Licensed Funeral Director
: Job Details :

***$3,000 SIGNING BONUS!***

With a history of more than 768years in Rochester, Harris Funeral Home is one of the oldest independent family-owned and operated funeral homes in our area. Our standards of integrity, professionalism, and ethics have never wavered. Every day we strive to maintain the highest levels of quality in our service to our families and our community.

Job Title: Licensed Funeral Director - Arrangements and Decedent Care

Summary: Coordinates funeral arrangement conferences with families and customizes services to meet needs of client family and facilitates decisions. Engages in decedent care by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts arrangement conferences to learn and understand the family's needs and desires for the funeral services, and educates clients as to what is available to help them make informed decisions.*
• Transports decedent from place of death to care facility.*
• Engages in decedent care, including: embalming, disinfection, restorative art, cosmetics and aesthetics, dressing, and placing in casket.*
• Adheres to established procedures of decedent care.*
• Customizes service based on family's needs and desires, including appropriate denomination and requested details.*
• Contacts pastor/minister to confirm service details, and verifies service procedures.*
• Confirms final disposition arrangements with cemetery, arranges arrival time, and receives direction from designated cemetery representative.*
• Assists family in developing newspaper notice and coordinates its publishing with the newspaper.*
• Coordinates flower arrangements, prayer cards, thank you cards, register books, candles, crucifixes, and other materials with appropriate vendors.*
• Arranges for pall bearers to assist at the service.*
• Coordinates funeral service and communicates instructions and details of service to other funeral staff.*
• Drives hearse or the lead car in accordance with established procedures.*
• Directs employees and pall bearers with arrangement of flowers and placement of casket in hearse and at cemetery.*
• Greets family upon their arrival for visitation or funeral services, and assists them as needed.*
• Leads the funeral service at the funeral home, involving the introduction and conclusion of the funeral service.*
• Makes phone calls to coordinate arrangements.
• You may be asked to perform transfer of Pets, as we are in the business of pet cremation and all aspects of pet cremation.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Math Ability:

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Word; inventory software; design software; Microsoft Internet Explorer; Mozilla FireFox; MIMS database software; and Microsoft Outlook.

Education/Experience:

Associate's degree in Mortuary Science from two-year college or technical school; and one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates and Licenses:

· Valid driver's license

· New York State funeral director's license

Equipment:

· Surgical instruments

· Embalming machine

· Stretchers

· Body lift equipment

Knowledge, Skills and Other Abilities:

· Oral communication skills

· Written communication skills

· Technical communication

· Customer relations

· Customer service

· Diplomacy

· Negotiations

· Teamwork skills

· Organization

· Planning

· Professionalism

· Project management

· Time management

· Patience

· Detail-oriented

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles; and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to work in high, precarious places.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $70,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus opportunities
• Signing bonus

Work Location: In person