Funeral Service Careers and Current Openings

What does a funeral director do?

The funeral director listens, advises and supports, offering comfort and guidance during a difficult time by handling all of the details associated with a death. A licensed professional, the funeral director works closely with surviving family members to prepare and facilitate the final rites and disposition of the deceased. This typically includes the transfer of the deceased from the place of death to a funeral home, making arrangements with the surviving family, embalming and preparing the deceased, making arrangements with a cemetery or crematory, coordinating and directing the services while accompanying and supporting the family.

Funeral directors also understand that each individual and family grieves differently. They answer questions about grief, recognize when a person is having difficulty coping, and recommend sources for professional help. Funeral directors also link survivors with support groups at the funeral home or in the community.

Considering a career in funeral service?

Do you want to make a difference in the lives of others? Are you driven to help others in their time of need? Are you looking for a compassionate and dignified career? It takes a special person to serve families who are going through very difficult times. Funeral service professionals are listeners, advisors, and supporters. They include licensed funeral directors as well as funeral service associates, grief counselors, and support and administrative staff.

Our goal is to attract and retain a staff that is motivated to provide excellent and innovative service. Be they licensed or support personnel, we want people who get the job done right while finding new ways to make our services even better. We want people who are open to change, are full of ideas and welcome the opinions of others. We want people committed to our core values of compassion, respect, integrity, and responsibility.

We strive to provide a fair and ethical work environment for all our employees.  We are committed to a work environment where each employee feels valued, motivated and well-prepared to support the families we serve as well as the goals of the company.

A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors is a family-owned firm that provides caring, compassionate and personal funeral services. Thus, we require high quality funeral directors and support personnel commensurate to the quality of funeral service we strive to deliver. We are committed to the selection, growth, recognition and development of talented people to meet our current and future needs. Accordingly, we seek long-term employment relationships. 

If you are interested in joining us, please contact us. Current openings are listed below. If we do not have a current opening that interests you, we still welcome the opportunity to get to know you. Please send us a resume that includes a cover letter telling us what type of position you wish to be considered for. If any positions open up that you are qualified for, your application will be considered. Your application will be kept on file for six months.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE NO OPENINGS

Email: mdesmond@desmondfuneralhome.com
Fax: 248-362-0190
Address: 2600 Crooks Rd., Troy, MI 48084

A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or marital status.