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Type of Position:
Apprentice
Date Position Available:
2025-12-31
Business Name:
Leavitt Funeral Home, Inc.
Street Address:
403 7th Street
City:
Parkersburg
State:
WV
Zip Code:
26101
Business Contact Name:
Jeremy Dunlap
Business Contact Phone:
Jeremy Dunlap
Business Contact Email:
jeremy@leavittfuneralhome.com
Is this position part-time or full-time?:
Full-time
Is housing available for this position?:
No
On-Call Required?:
Yes
Compensation Range:
18.00 - 19.50 per hour
Job responsibilities:
Job description: Serving our community for over one hundred and forty years, the Leavitt Funeral Services and Crematory brand is built and maintained by a team of professionals who embody the value of - families first. Our family-owned funeral home, with four locations, is seeking a high functioning Funeral Apprentice who embodies this core value to join our experienced team of professionals. If you have completed your mortuary schooling, we may want to speak with you. We are desiring to only speak with high functioning Funeral Apprentices who are looking for a funeral home that: -highlights the true profession of a funeral director -has created and continually supports an atmosphere that lives and breathes the value: families first -wants their funeral directors and apprentices to create personalized funerals and provide complete ----respect and care to the deceased -values active listening skill -understands critical dedication necessary to the profession Primary Role The primary role of a Leavitt Funeral Apprentice includes, but is not solely limited to : -Assignment to families and responsibility for carrying out all details surrounding the planned funeral, including overseeing any gathering and the funeral. -Perform the standard duties associated with being an embalmer, including taking night call on a rotating schedule with the fellow members of your embalming team. Specific Focus The Leavitt Funeral Apprentices have four key areas of focus: -Technical - Executing at the highest level of skill, offering respect and dignity of care for the deceased during transfers, identification, preparation, embalming, cosmetology, and restoration. -Family Relations - The Leavitt Funeral Home Cycle of Excellence is reassuring families, giving them a sense of comfort, and well-being while providing directions through the arrangement and funeral process with an intense focus on communication accuracy and excellence. -Case Management - Understanding the administrative side of funeral service such as contracts, documents, preneed forms, case management software, and other information requiring accuracy, follow through, and urgency. -Services - Executing and implementing the choices requested by a family, is what that family will remember. A standard of excellence in the arrangement and coordination of visitation, service, burial/cremation, needed facilities and staffing is critical and essential to the Leavitt Funeral Home brand. As a Funeral Apprentice, if you align with the above and have completed your mortuary sciences education, we want to speak with you. To read and hear more about Leavitt Funeral Home: https://www.leavittfuneralhome.com/about/what-sets-us-apart Job Type: Full-time Schedule: 8 hour shift On call Overtime Supplemental Pay: Bonus opportunities
How should applicants apply?:
Email resume
Email:
jeremy@leavittfuneralhome.com
Job Title:
Funeral Director Apprenticeship