Funeral Attendant

**Funeral Attendant**

**At Paperman & Sons, we are a family business that spans five generations. One of our core values is to treat our employees with the same compassion we do for all the families that come through our door.**

**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 services, greeting and escorting friends of the family, driving family members and cleaning vehicles.**

**Responsibilities**:
**Funeral Services**
- Greet visitors, answer questions, and provide funeral services information
- May assist with lifting casket at funeral services or cemetery
- Transportation of families to and from funeral services
- Following services, removal, cleaning, and proper storage of company property

Office Assistance
- Courteously answer phones, screen callers, and take ‘first call’ information
- Notify staff members when appointments arrive and escort guests to appropriate room
- Receive deliveries

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

**Benefits**:

- Competitive salary and insurance benefits

Role Requirements

Certification/License
- Valid Quebec issued driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- 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 communications skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work with colleagues to accomplish tasks
- Ability to work evenings and weekends
- Ability to lift be able to do heavy lifting

Work Environment
- Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions, outerwear provided
- Professional Dress is provided by employer and required when in contact with families
- Drive company-owned vehicles, with and without passengers

Work Hours
- Ability to work beyond “standard” business hours on holidays and weekends as needs arise

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $20.00-$23.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

- Overtime pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Mont-royal, QC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Drivers license (required)

Shift availability:

- Day Shift (required)
- Night Shift (preferred)
- Overnight Shift (preferred)