Job Overview
Gaffney Funeral Home, Pierce County’s oldest funeral services company, was founded by Conrad Hoska in 1883. His tradition of caring for families began in those early days of the Washington Territory and was built on helping families to remember and say goodbye. Those same early traditions of caring for those that called on him continue today at Gaffney Group locations in Western Washington.
It is no secret that the backbone of our success is our dedicated, professional staff. Our goal is for all of our associates to work together to provide a seamless experience for each family, from the time of prearrangements, to at-need services, to the selection of markers and monuments, and into the time of aftercare.
We are seeking several helpful, compassionate and dependable people to join our team. The ideal candidates are those who have strong customer service skills and have some extra time during the week they would like to fill.
This position is primarily responsible to provide assistance to our Licensed Funeral Director during funeral, memorial or graveside ceremonies and to assist with transferring loved ones into our care when we are called upon to serve.
This is a unique opportunity to become an important member of our team of professionals serving client families in a family owned funeral home environment while still enjoying the benefits of a part time schedule. To be clear and to avoid misunderstanding, this is a PART TIME position that is best suited for someone who would like to work 3-15 times a month on a PART TIME basis.
Tasks Typical of a Funeral Associate
• Preparing with Lead Funeral Director for the scheduled service
• Greeting of funeral guests
• Participating in the ceremony as directed
• Transportation of those entrusted to our care, other personnel and equipment, while maintaining optimum levels of customer relations and satisfaction.
Qualifications
• Possession of a valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record is required.
• You will need to obtain a Driver’s License Abstract from the Department of Licensing for your Driver’s License.
• Our families expect us to appear modest and clean-cut. The schedule is flexible but you must have dependable transportation to be able to respond quickly.
• Cell phone with texting and GPS functions.
• Live in or within 15-20 minutes of Pierce County. This position requires a person to be able to respond quickly.
• Part Time
• Competitive wage starting at $19/hour
• $110 per transfer
• Participation in company service bonus pool
Work Location
• In person
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. A Funeral Associate will also perform other reasonably-related job responsibilities as assigned by management as required.
About Our Company
Gaffney Group was founded in 2017 by Corey and Jennifer Gaffney, both licensed funeral directors. It was at that time that our company grew from 2 to 9 companies. It made practical business sense to streamline and more fully organize our efforts to smoothly operate a growing portfolio of first class businesses.
To apply, please email a short letter describing why you think you would be the ideal candidate for this position, along with your current resume which shows how your skills are the right match for us. Candidates will be selected based on strength of your application, interview(s) and overall *WOW* factor. Please be aware if we receive an application missing some of the above mentioned items, your application will not be considered. NO CALLS PLEASE!!!
