Funeral Director-Embalmer

Career Strategies

St. Louis (MO)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 90,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Base salary with bonus
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, &
Tuition Reimbursement
Anniversary Award
Career Advancement and Training
Employee Assistance Fund
Legend Award Program
Funeral and Cemetery Benefits
Employee Referral Bonus
401k with Company Match

Job summary

Career Strategies seeks a Funeral Director/Embalmer to guide families through one of life's most profound moments, combining professional funeral and mortuary services with heartfelt client support and dignified care.

Your dedication will help create meaningful farewell experiences that honor loved ones and bring comfort to grieving families, while collaborating with a compassionate team.

Qualifications

  • 1 year of experience as a licensed funeral director and 2 years of post-secondary education.
  • Must be licensed funeral director and embalmer in Missouri or able to obtain the state license.
  • Graduated from an accredited school of embalming or mortuary science.
  • High concentration and attention for extended periods.
  • Able to stand/walk and frequently lift or push.
  • Valid state driver's license.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively in a team.
  • Availability to work holidays, evenings and weekends.

Skills

Compassion
Customer Focus
Ethics and Values

Education

Post-secondary education
Mortuary science degree

Job description

Join our compassionate team as a Funeral Director/Embalmer, where you will play a vital role in guiding families through one of life's most profound moments. This position combines professional funeral and mortuary services with heartfelt client support, ensuring every detail is handled with dignity, respect, and care.

Your dedication will help create meaningful farewell experiences that honor loved ones and bring comfort to grieving families.

Core Competencies
  • Compassion - Genuinely cares about people; is sympathetic and demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others.
  • Customer Focus - Is dedicated to the customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind.
  • Ethics and Values - Appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.

Join our compassionate team as a Funeral Director/Embalmer, where you will play a vital role in guiding families through one of life's most profound moments. This position combines professional funeral and mortuary services with heartfelt client support, ensuring every detail is handled with dignity, respect, and care.

Your dedication will help create meaningful farewell experiences that honor loved ones and bring comfort to grieving families.

Core Competencies
  • Compassion - Genuinely cares about people; is sympathetic and demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others.
  • Customer Focus - Is dedicated to the customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind.
  • Ethics and Values - Appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs; acts in line with those values; rewards the right values and disapproves of others; practices what he/she preaches.
Requirements
  • 1 year of experience as a licensed funeral director and 2 years of post-secondary education.
  • Must be a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Missouri or the ability to obtain a state license; the ability to obtain any additional licensing required by the state.
  • Graduated from an accredited school of embalming or mortuary science.
  • Possesses a high degree of concentration and attention for a continuous period of time.
  • Able to occasionally stand/walk and frequently lift or push.
  • Possesses valid state driver's license.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with others in a team atmosphere.
  • This position requires availability to work some holidays, evenings and weekends as needed.
Benefits
  • Base salary pay with a performance-driven bonus plan
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D and STD Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Anniversary Award for each year of service
  • Career Advancement and Training - Aspiring Managers Program
  • Employee Assistance Fund
  • Legend Award Program
  • Funeral and Cemetery Benefits
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • 401k with Company Match

Join us in delivering heartfelt farewells that honor lives lived while providing comfort and support during difficult times!

Equal Opportunity Employer

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