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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Funeral Director • Arranges and conducts funeral services in accordance with the familys desires, expectations, and spiritual beliefs. • Discusses familys wishes, funeral options, services, products, and pricing with deceased family. Identifies and communicates special veteran or recognition benefits. Executes funeral services contracts and documents in accordance with state and federal laws. • Through community and non-profit involvement, retains heritage, increases good will, and indirectly increases market share. • Additional responsibilities associated with Funeral documents, arrangements, services, and post family care.
Location Management
Financial Management • Work with Location Manager to develop annual business plan and budget as well as financial, production and revenue goals. • Run reports, analyze, identify trends, and make observations or improvement recommendations to Location Management. • Understand industry finances, how daily activities affects financial outcomes. May approve expenditures and invoices including overtime.
Operations • Assist the Location Manager with the day-to-day activities ensuring on-time services that exceed client family expectation. Identify barriers, encourage ideas, and recommend improvements. Assure the locations operating practices comply with applicable federal & state regulations and Company policies. • Manage frontline supervisors responsibilities, expectations, and accountabilities. Make decisions that support and reinforce the companys market strategies, values, and goals. • In absence of the Location Manager, full-fil appropriate daily responsibilities and decision-making. • Additional responsibilities as requested or assigned.
People Development
Education, experience & Skills
Education, Certifications, and Licensure • Applicable state Funeral Director Licensure is required; Technical schooling diploma Funeral Services/ Mortuary Science preferred; Bachelors degree in Mortuary Science where required by state law.
Experience • At least five (5) years industry experience in the applicable discipline with progressively increasing responsibilities with an understanding of industry competitive pricing, demographic patterns, and market competition • Desire to learn, understand and apply Financial and Business acumen • Professional interpersonal skills as well as cultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with a variety of cultures and language barriers
Skills • Proficient in MS Office suite including mail, word, excel, & power point as well as proprietary industry software (HMIS, CarePoint, Becan) • Environment: Work may be performed both indoors and outdoors regardless of weather conditions; Care Center personnel may have exposure to various chemicals and fluids; cemetery personnel may have exposure to chemicals and equipment. • Attire: Business attire is required. Personal safety equipment or appropriate attire may be required for cemetery or crematory environment • Physical Demands: Sitting continuously for multiple hours or standing continuously for multiple hours. Manual dexterity to operate standardized office equipment, telephone, calculator, copier, and computer. Ability to lift up to 50lbs to assist with moving bodies • Extenuating Schedule: Typically required to work several evenings or weekends each month • Travel: minimal local