Funeral Director
Company: Koehn Brothers Funeral Home
Location: Armour
Posted on: June 23, 2022
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Job Description:
Koehn Brother's Funeral Home is a family-owned and operated
funeral home providing limitless caring, dignified, and personal
service to anyone who inquires. We are currently searching for a
detail-oriented and empathetic licensed Funeral Director to join
our team in Southeast South Dakota. The Funeral Director's
responsibilities include consulting with families, coordinating
funerals and cremations, sourcing flowers and caskets, posting
obituary notices, and contacting relevant religious officials.
Wherever possible, you should minimize the family's stress and
offer support. To be successful as a Funeral Director, you should
be able to multitask under stressful circumstances and carry out
all duties while remaining sensitive towards the family in
mourning. Outstanding candidates are courageous, humble, and
reliable. Responsibilities: Providing support to clients while
explaining service funeral packages and options. Preparing the
body, including embalming, and applying mortuary cosmetics.
Arranging a casket, and flowers, transport to the burial site, and
contacting cemeteries to organize the opening and closing of
graves. Contacting religious officials, arranging services, and
notifying mourners of the times and venues. Gathering information
from family members and handling all legal documents. Carefully
wording and posting obituaries. Ensuring all flowers and fixtures
are properly set out at the funeral and that family members and
friends are welcomed and ushered to their seats. Confirming funeral
details with family members and developing a funeral program.
Arranging food and drink for all mourners and answering any
questions or queries politely. Performing admin tasks like updating
records and client accounts and purchasing various supplies.
Requirements: Associate's or bachelor's degree in mortuary science
or a related field may be beneficial. A state Embalmer's license
and completion of an apprenticeship are required. Excellent
interpersonal, communication, and business skills. Strong ethical
and moral values. Multitasking abilities and compassion. Good time
management. Benefits: Work for a family-owned funeral home with
competitive wages, alternating on-call schedule, benefits, and an
option to buy into the business. We offer a great balance in both
personal and professional lives which is difficult to find in
funeral service. Our location is near excellent fishing and hunting
with great local school systems. Come see how having a fulfilling
career in funeral service can go hand in hand with having a great
personal life as well! Our firm's benefits package includes:
Medical insurance Retirement package Scheduled time off Paid
vacation Company vehicle Our firm serves between 85 to 100 families
per year between 2 directors. Wage is based on experience. Extra
income can be made from having a life insurance license to sell
pre-need life insurance policies. If interested in joining our
team, please submit your resume and application by clicking "Apply"
on this page. We look forward to hearing from you and will be in
touch soon. Employment Type: Full Time Salary: $45,000 - $60,000
Annual Bonus/Commission: Yes
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