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Managing Partner - Funeral Home Manager

Carriage Services · Maryville, TN, USA ·

Pay:
$100,000-$120,000/yr
Job type:
Full Time

Career Opportunities with Carriage Services
We are looking for a Managing Partner (Funeral Home Manager) who will oversee, direct, and coordinate all aspects of memorial services entrusted to our McCammon Ammons Click Funeral Home location which include preparation of the decedent, visitation, memorial services, burials, and cremations, while providing caring support and advice to families and friends of the deceased.

Carriage Services is an equal opportunity employer.

Compensation:

100k-120K+ Additional perks and bonus

Qualifications

5+ years’ experience in funeral home and leadership.

2 years of college or vocational school required with coursework in mortuary science.

Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer according to state requirements.

Understanding of laws related to funerals and funeral arrangements.

Detail-oriented and extremely organized; and

Must be able to lift heavy weights at times.

Job Duties

Oversees the job performance and schedules of Embalmers, Funeral Directors, Assistants and location staff.

Meets with family/friends of the deceased to discuss the nature and time of funeral arrangements to be conducted while providing knowledgeable and caring support.

Addresses and explains the costs of the funeral with family/friends of the deceased while tactfully discuss the options and preference for disposition of the remains.

Coordinates the transfer of the deceased to the funeral home.

Oversees the embalming process.

Provides instructions to the Funeral Director and Funeral Assistants regarding times, rooms, and arrangements to be made.

Schedules clergy and pallbearers, answering any questions about their specific duties.

Makes arrangements with cemeteries for scheduling, opening, and closing of facilities and gravesites, when needed.

Oversees the issuance of death notices, obituaries, and related paperwork to government agencies and preferred newspapers or other appropriate media.

Ensures paperwork is filed in a timely and orderly manner, consulting with family to obtain accurate and necessary information for completion; and

Develops and maintains budget and financial records for the funeral home.

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