety of tasks which may include: Removals and transfers
• Lifting of deceased human remains
• Dressing and casketing
• Coordinating and assisting with funeral service and visitation
• Delivery of flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families
• Setting of chairs and the removal, proper care and storage of these items
• Removals and transfers
• Assists with funeral services by: Coordinating the parking of cars
• Ushering
• Driving funeral vehicles
• Assisting at chapel and church services
• Assisting at the cemetery
• Delivering flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families
• Setting up chairs and the removing, properly caring for and storing of these items
• Participating at special functions
• Provides aftercare in absence of Family Service Counselor. Aftercare includes delivery of: Documentation
• Stationery
• Information on insurance, health benefits and pension,
• Pre-arrangements for next of kin
• Ensures potential pre-need referrals are shared with Family Service Counselors
• Completes and accurately prepares of all documents related to services, cremations, maintenance, and any other type of data entry
• Assists with general office duties such as preparing reports as needed
• Assists with the maintenance of vehicles, the facility and property
• Receives caskets and other funeral home supplies as well as place into inventory
• Ensures refreshments are available (where allowed by law)
• Performs other duties as assigned

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

High School diploma or general equivalency degree (or diploma)

Completion of or currently enrolled in a degree training program at an accredited mortuary college or technical school specializing in funeral service or mortuary science for at least six (6) months.

Experience

Typically requires a minimum of 6 months experience in a funeral home, crematory or cemetery

Certification/Licenses

Must meet all licensing requirement in applicable state/province as required by law as prescribed by each state board

Valid driver's license

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of computers and some software including MS Office products required

High level of compassion and integrity

Good communication skills

Problem solving skills

Ability to multi task and set priorities

Work CONDITIONS

Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions

Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required

Professional Dress is required when in contact with families.

Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day

Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day

Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage

Working beyond "standard" hours as the need arises

Travel up to 25%

Pay: $12 an hour

Benefit s: Part-time associates working an average 20 hours a week may be eligible for 401(k).

Postal Code: 28560

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-NC - New Bern