Celebrant

Posted:
9/16/2025, 12:26:29 AM

Location(s):
Houston, Texas, United States ⋅ Texas, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.

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A Celebrant works with client families to develop a meaningful ceremony which is personalized to reflect the life-style of the deceased, to recognize the life of the deceased and provide those attending with a meaningful end-of-life ceremony. Provides an alternative to traditional, religious or clergy driven ceremonies.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES                                                                           

  • Personally meets with the family to discuss Celebrant alternatives
  • Listens to family of deceased regarding final wishes of deceased
  • Gains thorough understanding of the personality of the deceased
  • Interviews other friends and family, as appropriate
  • Recommends appropriate ceremony options for family to consider and obtains decision
  • Formulates personalized ceremony/service which may include one or more of the following:
    • Readings
    • Poems
    • Music
    • Songs
    • Pictures or video
  • Will generally officiate at the ceremony/service
  • Coordinate with funeral director and other service providers, as necessary
  • Prepare keepsake copy of ceremony for family

MINIMUM Requirements

Education

  • High school education

Experience

  • Familiar with company guidelines, procedures and policies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Proven ability to work independently and as an effective team member
  • Keen sense of judgment and tact
  • Strong problem solving skills
  • Ability to recognize and respond to the differing management needs of individuals

Work Conditions 

Work Environment

  • Work indoors and outdoors during all seasons and weather conditions
  • Limited amount of local and/or multiple location traveling required
  • Professional Dress is required when in contact with families. 

Work Postures

  • Frequent, continuous periods of time standing, up 6 hours per day
  • Sitting continuously for many hours per day, up to 6 hours per day
  • Climbing stairs to access buildings frequently

Physical Demands

  • Physical effort requiring manual dexterity is required, includes paperwork, calculators, computers and phone usage

Work Hours

  • Working beyond “standard” hours as the need arises

Postal Code: 77024

Category (Portal Searching): Operations

Job Location: US-TX - Houston