CEMETERY SEXTON

Winfield Self Service; Winfield (KS); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Winfield seeks a Cemetery Sexton to oversee operations and maintenance at the city cemetery. You will lead maintenance staff in grave digging, grounds care, and headstone work, while ensuring safety and accuracy of burial records.

Responsibilities include coordinating grave openings/closings, locating graves, showing lots for sale, and supervising a small crew (including pre-release inmates) under city policy. Strong leadership and diligence are required.

Qualifications

• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
• Three years cemetery operation and maintenance experience.
• Valid commercial driver's license (CDL).
• Must obtain supervisory certification for Department of Corrections within six months.

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform operation and maintenance work at the city cemetery.
• Direct maintenance workers in digging graves, mowing, seeding, and grounds upkeep.
• Open/close graves and level graves as required.
• Locate graves and show lots for sale.
• Install and straighten headstones; operate backhoe or mini excavator and mowers safely.
• Lead a small team including pre-release inmates; follow safety policies.
• Maintain burial records; build positive relationships with public and staff.
• Respond to emergencies; long hours may be required; support city mission.

Skills

Equipment maintenance

Equipment selection

Financial management

Personnel management

Critical thinking

Time management

Oral comprehension

Oral expression

Written comprehension

Education

High school diploma

Commercial driver’s license (CDL)

Job description

Position Title: Cemetery Sexton

Department: Parks and Public Lands

Reports to: Parks Superintendent

Category: Non-Exempt

Pay Grade: 13

Position Summary

Under general supervision, performs lead, operational, and maintenance work at the City cemetery. Works within prescribed standards and procedures with some leeway for discretion and independent action.

Tasks

• Performs work and leads in operation and maintenance of the city cemetery
• Leads maintenance workers in the digging and maintenance of graves, mowing, trimming, seeding, and watering of cemetery grounds, trees, shrubs and flower beds
• Keeps up with current trends in cemetery operations
• Performs openings and closings of graves, and levels graves
• Locates graves
• Shows lots for sale
• Installs and straightens head stones
• Operates a backhoe and/or mini excavator and mowers in accordance with City safety procedures
• Leads a small group of workers, including pre-release inmates
• Follows City policy and safe work practices
• Assists in maintaining accurate burial records
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with other employees, superiors, other agencies, and the public
• Deals with the public in a manner that positively promotes the image of the City and handles complaints tactfully
• All employees of the City of Winfield are subject to immediate callout when an emergency, disaster or breach of homeland security occurs. Such call to respond and assist may involve those activities to his/her regular job responsibilities and incorporate other non-job-related duties as necessary and required of an employee. An employee’s response to these matters may require the working of unusual, long hours over an extended period with infrequent breaks or rest periods.
• "This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor."

Skills

• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
• Equipment Selection - Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Management of Financial Resources - Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures
• Management of Personnel Resources - Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job, ensures work is done in a safe manner
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something
• Spreadsheets - Using a computer application to enter, manipulate, and format text and numerical data; insert, delete, and manipulate cells, rows, and columns; and create and save worksheets, charts, and graphs
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one

Attributes

• Integrity - Requires honesty and strong moral principles
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people
• Self-Starter - Accomplishes work with very little direct supervision
• Oral Comprehension -The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing

Experience and Education

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school
• Three years of experience in cemetery operation and maintenance
• Valid commercial driver's license
• Must have or obtain supervisory certification for Department of Corrections personnel within six months of employment and requires maintaining supervisory status.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform moderate physical work and to lift 50 pounds and to lift and carry up to 25 pounds
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, bend, climb, kneel, crawl, twist, pull, reach, grasp and perform similar body movements