What are the responsibilities and job description for the Funeral Director position at Leavitt Funeral Home?
Serving our community for over one hundred and forty years, the Leavitt Funeral Services and Crematory brand is built and maintained by a team of professionals who embody the value of - families first. Our family owned funeral home, with four locations, is seeking a Funeral Director/Embalmer who embodies this core value to join our experienced team of professionals.
We are desiring to only speak with funeral directors/embalmers who are looking for a funeral home that:
- highlights the true profession of a funeral director
- has created and continually supports an atmosphere that lives and breathes the value: families first
- wants their director/embalmers to create personalized funerals and provide complete respect and care to the deceased
- values active listening skill
- understands critical dedication necessary to the profession
Primary Role
The primary role of a Leavitt Funeral Director and Embalmer includes, but is not solely limited to :
- Assignment as the principal funeral director for families and be responsible for carrying out all details surrounding the planned funeral, including overseeing any gathering and the funeral.
- Perform the standard duties associated with being an embalmer, including taking night call on a rotating schedule with the fellow members of your embalming team.
Specific Focus
The Leavitt funeral directors and embalmers have four key areas of focus:
- Technical - Executing at the highest level of skill, offering respect and dignity of care for the deceased during transfers, identification, preparation, embalming, cosmetology, and restoration.
- Family Relations - The Leavitt Funeral Home Cycle of Excellence is reassuring families, giving them a sense of comfort, and well-being while providing directions through the arrangement and funeral process with an intense focus on communication accuracy and excellence.
- Case Management - Understanding the administrative side of funeral service such as contracts, documents, preneed forms, case management software, and other information requiring accuracy, follow through, and urgency.
- Services - Executing and implementing the choices requested by a family, is what that family will remember. A standard of excellence in the arrangement and coordination of visitation, service, burial/cremation, needed facilities and staffing is critical and essential to the Leavitt Funeral Home brand.
As a funeral director/embalmer, if you align with the above, we want to speak with you.
To read and hear more about Leavitt Funeral Home: https://www.leavittfuneralhome.com/about/what-sets-us-apart
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $47,000.00 - $67,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- On call
- Overtime
Supplemental Pay:
- Bonus opportunities
Experience:
- funeral home: 1 year (Required)
License/Certification:
- Funeral Director License in the State of WV or Ohio (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Parkersburg, WV: Relocate with an employer provided relocation package (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $47,000 - $67,000
