Funeral Support Specialist

Job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates. A Funeral Support Specialist is responsible for assisting with funeral home and cremation related duties, which includes 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 funeral, memorial and other services or ceremonies as requested. The ability to lift up to 75 pounds and work an on-call rotation schedule including weekends is required. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: - Safely drives company owned professional vehicles to perform “first call” removals of deceased from hospital, nursing home, residence, scene locations, to transport to the funeral home or designated location, in accordance with local and state laws as well as company policies and procedures - Follows processes for chain-of-custody, paperwork and deceased identification - Cooperates with first responders, Medical Examiners, hospital staff, etc., and accommodates their processes and procedures - For home removals or any removals whereby family m...