Casual Funeral Director's Assistant

2 weeks ago


Toronto, Canada Mount Pleasant Group Full time

Canadian Memorial Services, part of the Mount Pleasant Group, is a funeral home company operating across the Greater Toronto Area. Our success is the result of a dedicated team of professional employees who are committed to providing compassionate, caring service to each and every client, with a special focus on providing culturally sensitive service.

We are looking for Casual Funeral Director's Assistants to join our team at our Pine Hills location in Scarborough.
- Assist the Funeral Director in conducting funeral services in our chapels, a church, crematorium chapel, graveside or other locations if required
- Interact with bereaved families and individuals from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and maintain positive relations with families, suppliers and other service providers
- Set up, remove of and/or transfer of floral tributes to/from various locations
- Set up facilities for events including arranging furniture and assisting with changeovers
- Drive company vehicles, with or without passengers, as required
- Transfer human remains from the place of death, which includes hospitals, nursing homes and private residences within the GTA, and between various sites within the company
- Ensure company vehicles are presentable and properly maintained including washing, interior care, polishing, and vehicle maintenance
- Clean the facilities after services and to restore the facilities to their original condition
- Confirm identification of human remains being transferred, ensuring relevant information from the Medical Certificate of Death is recorded
- Register deaths as required
- Assist the embalmer with body preparation as requested, including dressing and casketing
- Ensure correct disposal of waste and assist in the general maintenance of company facilities (interior and exterior)
- Performs other sundry duties as assigned

**Hours/Days of Work**:

- This is an on-call position
- Shifts are typically 4-8 hours, sometimes longer
- Will typically work on weekends or weeknights

**Qualifications**:

- Valid Ontario “G” driver’s licence and clean driver’s abstract
- Professional demeanour and appearance
- Familiarity with funeral home environment is an asset
- Knowledge of hospital and nursing home locations within the GTA is an asset
- Knowledge of cemetery, crematorium and mausoleum locations in the GTA is an asset
- Knowledge of legal requirements associated with the disposition of human remains is an asset
- Sensitivity to persons in bereavement and understanding a variety of cultural and religious expectations



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