Funeral Assistant

Job Details Location: 04 Roller Owens Funeral Home - North Little Rock, AR 72116 Position Type: Part Time Position Summary Under the supervision of a licensed funeral director, assists with all aspects of a funeral and is an attendant at services in a manner deemed to fit the Roller image of excellent service. Essential Functions Assists with funeral services in chapel and off‑site locations (carrying and moving equipment, casket and floral arrangements). Assists with first calls and removals at the locations where death occurs. Availability to be on‑call as scheduled within an adequate response time. Drive vehicles as needed (family limo, coach, 1st call van, flower van, etc). Available to work in more than one location. Assist with the greeting of customers and guests unrelated to a family being served. Other Responsibilities Assist in keeping the funeral home and equipment neat and clean. Attends scheduled staff meetings. Other duties deemed necessary by funeral director in charge and funeral home manager. Supervisory Responsibility None Qualification Requirements To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Education or Experience High school diploma plus additional training as provided by the funeral home and Denver Roller Incorporated. Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret technical procedures and governmental regulations. Ability to write reports and business correspondence. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from the manager, customers, and the general public. Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization may exist. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral diagram, or schedule form. Other Skills and Abilities Need to have the ability to follow directives and to have an overall positive attitude toward others. Other Requirements Good verbal and interpersonal skills; compassionate understanding and ability to deal with those that are grieving. Valid driver's license. Physical Demands Occasional very heavy work requiring exertion of more than one hundred (100) pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Employee uses hands to grasp, finger, handle, or feel objects, tool or controls. The employee reaches with arms and hands, and is frequently required to walk, stand, bend, or stoop, and is occasionally required to kneel, climb, balance, crouch, or crawl. Work Environment Moderately undesirable conditions due to frequent exposure to one or more disagreeable elements, such as dirt, dust, temperature extremes, weather fluctuations, equipment movement hazards, toxic or caustic chemicals, biological hazards. #J-18808-Ljbffr