Excellentes competences en matiere de service a la clientele. ----- Manage the daily operations of a single Care Center location and single line of business within the Funeral Home industry. Foster a ...
Excellentes competences en matiere de service a la clientele. ----- Manage the daily operations of a single Care Center location and single line of business within the Funeral Home industry. Foster a ...
May deliver/release cremated remains to appropriate funeral home or proper authority * Other duties as directed by management MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education * High school diploma or equivalent.
May deliver/release cremated remains to appropriate funeral home or proper authority * Other duties as directed by management MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Education * High school diploma or equivalent.
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$20.5K - $26K
4% of jobs
$26K - $31.5K
10% of jobs
$31.5K - $37K
9% of jobs
$38.2K is the 25th percentile. Wages below this are outliers.
$37K - $42.5K
11% of jobs
$42.5K - $48K
13% of jobs
The median wage is $49.4K / yr.
$48K - $53.5K
15% of jobs
$53.5K - $59K
12% of jobs
$60.1K is the 75th percentile. Wages above this are outliers.
$59K - $64.5K
10% of jobs
$64.5K - $70K
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$70K - $75.5K
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$75.5K - $81K
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$81K
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There are several different jobs in the funeral industry, and the qualifications and responsibilities vary by position. Some funeral service workers focus on administrative aspects of death, such as helping their clients to notify the proper authorities, including the Social Security department, insurance companies, or other state and local agencies that record death certificates. Morticians perform some of those functions but are also certified to perform services like embalming a body for display before the burial service. Funeral managers oversee the budgets and other administrative issues relevant to the business and the service itself.
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| Aspect | Funeral | Embalmer |
|---|---|---|
| Credentials | Funeral Director License, state-specific licensing | Embalmer License, often the same as Funeral Director license |
| Work Environment | Funeral homes, cemeteries, memorial services | Funeral homes, embalming labs, preparation rooms |
| Employer & Industry | Funeral service providers, cemeteries | Funeral homes, mortuaries |
Funeral directors oversee funeral arrangements, coordinate services, and handle client needs, while embalmers focus on preparing bodies through embalming and restorative work. Both roles often require similar licenses and work within the funeral industry, but their primary responsibilities differ. Understanding these distinctions helps in choosing the right career path or service provider.
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RESUME DU POSTEGerer les operations quotidiennes d'un centre de services et d'un secteur d'activite dans le domaine funeraire. Nourrir un sentiment d'appartenance a une succursale et de fierte du personnel, gerer les couts de maniere disciplinee et encourager une croissance rentable du volume de cas. Responsable de la planification a court terme ainsi que de l'atteinte des objectifs annuels en matiere de recettes de ventes et de cibles de production, des objectifs de profits et pertes (P&L), du developpement d'un personnel professionnel et efficace et du depassement des attentes des familles clientes.
RESPONSABILITES DU POSTE
Gestion financiere
- Travailler avec les dirigeants locaux et du territoire pour developper le plan d'affaires annuel, le budget et les objectifs financiers, de production et de revenus.
- Responsable du suivi et de la realisation des objectifs financiers annuels.
- Approuver les depenses et les factures, y compris les heures supplementaires.
Operations
- Gerer les activites quotidiennes en veillant a la ponctualite des services
- Veiller a ce que les pratiques operationnelles de la succursale soient conformes aux reglementations federales et provinciales applicables et aux politiques de l'Entreprise.
- Etablir les objectifs et les priorites du centre/succursale.
- Presenter et communiquer efficacement les strategies, les valeurs et les objectifs de l'Entreprise et du territoire au personnel.
- Gerer les responsabilites, les attentes et les obligations de rendre compte des superviseurs de premiere ligne.
- Collaborer avec la direction locale pour le partage des ressources, les idees et les ameliorations commerciales ou operationnelles.
- Travailler avec la direction du territoire et les departements de l'Entreprise sur les besoins et les ameliorations en matiere de produits, de processus et de technologie.
- S'assurer de l'entretien des installations et maintenir les terrains dans un etat propre, soigne et fonctionnel, en prevoyant un budget approprie pour les reparations, y compris l'equipement et le mobilier.
Developpement du personnel
- Developper une equipe forte, confiante et fiable.
