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Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Funeral Director
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What they do
A Funeral Director or Embalmer manages a funeral home business. Directs details of funerals and burials, provides services according to the cultural or religious preferences of families and files paperwork for death certificates. May perform or supervise embalming services to prepare bodies for burial.
$72,358 / year median in Oregon
+17% projected growth
Job Description
PARISH NAME
Gethsemani Funeral Home Position Title:
Funeral Director /Embalmer Opening Date:
September 1, 2026Closing Date:
Open untilFilled Location of Job:
Gethsemani Funeral Home Location Address:
11666 SE Stevens Road, Happy Valley, OR 97086Position:
Full Time, Benefits Eligible, Exempt Position Summary:
Assists families with cemetery and funeral home arrangements. Performs embalming, dressing and casketing, cremations, all general office functions as needed. Ensure office is kept clean and orderly. This position is expected to actively seek to assist people in the Catholic Community in making both at-need and pre-need arrangements by being productive in pre-arrangement sales. This is a highly general position requiring flexibility and a willingness to assume a variety of roles daily, including, but not limited to, clerical, funeral director, and cemetery sales functions.Primary Responsibilities:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Working knowledge of State cemetery law as well as state and federal funeral home laws.
- Must understand Catholic funeral and burial rites.
- Neat, professional appearance.
- Bilingual in Spanish or Vietnamese is desired.
- Practicing Catholic preferred.
- Valid driver's license.
- Excellent organizational and communications skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Problem solving, discretion, and interpersonal skills needed.
- Teamwork is required.
- Ability to honor and maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to work flexible hours as necessary.
Minimum Qualifications:
All applicants must be a Licensed Funeral Practitioner or can acquire a license within 60 days of employment. A licensed embalmer is preferred.- Two to five years previous funeral home experience required.
- Valid driver's license.