Visitation Assistant

Service Corporation International; Whittier (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with 公司

Sick Leave

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Rose Hills is seeking a Visitation Assistant to warmly greet families, answer calls, and guide guests through funeral services.

Responsibilities include room setup, casket viewing support, floral arrangements, and coordinating with the Services Director while maintaining professionalism in a sensitive environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• At least 2 years reception, hospitality, or customer service experience.
• Basic PC skills with MS Word and Outlook; data entry into company software.
• Exhibit warmth and compassion during emotional distress.
• Cultural sensitivity to interact with diverse cultures and language barriers.
• CA Driver’s License with good driving record; able to drive company vehicles.

Responsibilities

• Answer incoming calls and greet families, guests, or vendors promptly and professionally.
• Screen callers/visitors with a calm, diplomatic approach and provide guidance.
• Provide viewing/service information and directions to chapels or interment locations.
• Assist with visitation room setup, casket placement, and floral arrangements as needed.
• Assist with receptions, serving, and clean-up activities at Garden View Reception Center.
• Receive and inventory deceased personal belongings; log into the software system.

Skills

Reception experience

Customer service

MS Word

Outlook

Data entry

Empathy

Cultural sensitivity

Driver’s license

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Word

Outlook

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.Demonstrating warmth and professionalism, provide guidance, assistance, and answer visiting families, guests, and vendor questions. May assist with reception set-up/clean-up and visitation set-up/removal.Visitation AssistantEssential Job Functions: Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.Promptly and professionally answer incoming calls and greet families, guests, or vendors. With a calm voice, diplomatically screen callers or visitors and provide appropriate assistance or guidance. May provide verbal and/or written viewing/service information, driving/walking directions to various chapels or interment locations. May direct visitors to location of restrooms, beverages, or similar. May make copies and/or initiate faxes.Receive deceased personal belongings from family. Prompt the family about special requests or return of particular belongings. Inventory personal belongings and log into software system. Package personal belongings and deliver to Quality Control. It is imperative that personal belongings are controlled precisely to procedures.As requested by the Officiant or Services Director, assist with visitation room set-up including casket placement, casket viewing of deceased, floral arrangements,As requested, assist with general set-up, serving, and clean-up of receptions at Garden View Reception Center. May greet and assist visitors. Other responsibilities as requested or assigned.Experience, Education, and Skills:High School Diploma or equivalentAt least two (2) years reception, hospitality, or customer service experienceBasic PC skills with MSWord and Outlook as well as data entry into company softwareExhibit warmth and compassion during situations of emotional distressCultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with a variety of cultures and language barriersExcellent interpersonal relations skills exhibiting warmth, compassion, empathy and diplomacy under pressureCurrent Hepatitis B vaccination (HBV)CA Drivers’ License and good driving record; safely drive Company vehiclesWorking Environment:Work mostly indoors and occasionally outdoors up to 40 hours per week and as needed, in all weather conditions, assisting with coordinating and conducting funeral events for grieving families. The atmosphere can be heavy with grief and sad emotions. Incumbent must be able to work effectively in this atmosphere by not letting it affect his/her ability to provide the level of professional service that families expect. Must be able to remain positive, calm, and composed during stressful situations; and present a professional appearance at all times. Must work daily with interruptions and changing schedules; be able to work a flexible schedule, depending on business needs; work in two- to four-hour blocks of time; work occasional evenings and/or weekends and holidays.Physical Requirements:Work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions; handle emotional situations with professionalism; be able to lift, pull, push up to approximately 75lbs (caskets, human remains); must be able to work with and around human remains.Compensation:$20.00/hr - $22.50/hrExact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.Benefits (dependent upon eligibility):Medical*Dental*Vision*Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)*Health Savings Account with Company Contribution*Sick Leave*Short-Term Disability*Long-Term Disability*Life Insurance*Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance*Dependent Life Insurance*SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match*Employee Assistance Program.Rose Hills is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company’s hiring procedures do not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, ethnicity, age, sex, sexual-orientation, veteran’s status or disability, or any other legally protected status.SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.As part of your pre-employment background check, your criminal conviction history will be verified given that this role requires the following material job duties: Working around and/or handling deceased and working around families and colleagues. Convictions creating a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the identified job duties may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer.Postal Code: 90601Category (Portal Searching): OperationsJob Location: US-CA - Whittier