Overview

Cemetery Operations is looking to hire team members to perform cemetery maintenance and to assist with cemetery operations as part of a highly collaborative Cemetery team, including duties such as completion of interments, turf maintenance and winter maintenance. 

(Temporary Full Time for Approximately 7 Months)

Responsibilities

•    Maintenance, repair, and renovation of turf in, on and around City cemeteries. 
•    Turf maintenance and turf renovation, including lawn mowing, line trimming, top-dressing/overseeding, aerating and leaf collection. 
•    Removes snow from cemeteries including parking lots, cemetery roadways, paths and building entrances; applies salt as required. 
•    Assist with preparing graves, such as setting out greens and lowering device and attend graveside services.
•    Assist with final gravesite activities including lowering casket or urn, filling gravesite with soil, leveling and compacting and replacing with sod and/or seed. 
•    Completion of monument foundations which includes digging, framing, mixing and pouring concrete and leveling. 
•    Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

•    Minimum Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.

Additional Requirements

•    Valid MTO “G” class driver’s license in good standing and ability to provide Drivers Abstract at your own expense as a condition of employment. 
•    Must be flexible to work varying shifts, & rotational duties, weekends and overtime as required. 
•    Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.   

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

•    Ability to exercise compassion, empathy, and sensitivity daily with grieving families who may exhibit a wide range of emotions. 
•    Highly developed coping skills to deal with emotional and stressful situations.
•    Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to keep accurate written records.