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Funeral Attendant-March 2024
Riverside
Mar 28, 2026
About Funeral Attendant

  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

  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 equivalentCertification/License

  Valid state issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving recordExperience

  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

  Compensation:

  Salary: $17.30/hr.- $22.35/hr.

  Benefits: Part-time associates working an average 20 hours a week may be eligible for 401(k).

  Postal Code: 92505

  Category (Portal Searching): Operations

  Job Location: US-CA - Riverside

  Job Profile ID: F00299

  Time Type: Part time

  Location Name: Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Mort

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