A Funeral Home Assistant is hired by families who have lost their beloved ones to handle every aspect of the funeral process. The job description entails ensuring all the process – before, during, and after the funeral activities are carried out smoothly. Common tasks related to the post are listed on the Funeral Home Assistant Resume as – preparing funeral home for funerals, setting up chairs, placing pictures, and other decors, cleaning the funeral home, preparing the casket for viewing, placing lighting and floral arrangements, ushering and directing mourners, closing and prepping the casket for burial, and assisting during the burial process.
Employers prefer to hire those with the following skills – compassionate and empathetic, prior customer service skills, knowledge of burial practices and customs, the ability to work calmly during stressful conditions, empathy, and active listening skills. While formal education is not mandatory for this role, possessing an immense level of physical stamina and to lift and move the funeral equipment is a must.
Summary : Result-oriented Professional with cross-functional expertise in scheduling contact with Health Practitioners, delivery and follow up of all necessary documents, such as Death Certificate, transit permits and affidavits. Maintaining an efficient schedule for signing and filing of Death Certificates, in order to meet family and state time frame for services.
Skills : Employee Relations, Recruiting, Powerpoint, Management, Team Building.
Description :
Obtained physician signatures and file death certificates in a timely manner.
Taken services to Arlington and Quantico National Cemeteries when needed.
Verified the identification of our decedents and cremated remains based on SCI quality check procedures.
Escorted mourners to chapel or parlors during wakes and funerals.
Greeted guests at the funeral home.
Arranged flowers and lights around casket.
Performed a variety of tasks during the funeral process that assists the funeral directors to have services go smoothly and as planned.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Certificate
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Summary : Highly dynamic professional with a track record in situations where exceptional achievement and quality performance are keys to success.
Skills : Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Microsoft Vista, Excel, Windows Outlook, Peach Tree, Ralph, Opera and type 60 WPM.
Description :
Duties include office assistant, receptionist, driver, assisting families doing their bereaved hours, and preparing corpse using basic cosmetology, and make-up skills.
Greeted guest, taking guest order and giving guest a life changing experience while dining with me.
Collected cash and credit card payments, while maintaining a team of servers to create a positive, fun, clean an unforgettable dining experience.
Comforted Inn and Suites Front Desk Manager Duties included being responsible for all duties of the front desk operation.
Staff training, inter-department communications, and staff scheduling.
Included operation and cleanliness levels in all areas of the property.
Included staff training, inter- department communications, and staff scheduling.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Consultant
Education
Medical Assistant
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Objective : Comfortable working autonomously or in a team-based work setting. Successful in hiring, motivating and retaining quality personnel. Instrumental in developing, guiding and coaching staff toward empowerment and self-management resulting in low turnover.
Skills : Cash Registars, Postal Equipment, Office Equipment,pully Jack,baler,cleaning For Schools, offices And Warehouses.
Description :
Maintenance on tomb stone an grave yards an an any other tasks ask of me.Picked up an dropped off supplies.
Consoled the people at funerals an making the room beautiful with the flower arrangements.
Served client families during funerals and visitations.
This includes but is not limited to Funerals, Viewings and Memorial Services.
Promoted an atmosphere that insured the company mission statement.
Ensured all SCI policies and procedures are carried out for each transfer.
Greeted funeral home guest Translate international documents Ensure services flow according to schedule Answer incoming calls.
Headline : To obtain a part time/ full time position as a Funeral Home Assistant in an acute or sub-acute care setting Special Skills/ Licensure CT RN license BLS certified IV certification Knowledge of written and spoken Spanish.
Served as an assistant at the funeral home during high school and college.
Assisted funeral directors to ensure effective and smooth execution of funeral services.
Greeted people at the funeral home and directed/escorted mourners to designated visitation/funeral area.
Placed caskets in parlor or chapel prior to visitation or funeral.
Cleaned and drove funeral vehicles such as cars or hearses in funeral processions.
Carried flowers to hearses for transportation to places of interment.
Helped get grave sites ready.Cleaned funeral home got it ready for funerals.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Mortuary Science
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Headline : Knowledgeable and accomplished Funeral Home Assistant with over 20 years experience who can complete many aspects of collision repair. Experience as a Job Site Supervisor / Property Manager-which includes all areas of maintenance, as well as an experienced Heavy Equipment Operator.
