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Funeral Director Apprentice-March 2024
Leander
Mar 28, 2026
About Funeral Director Apprentice

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  Provides customer service in all areas of helping client families following the loss of a loved one. Provides exemplary personalized and professional service. Learns how a Funeral Director implements choices made by the families/legal representative regarding the funeral, final disposition of the body and memorialization of the individual. Interacts with the family to fulfill death care needs. Ensures customer needs are addressed.

  Learns to arrange and conduct funeral and memorial ceremonies in a professional, organized and caring manner consistent with company policies and procedures

  Learns to negotiate and create acceptable funeral contracts

  Handles contracts, legal documents, and collection of monies or insurance in accordance with company policies.

  Ensures client families are informed of special recognition/services available for veterans and ensures the delivery of selected recognition/services.

  Confirms authorization to proceed with the service arrangements

  Verifies identification of the deceased and authorization for embalming

  Learns how to arrange for the interment or cremation of human remains

  Adheres to all company and regulatory requirements

  Cares for the deceased in a respectful manner while performing a variety of tasks which may include:

  Removals and transfers

  Lifting of deceased human remains

  Dressing and casketing

  Coordinating and assisting with funeral service and visitation

  Delivery of flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families

  Setting of chairs and the removal, proper care and storage of these items

  Removals and transfers

  Assists with funeral services by:

  Coordinating the parking of cars

  Ushering

  Driving funeral vehicles

  Assisting at chapel and church services

  Assisting at the cemetery

  Delivering flowers, caskets, urn, photos and other personal keepsakes or mementos of client families

  Setting up chairs and the removing, properly caring for and storing of these items

  Participating at special functions

  Provides aftercare in absence of Family Service Counselor. Aftercare includes delivery of:

  Documentation

  Stationery

  Information on insurance, health benefits and pension,

  Pre-arrangements for next of kin

  Ensures potential pre-need referrals are shared with Family Service Counselors

  Completes and accurately prepares of all documents related to services, cremations, maintenance, and any other type of data entry

  Assists with general office duties such as preparing reports as needed

  Assists with the maintenance of vehicles, the facility and property

  Receives caskets and other funeral home supplies as well as place into inventory

  Ensures refreshments are available (where allowed by law)

  Performs other duties as assigned

  MINIMUM Requirements

  Education

  High School diploma or general equivalency degree (or diploma)

  Completion of or currently enrolled in a degree training program at an accredited mortuary college or technical school specializing in funeral service or mortuary science.

  Experience

  Typically requires a minimum of 6 months experience in a funeral home, crematory or cemeteryCertification/Licenses

  Must meet all licensing requirement in applicable state/province as required by law as prescribed by each state board

  Valid driver’s license

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  Knowledge of computers and some software including MS Office products required

  High level of compassion and integrity

  Good communication skills

  Problem solving skills

  Ability to multi task and set priorities

  Work CONDITIONS

  Work Environment

  Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions

  Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required

  Professional Dress is required when in contact with families.

  Work Postures

  Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day

  Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day

  Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

  Physical Demands

  Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usageWork Hours

  Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises

  Travel up to 25%

  Postal Code: 78641

  Category (Portal Searching): Operations

  Job Location: US-TX - Leander

  Job Profile ID: F00221

  Time Type: Part time

  Location Name: Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Leander

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