Funeral Director/Embalmer

SCI Shared Resources•Gadsden, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Funeral Director/Embalmer compassionately facilitates funeral arrangement discussions with the deceased's next of kin and presides over visitation, funeral, and graveside services in accordance with family wishes, company expectations, and legal regulations. This role may also involve Embalming responsibilities. As a licensed Funeral Director, the individual is responsible for ensuring compliance with all mortuary, health, and vital statistics regulations within the funeral establishment(s). Key duties include initiating and facilitating arrangement conferences, discussing available benefits, promoting services and merchandise, and reviewing/authorizing contract revisions. The role also involves directing services as the Master of Ceremonies, ensuring all arrangements align with contractual agreements and family expectations, and interacting with families to fulfill death care requests while also generating leads for pre-need services. Event planning responsibilities include resource planning, ordering items like music and flowers, producing memorial products, and preparing/cleaning event rooms. The position may also involve attendant duties such as parking, driving, ushering, pallbearing, or courier services, and representing the location at community events. When performing embalming, the associate cares for the deceased respectfully, verifies identification, cleans and embalms the body following company procedures, performs restorations, styles hair, applies cosmetics, dresses the body, and maintains the preparation room, including hazardous waste disposal and supply management. The role operates under general guidance, with new associates learning to apply licensure to the business environment and collaborating with peers or managers for assistance. It requires accountability, compliance with regulations, initiative, and adaptability.

Requirements

Graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science
Current Funeral Director and Embalmer dual license within the practicing state
Valid state driver’s license with an acceptable driving record required to operate company owned vehicles
Cognitive Ability including reason, plan, identify problems, learn quickly, learn from experience, and appropriately apply learning to new situations
Process and results oriented, motivated to keep projects moving ahead by removing obstacles and exploring alternatives
Must have a positive attitude, a drive to continually advance your understanding of the industry and business, and is highly self-motivated
Ability to build professional and trusting business relations
Professional written and verbal communication skills
Public speaking skills with the ability to influence and gain consensus
Proficient using databases in automated processes
Proficient MS Office skills

Nice To Haves

Industry experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Compassionately facilitates funeral arrangement discussions with deceased next of kin.
Presides over visitation, funeral, and graveside services in accordance with family’s wishes; company expectations; and local, state, or federal laws.
May perform Embalming responsibilities.
Responsible for the compliance with all mortuary, health, and vital statistics regulation compliance within the funeral establishment(s).
Receives or initiates call to deceased next of kin.
Exhibiting concern and empathy, obtains or confirms deceased and family contact information, briefly discusses needs (including languages), schedules Arrangement appointment, and emails appointment confirmation.
May perform removals or transfers adhering to company standards and processes.
Cares for deceased in a respectful manner.
Updates removal status in proprietary software.
Greets next of kin and escorts to meeting space.
Initiates and facilitates Arrangements Conference while assessing needs and summarizing desired outcomes.
Discusses available life insurance and available benefits, such as Veteran.
Promotes funeral, cemetery, and crematory services and merchandise such as catering, flowers, music, and Ever Lasting Memory products.
Transitions Arrangement Conference to Funeral Services Counselor/Advisor to present cemetery property and merchandise options, pricing, and contract completion.
In absence of an FSA/FSC, may perform FSA/FSC responsibilities.
Responsible for reviewing and authorizing merchandise and service contract revisions.
Confirms authorization to proceed with service Arrangements.
Presides as Master of Ceremonies (MC) for visitation, funeral, or graveside services in a professional, organized, and caring manner consistent with Company standards.
Shall be present for graveside services included in the purchase agreement.
Shall be present when the casket containing a human body is placed in a grave, crypt, or burial vault and verifies that any personal belongings are removed from the deceased prior to burial per the Arrangements.
Visually inspects deceased, adjusts casket dressing, deceased attire or makeup, or communicates concerns to preparation staff.
Visually inspects Services Arrangements (visitation, funeral, or graveside) against contractual arrangements and the next of kin expectations; initiates corrective action as appropriate; may provide instruction or guidance to services team members.
Interacts with the family to fulfill the death care requests.
While interacting with family and guests, obtains leads for pre-need services.
Perform a variety of event planning responsibilities including but not limited to resource planning and ordering of music, flowers, or catering to fulfill Arrangement requests.
Produces MeM products that may include scanning photos, ordering of memorabilia or stationary, creating electronic presentations, writing obituaries, and creating on-line memorials.
Prior to event, prepares event room including but not limited to set-up chairs, tables, flowers, guest books, and appropriate décor.
Post event cleans chairs, tables, floors, proper storage of items, identifies property in need of repair, and courier/deliver family memorabilia to home.
May perform a variety of attendant duties including but not limited to parking lot attendant, driver, usher, pallbearer, or courier.
May attends community or charity events to represent and promote the location or market.
Cares for deceased in a respectful manner.
Following company processes and procedures, verifies identification, reviews embalming authorization.
Following company processes and adhering to hazardous waste procedures cleans and embalms body; uses scalpels, pumps, tubes, and equipment to replace bodily fluids/waste with embalming fluids; performs restorations, styling hair, applying cosmetics, dressing body, and other preparation required for human remains.
Verifies appropriate casket and lining according to contract.
Dresses casket and lays deceased.
Updates status in propriety software.
Maintains preparation room, cleans soiled equipment, properly disposes of hazardous waste, and promotes a safe work environment.
Inventories and reorders supplies.
Works under general guidance.
New associates are learning to apply licensure to business environment complying with regulations, policies, and procedures; work may be peer reviewed for accuracy, quality, and education; collaborates with peers or manager for assistance and guidance.
Exhibits accountability for behaviors.
Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Takes the initiative to discuss assignments, expectations, priorities and deadlines as well as seek guidance and coaching from manager.
Notifies manager when workload is light and volunteers for additional work.
Adjusts effectively to work within new work structures, processes, requirements or cultures.
Additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.