Funeral Services Assistant (part-time)

Sci Corp; Culpeper (VA); Presencial; USD 21.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Sci Corp is seeking a Funeral Services Assistant to provide clerical support for funeral operations, greet families, and assist on services and visitations. The role includes handling phones, documents, and coordination of flowers, vehicles, and memorial setups in a compassionate, professional manner.

Responsibilities cover preparation for services, assisting remains handling per regulations, and aiding management with daily tasks, while maintaining compassionate client interactions and teamwork

Formación

• High school diploma or equivalent required or preferred.
• Previous customer service and/or sales experience preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite and databases; ability and willingness to learn required.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare for services, arrange floral items, chairs, caskets, urns, photos and keepsakes.
• Prepare documents related to services, cremations, maintenance as directed by management.
• Assist with preparation of remains and related duties in keeping with regulations.
• Answer phones, operate office equipment, and handle clerical tasks.
• Run errands for floral delivery, supplies and documents.
• Usher, park cars, and handle transportation needs for services.
• Drive funeral home vehicles for services and family pickups.
• Ensure refreshments are available where allowed by law.
• Assist with visitations, memorials and funerals including setup and dressing remains.
• Greet clients and provide information, accommodating family needs during services.
• May wash and clean funeral home vehicles as required.

Conocimientos

Compassion and integrity

Clear verbal and written communication

Professionalism and teamwork

Educación

High school diploma or equivalent

Herramientas

MS Office

Databases

Descripción del empleo

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Provides clerical and administrative assistance supporting funeral operations. Other general duties include meeting the general public, answering questions and providing information on funeral and cremation information and other related topics, answering phones courteously and in a polite manner, assisting on funeral, memorial and other services or ceremonies as requested by funeral home clients and management. Attendance at monthly staff meeting is expected.

The Funeral Services Assistant duties must be performed consistent with company mission and values and adherence to company policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Prepares for services to include delivering and setting up floral arrangements, chairs, caskets, urns, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families; ensures proper care and storage of any of these items
• Prepares documents related to services, cremations, maintenance, as directed by management
• Assists with respectful preparation of remains of deceased, including dressing and lifting deceased, or operation of crematory, as permitted by law and in keeping with company regulations
• Performs office duties such as answering phones and operating fax machine, computer, multiline phone system, debit card machine, typewriter, postage meter and scale and stereo/video system.
• Run errands such as for floral delivery, picking up of supplies, documents, etc
• Serves as an usher and may park cars or perform any transportation requirements.
• Drives Funeral Home vehicles for services and picking up families
• Ensures refreshments are available (where allowed by law)
• Assist with visitations, memorial and funeral services which may include; visitation and chapel set up, dressing and casketing remains, delivering family items and flowers.
• Prepares documents related to services, cremations, maintenance etc.,
• Greets and receives client families and / or other persons entering the office for information and assistance
• Accommodates the needs of the family during a service and/or visitation
• May wash and clean funeral home vehicles and other client vehicles as required from time to time

Minimum Requirements

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent

Experience

• Previous customer service and/or sales experience preferred
• Proficient with MS Office suite and databases preferred; ability and willingness to learn required

Certification/Licenses

• Valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving record required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• High level of compassion and integrity
• Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills
• Professional behaviors and team player

Postal Code: 22701

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-VA - Culpeper