Licensed Funeral Director

Licensed Funeral Director Millard Family Chapels St. Louis, MO Job Details Full-time $50,000 - $65,000 a year 20 hours ago Benefits Health savings account Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Paid time off Vision insurance 401(k) matching Life insurance Qualifications Bereavement support Interpersonal skills Customer service Writing skills Grief counseling Attention to detail Cleaning Productivity software Funeral Director License Full Job Description The Funeral Director that works together to provide exceptional customer service, while comforting families during every aspect of the time spent with our company.

Purpose of Job:

The Funeral Director will oversee, direct and coordinate all aspects of funeral services including body preparation, visitation, services, burials and cremations; while providing caring support and advice to families and friends of deceased.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the funeral assistants during the visitation, service and burials.

Qualifications:

• Work at all times to maintain an image as a positive one in the public view
• Maintain a professional and personable appearance and presence.
• Able to work in all types of weather conditions.
• Ability to manage distressing and stressful situations with sensitivity and care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Thorough understanding of methods for comforting people during grief.
• Thorough understanding of the laws related to funerals and funeral arrangements.
• Ability to perform mortuary services.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and related software.
• Be able to lift 75 pounds.
• A licensed Funeral Director
• Must be highly organized with attention to detail.

Task and Responsibilities:

• Provides knowledgeable and caring support to family and friends of deceased; meets with family and/or friends of the deceased to discuss the nature and time of funeral arrangements to be conducted.
• Tactfully discusses the options and preference for disposition of the remains; addresses and explains the costs of the funeral with family and/or friends of the deceased.
• Coordinates practical arrangements for the funeral that are respectful, professional, timely, and sensitive. This may include transferring the body to the burial site, providing transportation of the family, or arranging visitations and services.
• Coordinates the transfer of the body or remains to the funeral home.
• Provides information to the Office Coordinator regarding times, rooms, and arrangements to be made.
• Schedules clergy and pallbearers, answering any questions about their specific duties.
• Makes arrangements with cemeteries for scheduling, opening, and closing of facilities and gravesites, as necessary.
• Oversees the issuance of death notices, obituaries, and related paperwork to government agencies and preferred newspapers or other appropriate media.
• Ensures paperwork is filed in a timely and orderly manner, consulting with family to obtain accurate and necessary information for completion.
• Organize with the family the payment method of the completed and signed funeral contract.
• Clean and set up chapel, office, bathrooms, and hallway as needed for visitation and/or services.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$50,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Health savings account Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance Ability to

Relocate:

St. Louis, MO 63130: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location:

In person