Cemetery Caretaker - Part-Time

DHRM; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

DHRM is seeking a Cemetery Caretaker (Part-Time) at the Virginia Veterans Cemetery. The role focuses on maintaining grounds and ensuring veterans and their families receive the benefits and recognition earned through service.

The candidate must understand cemetery maintenance, maps, and site layouts, and be able to operate or assist with required tools and equipment while complying with safety standards.

Qualifications

• Must know cemetery grounds maintenance procedures and practices.
• Familiar with garden/section maps, pins and gravesite numbering.
• Capable of preventative maintenance on cemetery equipment and power tools.
• Able to lift/maneuver a 220-pound grave marker with assistance.
• High School education/GED or cemetery experience of six months.
• Valid Virginia driver's license.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Grounds maintenance

Driver's license

Team lifting

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Title: Cemetery Caretaker - Part-Time

State Role Title: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Hiring Range: $22.00

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Dept of Veterans Services

Location: Virginia Veterans 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.

Minimum Qualifications

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

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.

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.

Advertised: 18 Sep 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 02 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time