Funeral Home First Responder

**Legacy First Responder and Funeral Home Support Staff Job Description** **General Description:** Legacy Funeral Homes is a compassionate and family\-focused funeral service provider committed to honoring every life with dignity and care. We are seeking a responsible, dependable, and respectful individual to join our team as a First Responder. Provides support to funeral home and crematory staff as directed. Responsible for the removal, care, and transportation of deceased. Reliably drives and maintains a variety of company vehicles. Helps with facility maintenance and upkeep. Position is full\-time, 8 am \- 5 pm Monday \- Friday. Saturdays and Sundays may be required on an at\-need basis. Removal bonus opportunities available as well. This position plays a critical role in the first step of providing exceptional care to families during their time of loss **Job Responsibilities:** * Responds for the removal of decedents at place of death, medical examiner office, or other location. * Cooperates with first responders, medical examiners, hospital, or nursing home staff to accommodate their processes and procedures. * Verifies proper identification of deceased, and collection of any paperwork and personal effect. * For in\-home removals, displays courteous and professional interactions with bereaved families, and transports decedent to the funeral homes or appropriate facility. * Vehicle upkeep includes fueling, stocking personal protective equipment and removal supplies, regularly washing, vacuuming, and detailing vehicles. * Assists with casket preparation and transportation to appropriate facilities (i.e., funeral home, airport, or other location). * Runs errands such as picking up or dropping off supplies, or documentation. * Helps with preparation of remains including dressing, lifting, and casketing of deceased. * Assists directors with preparation of deceased * Prepares chapel for services including cleaning chapel, the arrangement of chairs, caskets, urns, or other display items as directed. * Assists Funeral Director at services as needed * Assist funeral directors with preparing decedents for visitation, viewing, and funeral services, including dressing, casketing, cosmetology assistance, and placement of personal items. * Assist with transfers of decedents between funeral home locations, crematories, cemeteries, hospitals, residences, and other facilities as directed. * Prepare chapels, visitation rooms, reception areas, and graveside service equipment before and after services. * Set up and remove flowers, memorial displays, register books, photographs, tribute items, audio/visual equipment, and other service\-related materials. * Assist funeral directors during visitations, funerals, memorial services, witness cremations, and graveside services. * Maintain cleanliness and professional appearance of funeral home facilities, including chapels, arrangement offices, preparation areas, vehicles, parking lots, sidewalks, entrances, and exterior grounds. * Perform light facility maintenance tasks, including stocking supplies, organizing inventory, minor repairs, snow removal, trash removal, and general housekeeping. * Clean, fuel, inspect, and maintain funeral home vehicles, including removal vehicles, vans, hearses, and service vehicles. * Assist with receiving, organizing, and stocking merchandise, urns, caskets, memorial products, and other funeral home supplies. * Support crematory and preparation room operations as assigned and permitted by training, policy, and applicable regulations. * Ensure all equipment, supplies, and service areas are properly prepared and ready for daily operations. * Provide compassionate, professional, and respectful interactions with families, visitors, clergy, cemeteries, healthcare facilities, and community partners. * Follow all safety procedures, chain\-of\-custody requirements, infection control standards, and company policies. * Perform other duties as assigned to support funeral home operations and family service needs. * Serve as a Funeral Attendant for visitations, funerals, memorial services, receptions, and graveside services, assisting funeral directors with service preparation, family and guest assistance, facility setup and cleanup, and ensuring a professional and compassionate experience for all attendees. * If hired, employee must be willing to remove piercings and/or cover tattoos while working. * Must wear professional dress **Minimum Requirements:** Education – High school Diploma or Equivalent Licensing – Valid Alaska state driver’s license with copy of driving record \- license must be valid and driving record clean **Knowledge Kills and Abilities:** * Strong organization, prioritization, and communication skills. * Competently driving safely in all Alaskan weather conditions in all seasons. * Displays compassion and integrity. * Self\-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. **Physical Requirements:** * Able bodied * Proficient lifting 100 lbs frequently, pushing or pulling up to 350 lbs occasionally * You may be exposed to traumatic scenes and unpleasant odors Job Type: Full\-time Pay: From $20\.00 per hour Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Application Question(s): * Have you had any DUI's or DWI's in the past 5 years? * Do you have more than 3 tickets in the past 5 years? License/Certification: * Drivers License (Required) Work Location: In person