Funeral Director Job Description

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The Funeral Director provides customer service in all areas of helping client families following the loss of a loved one. Provides exemplary personalized and professional service. Learns how a Funeral Director implements choices made by the families/legal representative regarding the funeral, final disposition of the body, and memorialization of the individual. Interacts with the family to fulfill death care needs. Ensures customer needs are addressed.

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A Funeral Director reports to the Location Manager in his/her market. He/She provides customer service in all areas of helping our families achieve peace following the loss of a loved one. We strive to help families overcome this difficult time by providing exemplary personalized service. Funeral Directors implement choices made by the families regarding the final disposition of the body and memorialization of the individual. They are the primary contact with our families and interact with them to fulfill their death care needs. Funeral Directors are responsible to ensure customers’ full range of needs is addressed. Successful candidates are people who establish strong personal and business relationships with customers. He/She is accountable for servicing families in a professional and timely manner. Respectful service and attention to customer needs are integral to a continued relationship with the family. The ability to contribute as a team member, where individuals work together and share equally in the exchange of ideas, concepts, and process outcomes is important. The Funeral Director's duties must be performed consistently with the company mission and values and adherence to company policies and procedures. Certain variations may exist across locations or markets particularly as they relate to location differences, whether the funeral directors are represented by a union, whether a license is required for certain duties and the size and staffing at a location or in a market.

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The Funeral Director provides customer service in all areas of helping client families following the loss of a loved one. Implements choices made by the families’ legal representatives regarding the final disposition of the body and memorialization of the individual. Interacts with the family to fulfill the death care needs of their loved one. Provides exemplary personalized and professional service. Fulfills the requirements as dictated by the licensing Board in the practicing state or province.

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The Funeral Director will manage, prepare and direct funeral services, conduct, and coordinate the delivery of the decedent to the mortuary. The position will prepare the decedent for services and/or interment. The major objectives are to provide the highest quality services and products and to satisfy the needs of all client families. Geographic boundaries for this position may encompass more than one firm or location in a given area of multiple company operations.

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The Funeral Director implements choices made by the families’ legal representatives regarding the funeral, final disposition of the body, and memorialization of the individual. Provides customer service in all areas of funeral arrangements, cremation ceremonies, and internment to assist families following the loss of a loved one. Provides exemplary personalized and professional service.

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The Funeral Director will be responsible for respectfully caring for the deceased while performing a variety of tasks including, embalming, removals and transfers, cosmetology, dressing, hair styling, and any other preparation required for the deceased. The successful candidate will have a current license in the applicable state and knowledge of the current regulations related to the funeral industry.

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The position of Funeral Director offers a great opportunity to a qualified individual with all the tools at hand needed for success. This individual will be licensed as a Funeral Director and able to handle making arrangements for funeral and cremation services.

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The Funeral Director provides excellent service to grieving families on the day of the funeral service; coordinates details with the family, interment schedule, clergy, and music provider by Company policies; helps the family to establish positive memories by facilitating a compassionate and caring funeral service.

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A Funeral Director is responsible for assisting with the funeral home and cremation-related duties, which include physical work, and office-related tasks. Duties include first-call removals, assisting with casketing, setting up visitation areas, and driving company vehicles. Office duties include meeting the public, answering phones courteously and in a polite manner, and assisting with funerals, memorials, and other services or ceremonies as requested. The ability to lift to 75 pounds and work an on-call rotation schedule including weekends is required.

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We are currently looking for a compassionate and self-driven licensed Funeral Director to join our team.

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