Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

Consider the possibilities of joining a Great Place to Work!

This support role performs a variety of manual and office tasks in preparation of, during and after funeral services to ensure services run smoothly and as planned. Duties include setting up rooms for ceremonies, copying memorial materials, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles. Funeral Attendants also assist with the preparation of the deceased and casket. The ability to work beyond standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Funeral Services

• Prepare casket and deceased for visitation or funeral services such as dressing casket, adjusting deceased clothing and jewelry, and transporting casket through hallways. May assist with lifting deceased 
• Prepare rooms for a variety of services including but not limited to setting up and cleaning chairs, tables, icons, guest books, flowers, keepsakes, mementos, casket, and urn
• Greet visitors, provide programs, answers questions, and provide funeral services information
• May serve as pallbearer
• May drive families to cemetery site
• Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property as well as packaging, loading, or delivery of family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers 

#SCI

Salary: $16.50/hr.- $20.63/hr.

Benefits:

Medical*Dental*Vision*Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)*Health Savings Account with Company Contribution*Sick Leave*Short-Term Disability*Long-Term Disability*Life Insurance*Voluntary Accidental Death or Dismemberment Insurance*Dependent Life Insurance*SCI 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match*Employee Assistance Program

Office Assistance

• Courteously answer phones, screen callers, and take ‘first call’ information
• Notify staff members when appointments arrive and escort guests to appropriate room
• Maintain reception area and refreshments including making coffee, disposing of trash, replenishing supplies, and straightening, cleaning, or vacuuming 
• Review a variety of documents for accuracy
• Data entry of document information into proprietary systems
• Receive deliveries
• Make copies, scan, fax, fold/prepare memorial materials, and perform other mailroom task

Driver and vehicle maintenance

• Transport, pick up, and deliver documents, family mementos, flowers, and similar articles safely to destination that may include family’s residence, care center, or funeral home
• May transport the deceased to funeral home
• Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles to ensure vehicle is presentable
• Fuels vehicles as necessary; following safety guidelines and expenditure processes

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

• High School Diploma or equivalent 

Certification/License

• Valid state issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

Experience

• No prior work experience required

• Funeral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to follow instructions given over the phone or in person
• Ability to use personal computer and type
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with others
• Ability to work with kindness and compassion for the deceased and their families
• Ability to maintain composure in challenging situations
• Good verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work with colleagues to accomplish tasks
• Ability to work evenings and weekends
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds

Work CONDITIONS

When considering the work hours associated with this job, the following factors may apply:

Work Environment

• Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
• Professional Dress is required when in contact with families
• Drive company owned vehicles, with and without passengers, in surrounding community with varying traffic conditions

Work Postures

• Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
• Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds
• Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage

Work Hours

• Working beyond “standard” hours, including weekends, nights and holidays
• Local travel

Postal Code: 92625

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-CA - Corona Del Mar Company Description

Who we are. What we do.

We’re more than North America’s largest provider of funeral, cremation and cemetery services. We are mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters who are devoted to the communities where we live and work. We are more than 20,000 dedicated individuals who provide caring assistance to families in need, honor veterans and public servants and deliver lifesaving programs to help keep children and seniors safe.

We operate under the umbrella of the Dignity Memorial network of 1,800 funeral homes and cemeteries. Dignity Memorial providers care for more than 300,000 families each year and understand the importance of thoughtful, personalized arrangements. We believe creating meaningful ways to pay tribute to a loved one begins with compassion and is shaped by the understanding that each life is truly unique. For us, there is no greater responsibility than honoring and preserving the story of one’s life.

SCI offers advanced on-line training resources, career advancement opportunities in the largest organization in the industry, attractive benefits, and a wonderful community to serve with plenty of culture and personality. For additional information regarding our company, please visit our corporate site at

CI” refers to Service Corporation International and its affiliates.

SCI Shared Resources, LLC is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process.

On request, we will seek to provide appropriate accessibility options to all applicants with disabilities.

Company Description

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Job Tags

Temporary work, Work experience placement, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours, Night shift, Afternoon shift,

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