Funeral Director & Embalmer

Everstory Partners•Twinsburg, OH

54d•Onsite

About The Position

The Funeral Director/Embalmer is a significant role that has the opportunity to transform a person's final event into a beautiful celebration of their life through the arrangements and services they offer the deceased and their loved ones. This role will be an empathetic professional that understands the value of providing our families with all options in their time of need.

Requirements

1 year of experience as a licensed funeral director
2 years of post-secondary education.
Must be a licensed funeral director and embalmer or the ability to obtain a state license; the ability to obtain any additional licensing required by the state.
Graduated from an accredited school of embalming or mortuary science.
Possesses a high degree of concentration and attention for a continuous period of time.
Able to occasionally stand/walk and frequently lift or push.
Possesses valid state driver's license.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to interact and collaborate effectively with others in a team atmosphere.
This position requires availability to work some holidays, evenings and weekends as needed.

Responsibilities

Meeting with clients to make funeral arrangements, explains service options, assists in casket selection, provides pricing information, and prepares standardized contracts for services.
Performing technical and cosmological embalming services.
Finalizing details discussed during arrangement conferences with with appropriate tracking & compliance documents.
Directing funeral services and visitation, including greeting family members, opening parlor, coordinating and instructing pallbearers, greeting and escorting clergy to chapel.
May assist with funerals while not acting as primary director or act as hearse or limousine driver when needed.
Preparing or coordinates preparation and issuance of permits and documents associated with funerals and embalming. This includes death certificate, permits from coroner, writing embalming case study and others as required.
Removing and transports deceased from home or hospital to funeral home.
Maintaining cleanliness of preparation room and equipment.
Performing all other related functions as assigned.