Funeral Director's Assistant
FuneralHomes
03.2024 - 08.2024
- Acted as pallbearer during wake, funeral and burial process.
- Navigated and accommodated differing religious and cultural considerations for post-mortem care, conducting culturally responsible ceremonies and preparation practices.
- Prepared obituaries for newspapers and online publications after extensive consultation with family members.
- Emotionally comforted mourners and lent perspective during all-encompassing tragedies.
- Loaded and operated hearses to transport caskets cautiously.
- Arranged funeral/memorial services for grieving families to meet budget and memorialized instructions.
- Arranged transportation between sites for remains, mourners, pallbearers and members of clergy.
- Drafted and published [Number] obituaries per week on behalf of families served.
- Displayed highest level of professionalism and sensitivity when dealing with grieving family members.
- Picked up deceased at private homes, hospitals and county morgues.
- Carried flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
- Processed death certificate and other required paperwork.
- Managed funeral home finances and performed general bookkeeping duties.
- Maintained facility cleanliness, ensuring a welcoming environment for grieving families.
