Job Location 71-Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions - Lakewood, CO 80226 Position Type Part Time Salary Range $15.25 - $16.25 Hourly
Job Category Funeral Home
Join our family-owned funeral home as a Student Intern. This paid internship is exclusively for students at Arapahoe Community College who need to fulfill their internship requirements before graduation. As an intern, you will assist in various capacities to ensure families and their guests receive excellent service. Your responsibilities will include greeting families and guests, preparing for and assisting with funeral services, escorting families to cemetery services, removing decedents from their homes or place of passing, assisting with administrative functions, and maintaining the funeral home's appearance. Successful team members are organized, extremely detail-oriented, effective communicators, and treat families, decedents, colleagues, and community members with dignity and respect.
Our skilled Newcomer associates will mentor you, helping you become a valuable part of our team with opportunities for growth. We take pride in providing the best services at the lowest prices and want you to share in our success. Apply now to join a company with a long-standing history in the funeral service industry.
Job Requirements and Essential Physical Responsibilities
• A high school diploma or GED
• Student at Arapahoe Community College
• The position requires the ability to tolerate exposure to hazardous substances subject to government requirements; occasional lifting, pushing and pulling, with assistance, of objects up to approximately 600 pounds; manual dexterity required for clerical tasks; occasional stooping, bending, pushing, pulling and carrying objects weighing up to approximately 30 pounds for short distances
• Ability to travel by standard methods of transportation.
• Conservative professional dress as detailed in dress code policy
• Possess a valid Drivers’ License and meet the driving performance standards as determined by management. MVR’s may be reviewed annually for compliance, and any conviction or at-fault accidents should be immediately reported to management
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Varying hours available. Hours are varied depending on the number of services. Hours available include Sunday through Saturday.
• Possess good communication skills and be self-motivated
Our company dates back more than 100 years to 1893 when the Penwell-Gabel funeral home was founded in Topeka.
In 1977 Ren Newcomer, a 4th generation funeral director, purchased Penwell-Gabel and the company has grown consistently through the years. It now consists of 42 funeral homes and cemeteries and over 500 associates. Our funeral homes include the Penwell-Gabel Funeral Homes in Kansas, Dove Cremation & Funeral Service in Topeka, Kansas and the Newcomer Funeral Homes in Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Wyoming and Wisconsin.
With administrative, financial, human resources, information technology and marketing functions centralized in our Home Office in Topeka, KS, our funeral directors and staff are able to focus completely on providing the highest quality service to every family we serve— one family at a time.
