Funeral Director/Embalmer- With $10,000 Sign-On Bonus!!!!

Foundation Partners Group•City of Amsterdam, NY
•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Funeral Director/Embalmer who will be responsible for ensuring client families are presented with all service and merchandise options. The position contributes to the overall efficiency of the location through effective communication and accurate record-keeping. The role also involves community outreach to improve market share and carrying out various assigned duties such as pre-need arrangement planning. The Funeral Director/Embalmer will oversee team members participating in services, provide feedback on performance, and work on-call rotations. Key responsibilities include transferring decedents, embalming, dressing, cosmetizing, casking, and preparing the deceased according to family instructions. This involves meeting with client families to arrange personalized funeral services, ensuring a high-quality experience, and completing all resulting tasks and paperwork, including permits and certificates, in compliance with laws and regulations. The role also includes conducting and attending funeral services and leading post-service follow-ups.

Requirements

  • Current state licensure for funeral directing & embalming
  • Self-motivated and energetic
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Caring, empathetic, and committed to providing best-in-class service to customers
  • Sensitivity and knowledge of different philosophical systems and religions
  • Knowledge of basic principles, values, ethics, ways of thinking, customs, practices, and their impact on human culture
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Valid state-issued driver's license with a clear driving record

Responsibilities

  • Ensures every client family is presented with all service and merchandise options
  • Contributes to the overall efficiency of the location by maintaining open and effective communication and maintaining accurate and timely client files
  • Acts to improve market share through participation in community events, groups, organizations, and other community relationships as assigned by your supervisor
  • Carries out other projects/duties as assigned (i.e., car washing, building/equipment repair, pre-need arrangement planning)
  • Oversees all Team Members participating in services, ensuring that each member of the team understands their role and is professionally representing the location
  • Communicates to appropriate Team Members areas of successful performance and performance needing improvement to meet business expectations
  • Works on-call/first call, in rotation as assigned (i.e., phone, face to face, at the hospital, hospice, residence)
  • Transfers decedents, embalms, dresses, cosmetizes, caskets, and prepares deceased on as-needed basis (per appropriate licensing) to the instructions obtained from the family
  • Meets with client families to listen, educate, and arrange personalized funeral services and ensures their experience with the business is of the highest quality
  • Completes tasks and details resulting from the arrangement conference
  • Ensures proper paperwork, including permits and certificates, are completed timely and following relevant laws and regulations
  • Conducts and attends funeral services regularly
  • Leads all post-service follow-ups as needed

Benefits

  • $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
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