Licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer

Auble Funeral Home - Orrville, OH

Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer

Position: Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer
Location: Auble Funeral Homes (Based in Orrville, OH)
Type: Full-Time

About Us

Auble Funeral Homes is a compassionate, family-operated firm that has been serving local families for more than 100 years. Handling approximately 300 cases annually between two locations, we pride ourselves on providing personalized and respectful services to our community. We are seeking a dedicated and professional Certified Embalmer and Funeral Director to join our staff and uphold our commitment to serving families with the utmost care and attention.

Job summary

The employee will perform typical funeral director/embalmer duties, along with other tasks as assigned. They will primarily work at our Orrville and Rittman branches but may assist at other locations as needed. Regular hours include weekday office shifts and on-call coverage during scheduled evenings and weekends. The on-call rotation includes one night per workweek, as well as one primary weekend, and one secondary weekend each on a 5 five-week rotation. In addition to a regular weekday off, the Monday before and Friday after a primary weekend will also be off, creating two three-day weekends per rotation.

Essential Functions

Take incoming death calls, make removals, embalm, and arrange for cremation or burial of the deceased.
Make arrangements with both at-need and pre-need families at the convenience of the client families. Arrangements include, but are not limited to, completion of necessary paperwork, assisting client families with selection of memorial and personalization items, preparation of memorial and personalization items, planning, scheduling, and coordination of the family’s desired services and method of disposition, including coordination of the individuals and businesses used outside of Auble Funeral Home staff.
Provide and arrange for needed staffing and transportations for all services.
Attend and direct funerals, memorials, burials, cremations, visitations, and gatherings selected by client families.
Provide aftercare including, but not limited to, life insurance claims, veteran benefits, follow up letters, surveys, and anniversary cards.
Maintain logs and regulatory compliance for the branch funeral home.
Supervise part-time employees designated to work at the branch location in the absence of the branch manager.
Attend to regular maintenance of the building and grounds of the branch facility.

Requirements and Preferences

Completion of mortuary school and bachelor’s degree required by law in the state of Ohio.
Must be a licensed embalmer and funeral director. Ohio licensees preferred, though out of state licenses will be considered.
Preferred 2 years of experience, educational experience will be considered.
Familiarity with embalming equipment, funeral service software (SRS is our current system), and standard office software.

Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with experience
Health plan with optional vision and dental
Paid time off and holiday pay
Retirement plan options
Continuing education and professional development opportunities

Application Process

Interested candidates are invited to deliver a resume, cover letter & professional references in person or by mail to:

ATTN Sam Auble

Auble Funeral Home, 512 E Oak St Orrville, OH 44667

Or submit electronically to:

Sam Auble at samaubleafh@gmail.com

We thank all applicants for their interest and will do our best to respond in a timely manner.

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