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Type of Position:
Apprentice OR licensee
Date Position Available:
2023-08-14
Business Name:
Ducro Services, Inc.
Street Address:
4524 Elm Avenue
Address Line 2:
4524 Elm Avenue
City:
Ashtabula, Ohio 44004
State:
OH
Zip Code:
44004
Business Contact Name:
Linda M. Nerad
Business Contact Phone:
4409922191
Business Contact Email:
linda@ducro.com
Is this position part-time or full-time?:
Full-time
Is housing available for this position?:
Yes
On-Call Required?:
Yes
Compensation Range:
Compensation Based on Experience
Required experience (if any):
On job training to successfully obtain Funeral Director and Embalmer License.
Required skills (if any):
REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:
• Ability to manage distressing and stressful situations with sensitivity and care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Thorough understanding of methods for comforting people during grief.
• Thorough understanding of laws related to funerals and funeral arrangements.
• Ability to promptly and accurately execute required legal paperwork.
• Ability to perform mortuary services.
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Job responsibilities:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Provides knowledgeable and caring support to family and friends of deceased; meets with family and/or friends of the deceased to discuss the nature and time of funeral arrangements to be conducted.
• Tactfully discusses the options and preference for disposition of the remains; addresses and explains the costs of the funeral with family and/or friends of the deceased.
• Coordinates practical arrangements for the funeral that are respectful, professional, timely, and sensitive. This may include transferring the body to the burial site, providing transportation of the family, or arranging visitations and services.
• Coordinates the transfer of the body or remains to the funeral home.
• Oversees the embalming process.
• Provides instructions to the Director of Operations and Funeral Attendant regarding times, rooms, and arrangements to be made.
• Schedules clergy and pallbearers, answering any questions about their specific duties.
• Makes arrangements with cemeteries for scheduling, opening, and closing of facilities and gravesites, as necessary.
• Oversees the issuance of death notices, obituaries, and related paperwork to government agencies and preferred newspapers or other appropriate media.
• Ensures paperwork is filed in a timely and orderly manner, consulting with family to obtain accurate and necessary information for completion.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by management.
III. REQUIRED SKILLS/ABILITIES:
• Ability to manage distressing and stressful situations with sensitivity and care.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Thorough understanding of methods for comforting people during grief.
• Thorough understanding of laws related to funerals and funeral arrangements.
• Ability to promptly and accurately execute required legal paperwork.
• Ability to perform mortuary services.
• Detail-oriented and extremely organized.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
How should applicants apply?:
Email resume
Email:
linda@ducro.com
State (mailing):
OH
Job Title:
Funeral Director and Embalmer