Licensed Funeral Director

Job Description

Job Description

Licensed Funeral Director
Aikens Funeral Home, a leading family-owned and family focused funeral home located in Tampa, Florida, is currently seeking a Licensed Funeral Director to fill a full-time position.

This position requires a compassionate, detailed oriented professional team player, skilled at providing support, guidance, and direction to client families before or after they've experienced the loss of a loved one.

The licensed funeral director assists client families in a compassionate, sympathetic and respectful manner while performing a variety of tasks which may include the following: making removals and/or transfers; verifying the identity of remains; obtaining authorization to embalm a/o cremate; scheduling and conducting arrangement conferences with bereaved family members; dressing, casketing and cosmetizing remains, arranging and directing funerals, memorial and graveside services in accordance with family wishes; all local, state, and federal laws and company policies.

The licensed funeral director also performs on-call duties including: taking first calls, talking with families, answering questions, providing pricing information, and providing details of scheduled services.

During services the licensed funeral director is in charge and responsible for: supervising the parking of cars; ushering family members and guests; driving funeral vehicles; assisting at chapel and church services; assisting at the cemetery; delivering of flowers, caskets; and other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS AND MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Graduate of an accredited mortuary college or technical school specializing in funeral service or mortuary science

Certification/Licenses:

• Must possess a state of Florida funeral director license
• Must possess a state of Florida driver’s license with great driving skills and an acceptable driving record.

Experience:

• One (1) year experience conducting arrangement conferences
• One (1) year experience arranging and directing funerals, memorial and graveside services

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of computers and proficient with MS Office tools
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to set priorities and manage dual assignments
• Available to work some weekends and occasional evenings
• Ability to lift 75 pounds, and push or pull 150 pounds on a flat or inclined surface utilizing wheeled table or cot

Benefits:

• Full Health Benefits
• Paid vacation and Personal days

Job Responsibilities:

• Make removals or coordinate for the dignified transfer of deceased human remains
• Meets with the decedent's next of kin or family representative to provide service options, assist with making arrangements for memoralization, and merchandise selection
• Gathers information and ensures compliance with all state and local mortuary, health, and vital statistics regulations
• Dress, casket and apply cosmetics to remains, arrange and conduct funeral, graveside and memorial services in a compassionate manner, in accordance with client family requests; local, state and federal laws; and company policies
• Facilitate visitations, wakes and various large gatherings
• Accurately complete and/or ratify Statement of Funeral Goods and Services
• Understand legal documents and procedures for collecting payments in accordance with company policies
• Ensure each family understands the details, plans and particulars of their contracted service arrangements.
• Arrange for the interment or cremation of deceased human remains.
• Validate the identification of deceased human remains and request authorization for embalming
• Coordinate with physicians, florist, cemeteries, casket companies, monument companies, suppliers and other death care related vendors
• Assist with pre-need referrals and communicate pertinent information to pre-need agents
• Ensure observance of all local, state, federal and professional licensing regulations
• Prepare and accurately complete website and online entries related to funeral, memorial, wakes and visitation services
• Promote and maintain a safe and healthy work environment

Since 1980, Aikens Funeral Home has developed an excellent reputation, in the Tampa Bay area, for providing compassionate, dignified and professional end of life services. The company serves a multicultural clientele, consisting of a wide array of ethnic, religious and racial backgrounds. We're highly rated and positioned to broaden our scope of operations while increasing market share.

This is a full-time position with a solid, family-owned funeral home that offers the opportunity for unlimited advancement and growth.

Aikens Funeral Home is an equal opportunity employer.