- Comprendre les aspirations professionnelles des membres de l'equipe et leur proposer des projets pour developper leurs competences et/ou combler leurs lacunes.
- Surveiller les exigences en matiere de formation et de permis, en veillant a ce que le personnel recoive une nouvelle formation ou un nouveau permis avant l'expiration de celui-ci.
- Responsable de la selection des candidats, de l'embauche et de la promotion du personnel, des evaluations de performance, des plans de developpement et des licenciements.
- Collaborer avec les ressources humaines et la direction du territoire pour le recrutement et la fidelisation.
Autre
- Participer dans les organisations communautaires, civiles ou autres pour promouvoir la succursale et l'Entreprise
- Elaborer et mettre en uvre des plans pour ameliorer l'indice de satisfaction de la clientele et les commentaires en ligne de la communaute.
Exigences MINIMALES
Formation
- Diplome d'etudes secondaires ou l'equivalent
- Etre titulaire d'un diplome d'etudes techniques en services ou sciences funeraires, de preference
- Baccalaureat en sciences funeraires lorsque la loi de la province l'exige.
Certification/Permis
- Licence d'embaumement requise pour le Directeur de Centre de services, conformement a la legislation de l'Etat ou de la province et aux prescriptions de chaque conseil d'Etat.
Experience
- Au moins cinq (5) ans d'experience dans l'industrie dans une discipline applicable avec des responsabilites progressivement accrues
- Minimum (2) ans d'experience dans la gestion de personnel ou de projets.
- Experience en matiere de budgetisation et de controle des depenses, de preference.
Connaissances, competences et aptitudes
- Capacite a travailler les soirs et les week-ends.
- Sens aigu des finances et des affaires.
- Maitrise de MS Office.
- Competences interpersonnelles professionnelles ainsi que sensibilite culturelle et tact pour interagir avec une variete de cultures et de barrieres linguistiques.
- Excellentes competences en matiere de service a la clientele.
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Manage the daily operations of a single Care Center location and single line of business within the Funeral Home industry. Foster a sense of ownership in the location and pride in the staff, manage costs in a disciplined manner, and encourage profitable case volume growth. Responsible for short-term planning as well as achieving annual sales revenue and production targets, Profit & Loss (P&L) goals, developing a professional and effective staff, and exceeding client family expectations.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Financial Management
- Work with local and Market Leadership to develop annual business plan and budget as well as financial, production and revenue goals
- Accountable for monitoring and achieving annual financial goals
- Approve expenditures and invoices including overtime
Operations
- Manage the daily activities ensuring on-time services
- Assure the location's operating practices comply with applicable federal and state regulations and Company policies
- Establish location goals and priorities
- Effectively present and communicate Company and Market strategies, values, and goals to staff
- Manage frontline supervisor's responsibilities, expectations, and accountabilities
- Collaborate with local Management for resource sharing, ideas, and business or operational enhancements
- Work with Market Leadership and Corporate Departments on product, process, and technology needs and improvements
- Ensure the maintenance of facilities, and grounds are clean, manicured, and working order, budgeting appropriately for repairs including equipment and furniture
People Development
- Develop a strong, trusting, and reliable team
- Understand team members' career aspirations and provide assignments to develop skills and or close gaps
- Monitor training and licensing requirements, ensuring staff is re-trained/licensed prior to expiration
- Responsible for screening candidates, hiring and promoting staff, performance reviews, developmental plans and terminations
- Collaborate with Human Resources and Market Leadership for recruiting and retention
Other
- Participate in community, civic, or other organizations as a part of the local promotional efforts of the location and the Company
- Develop and or implement plans to improve customer satisfaction index and on-line community reviews
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Technical school diploma or Mortuary Science or Bachelor's degree in Mortuary Science
Certification/License
- Embalming license required
Experience
- Minimum five (5) years industry experience in the applicable discipline with progressively increased responsibilities
- Minimum (2) years of experience managing people or projects
- Budgeting and expense control experience strongly preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Financial and business acumen
- Proficient in MS Office suite
- Professional interpersonal skills as well as cultural sensitivity and tactfulness to interact with a variety of cultures and language barriers
- Excellent customer service skills
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