About Skwarchuk Funeral Home
Skwarchuk Funeral Home is a family-owned and operated funeral home proudly serving the Bradford West Gwillimbury and Mount Albert communities, as well as surrounding areas.
For over 50 years, our family and dedicated staff have provided families with professional, compassionate, and personalized funeral services. We believe that every family deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, understanding, and genuine care during one of the most difficult periods of their lives.
Our Bradford and Mount Albert locations provide a full range of funeral and memorial services, including traditional funeral services, cremation, memorial services, receptions, personalized services, and pre-planning.
We are currently seeking an experienced Funeral Director to join our team.
The Opportunity
The successful candidate will be an experienced, class 1 licensed Funeral Director who is confident in managing all aspects of funeral service: from the initial call and arrangement conference through to the preparation of the deceased, the completion of the funeral or cremation service and family follow-up.
This position requires someone who is compassionate and empathetic while also being highly organized, detail-oriented, professional, and capable of making sound decisions independently.
Key ResponsibilitiesFamily Arrangements & Client Care
- Meet with families to arrange and coordinate funeral, burial, cremation, memorial, and celebration-of-life services.
- Meet with families to pre-plan their funeral arrangements.
- Prepare contracts, authorizations, permits, and other required documentation.
- Ensure all arrangements are accurately documented and communicated to the appropriate staff members.
Funeral Service Direction
- Coordinate, assist, and direct visitations, funerals, memorial services, graveside services, celebrations of life, and other ceremonies.
- Coordinate with various people including, but not limited to clergy, celebrants, cemeteries, crematoriums, churches, reception facilities, florists, musicians, caterers, and newspapers.
- Prepare the funeral home and service areas prior to visitations and services.
Care of the Deceased
- Coordinate transfers of deceased individuals from residences, hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, coroner/medical examiner facilities, and other locations.
- Coordinate and conduct preparation, embalming, dressing, casketing, identification, and other care requirements as applicable.
Other
- Conduct basic indoor and outdoor maintenance (e.g., vacuuming and shovelling snow).
- Basic washing and maintenance of funeral vehicles.
Required QualificationsMandatory
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a licensed Funeral Director.
- Current and valid Ontario Funeral Director licence/registration class 1.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Ability to work independently and make sound decisions.
- Ability to work some evenings, weekends, statutory holidays, and participate in an on-call rotation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong computer skills and ability to learn and use funeral home software and related systems.
What We Offer
At Skwarchuk Funeral Home, you will have the opportunity to work within a family-operated funeral home with deep roots in Bradford, Mount Albert, and surrounding communities. Our focus is on providing families with personalized, professional, and compassionate care.
We offer:
- Competitive compensation based on experience
- A family-oriented workplace
- Meaningful work serving families in the local community
- Opportunities to work across a broad range of funeral and memorial services
- Health and Dental Benefits Package
Physical Requirements
The position may involve:
- Standing and walking for extended periods during visitations and services.
- Assisting with transfers, transportation, and casketing of deceased individuals.
- Moving funeral equipment and supplies.
How to Apply
Please submit your:
- Resume
- Cover letter
- Two references
Applications may be submitted by email to: [email protected]
Please indicate “Funeral Director Application” in the subject line of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Pay: From $60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
