funeral services director
Funeral services directors coordinate the logistics of funerals. They support the deceased family by arranging the details concerning the location, dates and times of memorial services. Funeral services directors contact representatives of the cemetery to prepare the site, plan transportation for the deceased person, advise on the types of memorials and legal requirements or paperwork. Funeral services directors organise the daily operations of the crematorium. They oversee the staff's activities in the crematorium and ensure that they deliver services according to legal requirements. They monitor the crematorium service revenue budget and develop and maintain operational rules within the crematorium.
Also called: cemetery manager, funeral home worker, bereavement manager, crematorium supervisor, burial ground custodian, crematorium operator, cemetery caretaker, mortician
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- essential skills
- 25
- optional skills
- 8
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Essential skills
20- administer appointments
- advise on funeral services
- apply health and safety standards
- apply organisational techniques
- business knowledge
- develop organisational policies
- develop professional network
- greet guests
- maintain customer service
- maintain personal hygiene standards
- manage budgets
- manage financial aspects of a company
- manage staff
- oversee cremations
- prepare ceremonial locations
- promote human rights
- provide directions to guests
- recruit employees
- show diplomacy
- train employees
Optional skills
25- analyse financial performance of a company
- apply business acumen
- assist with funeral planning
- business management principles
- control minor maintenance
- coordinate catering
- dress bodies
- drive vehicles in processions
- embalm bodies
- keep personal administration
- liaise with local authorities
- maintain inventory of tools
- maintain professional administration
- manage emergency evacuation plans
- manage funeral equipment
- manage maintenance operations
- operate cremation equipment
- perform religious ceremonies
- prepare coffins for cremation
- provide emotional support to the bereaved
- provide visitor information
- relate empathetically
- respond to visitor complaints
- transfer coffins
- work ergonomically
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