Drove hearse, greeter, drove & picked up deceased at place of death & assisted in prep room.
Drove limousine to pick up families for funerals.
Responded to death scenes at hospitals, clinics, residences, nursing homes, and transport the deceased to the funeral home.
Prepared the deceased for the embalming process.
Assisted the funeral director perform funeral services.
Reasoned for Leaving This was a part time on call job.
Duties also included general housekeeping such as washing cars, mowing grass, vacuuming and dusting.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
GED In Basics
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Objective : Acquire a position in the Westfield, IN/ Indianapolis, IN area. Self-motivated and achievement oriented with proven base of knowledge upon which will benefit the organization and meeting objectives.
Skills : Forklift, Hardworker, Hand craft.
Description :
Familiared in the rules and regulations of handling biohazardous materials.
Learned excellent customer service skills while working with grieving families.
Logged information and forwarding as needed; creation of Obituary programs; generating death certificates .
Performed a variety of task asked by the funeral directors such as greeting family members and assisting with funeral services (i.e.
Handled of caskets, driving vehicles to and from funeral services, arrange floral arrangements, act as pallbearers, assist families as they enter .
Assisted with calling hours, answered phones, Landscaping, (took care of flowerbeds, also did custodian/caretaker duties.
Assisted Funeral directors in setting up presentations, and creating a procession line.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Diploma
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Headline : Worked in various career fields and have learned a lot and have been experienced to several situations and have been able to work through them, both with a team and solo.
Skills : Attention to Detail and Excellent communication skills.
Description :
Assisted in all aspects of the funeral home.
Planed, scheduled and coordinated funerals, burials, and cremations, arranging.
Assisted Funeral director in daily operations, as well as Body removal.
Assisted funeral director with memorial arrangements including the following: transported decedents from residence, nursing home, .
Arranged caskets, organized seating plans and floral arrangements, prepared musical selections and memorial videos for presentation, set up guest .
Provided support throughout the locations assigned to.
Helped ensure a seamless customer service process is achieved.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Basic
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Summary : Seasoned Funeral Home Assistant with demonstrated track record of successfully working with diverse client populations in one-on-one and group settings.
Skills : Demonstrable empathy and Exceptional customer service skills.
Description :
Performed general maintenance duties for funeral home.
Arranged floral offerings and lights around casket.
Helped transfer the deceased to funeral homes or churches.
Cleaned funeral parlors and chapels.
Custodial/ Light Maintenance, Interior/ Exterior Painting Various Other Funeral Related Tasks Skills Used Interior/ Exterior Painting.
Assisted in all aspects within the funeral home including valet parking, greeting, courier, grounds maintenance, and other duties as .
Included assisting the licensed staff on funeral services by greeting people at door, ushering, parking cars, answering telephone and driving.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
High School Diploma
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Headline : Practiced safety and am detail oriented in work and reports. Hard worker that is easily motivated, honest, safe in my work, and eager to learn new skills. Looking forward to having the opportunity to work with your company.
Skills : Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays and to be on call.
Description :
Assisted with duties and responsibilities associated with Funeral Home Business.
Assisted with calling hours, answered phones, Landscaping, (took care of flowerbeds, also did custodian/caretaker duties.
Assisted the licensed Funeral Directors with removals of the deceased from homes, hospitals and Hospice.
Provided assistance to the Funeral Director with all aspects of the professional field with discretion and privacy.
Established a good relationship with the familiesin which you serve, as well as the public.
Performed a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned.
Directed or escorted mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
GED
Funeral Home Assistant Resume
Headline : As a Funeral Home Assistant, perform variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service; arranging floral offerings or lights around casket; directing or escorting mourners; closing casket; and issuing and storing funeral equipment.
Skills : Death Certificates, Funeral Services, Customer Service.
Description :
Collaborated with staff Assistance with family consultations Driving family cars to grave sites Getting flower arrangements in position Landscaping, .
Assisted the families at the funeral home,the church and drive my vehicle with the flowers. Read the obituary upon request by the family during .
The families are please with the passion and care I give them.
Used can be flexible from the funeral home to the church and at their homes.
Part time assistant at a busy funeral home.
Set up funerals, flowers, greeted visitors, cleaned up after funeral.
Drove tracker, labor work Skills Used Driving skills, labor.
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