Leadperson Mortuary

Brief Description

This position provides assistance to the Mortuary Supervisor with administrative duties, training, and coordinating all activities within the Mortuary Department. In addition to the care and preparation of human remains for visitation, services, cremation and/or interment in conformity with legal requirements and Forest Lawn standards.

What You'll Be Doing

• Prepares, disinfects, and temporarily preserves human remains for visitation, services, cremation and/or interment.
• Reviews workflow to ensure that all decedents are prepared in advance of specified visitation service times.
• Prepares daily schedule in the supervisor’s absence.
• Evaluates housekeeping in the facility and meets with housekeeping staff to review facility care.
• Assumes responsibility for professionally and respectfully instructing and assisting employees as needed.
• Oversees the entire mortuary department in the absence of the supervisor and provides updates to the Park Vice President.
• Fosters good working relationships and teamwork with all support groups and supervisors.
• As assigned, expedites all first calls and follows-up on any issue as necessary.
• Assures the preparation room and work areas are in a sanitary condition at all times to ensure compliance with health regulations. Ensure all is ready in cases of a state inspection.
• Assists with the Work Study and Apprentice Embalmer training programs. Observes and evaluates the development of employees to ensure proper guidance.
• Instructs and oversee work of Apprentice Embalmer on cases and paperwork.
• Assists supervisor with mortuary safety meetings.
• Assists supervisor with inventory control of caskets and other assigned items.
• Performs case analysis for all incoming human remains, enters, and updates Forest Lawn’s systems to ensure accurate information is available for inquiry.
• Assures the care and preparation of human remains meets California Law and is consistent with Forest Lawn’s standards.
• Operates various machinery in conjunction with assigned responsibilities.
• Assists with the disinterment of human remains.
  
  

Requirements

• Associate's degree (A.A) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school within Mortuary Science or Embalming.
• Completed apprenticeship and licensed to perform duties as a Licensed Embalmer defined by the state of California.
• Minimum 4 years of experience as a Licensed Embalmer in good standing.
  
  

Competitive Benefits

Forest Lawn takes pride in offering an excellent benefits package to our employees, which taken as a whole, leads our industry and is competitive with the benefits in just about any other industry.

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Drug Testing Policy

Prior to beginning employment, all job applicants who receive a job offer will be required to voluntarily submit to a drug screening test conducted by a laboratory designated by Forest Lawn. The drug screening method is a hair collection test that will detect the use of illegal drugs within the past 90 days. A positive drug test may result in the withdrawal of the job offer.

E-Verify Statement

Forest Lawn has registered to participate in the federal government's E-Verify program. With E-Verify we are able to confirm the employment authorization of all newly hired employees through an electronic database maintained by the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security. ?With respect to new hires, the E-Verify process is completed in conjunction with a new hire's completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification upon commencement of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.

For up-to-date information on E-Verify, go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees/e-verify-overview.

Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

Forest Lawn will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with Criminal Histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Summary

Forest Lawn has always attracted unique and exceptional individuals; those who aren’t satisfied with simply building a career, but want to go home at the end of the day knowing they’ve made a profound and positive difference in people’s lives.