11/08/2026

Support Specialist-Funeral Home (Hybrid/In Office 10 days/Month)

Job Description

Position Summary

The Funeral Home Support Specialist is key in delivering exceptional support to funeral homes and agents, ensuring their needs are met with efficiency and empathy. This role involves handling service requests, managing communications via phone and email, and supporting our internal agent solutions queues. Funeral Home Support Specialists work closely with internal departments such as Contracting, Commissions, Processing, Claims, Sales, and Legal to address and resolve issues, providing seamless and compassionate service. This position interacts directly with funeral home staff and agents, offering guidance on procedures, product lines, and the filing of claims. A strong understanding of funeral home operations and industry practices is obtained in this role. Additionally, the Funeral Home Support Specialist requires excellent communication skills, a commitment to professionalism, and the ability to contribute positively to a collaborative team environment.


Responsibilities

  • Provide friendly, thorough support to our agents, marketing partners, funeral homes and customers, conveying sensitivity and professionalism in all communications.
    • Establish good working relationships with marketing partners, agents, and funeral homes that enhance their perspective of NGL through empathy, flexibility and appreciation of their concerns.
    • Take ownership of all requests, showing the initiative to find the information needed, working with other departments as needed to offer resolutions.
    • Resolve questions regarding licensing and contracting, commissions, new business, supplies, product/premiums, procedures, myNGLIC.com, reporting and compliance requirements.
    • Maintain knowledge of all marketing partners, product variations and special handling situations.
    • Work with other specialists and management to analyze and recommend solutions to difficult situations, problems or complaints that arise from our agents, marketing partners and funeral homes.
    • Convey and support NGL requirements accurately to callers, helping them better understand why our requirements are necessary, and recognize when it is necessary to escalate the call based on tone, request or caller.
    • Convey both internal and external empathy for situations, balancing the needs of NGL, the agent and customer in all interactions.
    • Stay current of key dates and seasons throughout the year such as month end, year end, contest end dates, and work in queues to help ensure marketing partner goals are met.
    • Screen new agent leads and enter viable leads into lead software.
  • Deliver high-quality communication primarily over the phone with callers while utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving skills to help find appropriate solutions.
  • Write clear and detailed notes and instructions capturing each call.
  • Draft emails, letters, and other forms of written communication effectively with external customers needing documentation or letters.
  • Leverage resources and reaches out to others when needing support or assistance with escalated situations.
  • Utilize various systems to locate applicable information and details for each call.
  • Accountable for personal growth and performance metrics.
  • Contribute in a supportive and positive manner with coworkers.
  • Work across the team to ensure coverage with incoming calls and written communication.
  • Complete assigned processing work, projects, tasks, and/or milestones by agreed upon due date.
  • Suggest solutions that meet the immediate and potential future needs and requests of our external and internal customers.


Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Advanced customer service skills, conveying professionalism, flexibility and empathy in all interactions
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills that convey confidence, including the ability to appropriately coach callers to improve future interactions
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to transform negative interactions into positive ones
  • Ability to quickly learn and maintain advanced knowledge of preneed, final expense, and other insurance products
  • Ability to learn new things quickly and adeptly handle issues that arise even when unfamiliar
  • Demonstrated initiative with the ability to work under minimal supervision, to exercise good judgment and creatively solve problems or issues
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks and work well under pressure
  • Intermediate knowledge of NGL systems
  • Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
  • Possess solid team and goal orientation with ability to work a flexible schedule to meet the requirements for service availability

Education Requirements

Min/Preferred

Education Level

Description

Minimum

High School or GED

One year post high school education or equivalent experience required.

Preferred

Other

LOMA 280 and 290 with ACS certification.

Years of Experience

Minimum Years

Description

3

A minimum of three years experience in customer service or sales required. 


Hybrid/ In Office 10 days/Month

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