Canada Funeral attendant Jobs – 11 Openings This Week

Funeral Attendant
Dignity Memorial —Edmonton, AB
- From $19 an hour
- Part-time
- Heavy lifting
- No experience needed
- High school diploma or GED
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Nunes-Pottinger Funeral Service & Crematorium Ltd —Oliver, BC
- $20–$24 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Travel
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Central Care Attendant, Funeral Services
Mount Pleasant Group —Toronto, ON
- $30.89 an hour
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
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préposé(e) aux services – Syndiqué | Funeral Attendant - Union (part-time)
Dignity Memorial —Longueuil, QC
- Part-time
- Sales
- Customer service
- High school diploma or GED
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Directeur de funérailles/Thanatopracteur | Funeral Director/Embalmer
Dignity Memorial —Quebec City, QC
- Weekends as needed
- Computer science
- Public speaking
- Microsoft Office
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Funeral Director
Dignity Memorial —Edmonton, AB
- Full-time
- Public speaking
- Microsoft Office
- Databases
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Funeral Director/Embalmer
Dignity Memorial —Prince George, BC
- $30–$35 an hour
- Weekends as needed
- Public speaking
- Microsoft Office
- Databases
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Central Care Attendant, Funeral Services
Mount Pleasant Group —Toronto, ON
A valid Ontario “G” driver’s licence with a clean driver’s abstract. Sensitivity to persons in bereavement and understanding a variety of cultural and religious…
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Funeral Attendant

Dignity Memorial
Edmonton, AB

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Job details

Part-time
6 days ago

Skills

Computer operation
Heavy lifting
No experience needed
High school diploma or GED
Driving
Driving Licence

Full job description

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

This support role performs a variety of manual and office tasks in preparation of, during and after funeral services to ensure services run smoothly and as planned. Duties include setting up rooms for ceremonies, copying memorial materials, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles. Funeral Attendants also assist with the preparation of the deceased and casket. The ability to work beyond standard business hours, including weekends and holidays, is required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Funeral Services

Prepare casket and deceased for visitation or funeral services such as dressing casket, adjusting deceased clothing and jewelry, and transporting casket through hallways. May assist with lifting deceased
Prepare rooms for a variety of services including but not limited to setting up and cleaning chairs, tables, icons, guest books, flowers, keepsakes, mementos, casket, and urn
Greet visitors, provide programs, answers questions, and provide funeral services information
May serve as pallbearer
May drive families to cemetery site
Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property as well as packaging, loading, or delivery of family mementos, keepsakes, and flowers

Office Assistance

Courteously answer phones, screen callers, and take ‘first call’ information
Notify staff members when appointments arrive and escort guests to appropriate room
Maintain reception area and refreshments including making coffee, disposing of trash, replenishing supplies, and straightening, cleaning, or vacuuming
Review a variety of documents for accuracy
Data entry of document information into proprietary systems
Receive deliveries
Make copies, scan, fax, fold/prepare memorial materials, and perform other mailroom task

Driver and vehicle maintenance

Transport, pick up, and deliver documents, family mementos, flowers, and similar articles safely to destination that may include family’s residence, care center, or funeral home
May transport the deceased to funeral home
Wash, vacuum, and clean vehicles to ensure vehicle is presentable
Fuels vehicles as necessary; following safety guidelines and expenditure processes

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Certification/License

Valid province issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

Experience

No prior work experience required
Funeral industry experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to follow instructions given over the phone or in person
Ability to use personal computer and type
Ability to work and communicate effectively with others
Ability to work with kindness and compassion for the deceased and their families
Ability to maintain composure in challenging situations
Good verbal and written communications skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to work with colleagues to accomplish tasks
Ability to work evenings and weekends
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds

Work CONDITIONS

When considering the work hours associated with this job, the following factors may apply:

Work Environment

Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
Professional Dress is required when in contact with families
Drive company owned vehicles, with and without passengers, in surrounding community with varying traffic conditions

Work Postures

Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds; push/pull up to 200 pounds
Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage

Work Hours

Working beyond “standard” hours, including weekends, nights and holidays
Local travel

Compensation :

starting at $19/hr could be more depending on experience

Postal Code: T6E 6L1

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: CA-AB - Edmonton

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