Cemetery Caretaker (Part-Time)

Virginia; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Virginia's Department of Veterans Services is seeking a part-time Cemetery Caretaker to serve veterans by maintaining cemetery grounds, operating heavy equipment, and ensuring proper management of gravesites. Candidates should have experience in cemetery maintenance, a high school diploma or GED, and possess a valid Virginia driver's license.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with cemetery grounds maintenance procedures and practices.
• Ability to lift/maneuver a 220-pound grave marker with help.
• Valid Virginia driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Locating grave/cremation sites and maintaining grounds areas.
• Operating backhoes, tractors, and other cemetery heavy equipment.
• Performing additional duties assigned by Cemetery Caretaker Manager.

Skills

Cemetery grounds maintenance

Operating heavy equipment

Preventive maintenance

Education

High School education/GED

Job description

Title: Cemetery Caretaker (Part-Time)

State Role Title: Trades Technician IV

Hiring Range: $22.00

Pay Band: Wage (Part-Time)

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location:Suffolk Cemetery

Agency Website:www.dvs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Serve Virginia's veterans and their family members by ensuring they receive the benefits, support, quality care, and recognition they have earned through service and sacrifice. This position is a working position responsible for locating grave/cremation sites within a specific garden section utilizing maps, pins, and applicable measuring devices, then opening and closing each site. This individual must be capable operating backhoes, tractors, dump trucks, vault cart and other cemetery heavy equipment as applicable for that location. Must neatly maintain as directed by the Cemetery Caretaker Manager or Cemetery Superintendent all grounds areas, bush and mulch beds, gravesites, buildings inside and outside areas and familiar with placing temporary/permanent grave markers. Performs additional duties as assigned by the Cemeteries Superintendent and or Cemetery Caretaker Manager in matters concerning the veteran's cemetery.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be familiar with all cemetery grounds maintenance procedures and practices; to include all operations including section maps, pins and gravesite numbering system for laying out each site. Must be aware of preventative maintenance in relationship to the cemeteries light and heavy equipment including the operation of power hand tools, plastering, plumbing, and roof repairs and carpentry. Ability to lift/maneuver a 220-pound grave marker with the help of one additional person.

Additional Considerations

Any combination of education and job experience that leads to the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above. High School education/GED or Cemetery experience of six months. The position requires a Valid Virginia driver's license.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: DVS HR Team

Phone: No Calls

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.