Funeral Attendant/General Worker – Cantonese & English (Funeral Home, Chinatown Manhattan)
Wah Wing Sang Funeral Home
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Chinatown, NY
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Posted 1 month ago
$17 – $22
/ hourly
Job Description
**About Us**
We are a funeral home serving the Chinese community in Manhattan's Chinatown. Our work helps families through one of the most difficult moments of their lives, and we take pride in providing compassionate, respectful, and culturally attuned care. We are looking for a warm, dependable Funeral Attendant/General Worker to be a welcoming face of our funeral home.
**About the Role**
As our Funeral Attendant and General Worker, greet guests, help to conduct funerals and guide guests, clean, and help keep day\-to\-day operations running smoothly. Because most of the families we serve speak Cantonese, fluent reading, writing and speaking Cantonese is essential to this role.
**What You'll Do**
* Help conduct traditional Chinese funerals and direct guests as well as instruct them on what to do in Cantonese and English
* Daily cleaning and maintenance (mopping floors, vacuuming, maintaining bathroom cleanliness.)
* Preparing chapels for funeral services (hanging flowers, vacuuming, cleaning)
* Write Chinese names of decedents and family members
* Ensure the funeral home is presentable
* Support funeral directors during services as needed
**What We're Looking For**
* **Fluent in Cantonese and English** (spoken and able to read and write Chinese is a requirement)
* Mandarin is not required but is a plus
* Reliable, punctual
* High attention to details
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills
* Able to commute reliably to Chinatown, Manhattan
* Available to work evenings and weekends as required
* Prior experience in a funeral home is preferred but not required — we are happy to train the right person
* Familiarity with Chinese funeral customs and traditions is a strong plus
**Schedule**
* Full\-time, with some evening and weekend availability required (scheduling can be further discussed when we meet to interview)
**Pay \& Benefits**
* $18\.00 – $22\.00 per hour, based on experience
* On\-the\-job training
**To Apply**
Please submit your resume. A brief note about why you're interested in this role is welcome but not required. We will respond to qualified applicants within two weeks.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
關於我哋
我哋係一間喺曼哈頓唐人街為華人社區服務嘅殯儀館。我哋嘅工作幫助家庭渡過人生中其中一個最艱難嘅時刻,我哋為提供同理心、尊重同文化調和嘅關懷而感到自豪。我哋搵緊一個溫馨可靠嘅葬禮服務員 / 一般工人,成為我哋殯儀館嘅歡迎面孔。
關於角色
作為我哋嘅葬禮服務員同一般工人,招呼客人、幫手進行葬禮同引導客人、清潔,同埋幫手保持日常運作順利進行。因為我哋服務嘅家庭大部分都係講廣東話,所以流利嘅閱讀、寫作同講廣東話係呢個角色嘅必要條件。
你會點做
幫手進行傳統中國葬禮同指導客人,同埋用廣東話同英文指示佢哋做啲咩
日常清潔保養(拖地、吸塵、保持浴室清潔。)
為葬禮準備教堂(掛花、吸塵、清潔)
寫死者同家屬嘅中文名
確保殯儀館有型
根據需要喺服務期間支援葬禮主任
我哋搵緊嘅嘢
流利廣東話同英文 ( 口語同讀寫中文係要求 )
普通話唔係必須嘅,但係係一個加分
可靠,準時
高度注重細節
強大嘅溝通同人際關係技巧
能夠可靠噉往返曼哈頓唐人街
根據需要,可以喺晚上同週末工作
有殯儀館經驗係優先,但唔係必須 — 我哋好樂意培訓合適嘅人
熟悉中國嘅葬禮習俗同傳統係一個好大嘅加分
時間表
全職,需要有啲晚上同週末嘅時間(我哋見面面試時可以進一步討論時間表)
薪酬同福利
每小時 $ 18\.00 – $ 22\.00,視乎經驗而定
喺職培訓
申請
請提交你嘅簡歷。歡迎簡單講下點解你對呢個角色有興趣,但唔係必須。我哋會喺兩星期內回覆合格嘅申請人。
我哋係一個機會平等嘅僱主。所有申請人都會被考慮,而唔會考慮種族、膚色、宗教、性別、國籍、年齡、殘疾或者任何其他受保護嘅特質。
Pay: $17\.00 \- $22\.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
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