Funeral Workers (Other) includes jobs like Embalmer, and Funeral Director's Assistant.
Day-to-day
interviews families and associates of the deceased to assist with funeral arrangements such as the selection of coffin, type of service and publication of death notices
advise on funeral costs and welfare provisions
collects bodies from mortuaries
ensures death certificates have been issued, burial and cremation certificates processed and that other legal requirements are met
prepares bodies for viewing and burial by washing, draining body fluids, applying padding and cosmetics, dressing bodies and placing them in coffins
liaise with clergy, cemetery and crematorium staff
co-ordinates the movement of coffins and funeral cars, arranges floral displays and collects attendance and tribute cards
arranges the placement of coffins at funeral sites, and the placing and adjusting of floral displays and lighting
keeps records and accounts of transactions and services performed
may arrange the construction of memorials and the disposal of ashes.