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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| funeral-services-director | Occupational skill for the role 'funeral services director' (also: crematorium supervisor, funeral home worker, mortician, cemetery caretaker, crematorium operator, bereavement manager). Use when the user asks for typical funeral services director work such as: Attend or make presentations at community events to promote funeral home services or build community relationships.; Conduct market research and analyze industry trends.; Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services. |
Funeral Services Director
Funeral services directors coordinate the logistics of funerals. They support the deceased family by arranging the details concerning the location, dates and times of memorial services. Funeral services directors contact representatives of the cemetery to prepare the site, plan transportation for the deceased person, advise on the types of memorials and legal requirements or paperwork. Funeral services directors organise the daily operations of the crematorium. They oversee the staff's activities in the crematorium and ensure that they deliver services according to legal requirements. They monitor the crematorium service revenue budget and develop and maintain operational rules within the crematorium.
Core workflow
- Attend or make presentations at community events to promote funeral home services or build community relationships.
- Conduct market research and analyze industry trends.
- Consult with families or friends of the deceased to arrange funeral details, such as obituary notice wording, casket selection, or plans for services.
- Direct and supervise work of embalmers, funeral attendants, death certificate clerks, cosmetologists, or other staff.
- Direct or monitor administrative, support, repair, or maintenance services for funeral homes.
- Monitor funeral service operations to ensure that they comply with applicable policies, regulations, and laws.
- Negotiate contracts for prearranged funeral services.
- Offer counsel and comfort to families and friends of the deceased.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
Key competences (essential)
- administer appointments
- advise on funeral services
- apply health and safety standards
- apply organisational techniques
- business knowledge
- develop organisational policies
- develop professional network
- greet guests
- maintain customer service
- maintain personal hygiene standards
- manage budgets
- manage financial aspects of a company
- manage staff
- oversee cremations
- prepare ceremonial locations
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/857ed740-f4ae-43d0-8295-d6181f1d7eed), ONET 30.3 (11-9171.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*