Cemetery Maintenance Assistant - Seasonal

Job Title

Seasonal Cemetery Landscaper

Job Description

This position is responsible for seasonal landscaping, equipment maintenance, burial assistance, and building and monument repairs for all City Cemeteries.

Union Affiliation: Non-Union

Pay Grade: $19.15 Hourly

Remote Tier 1: Zero (0) days remote/week

Essential Job Functions

• Mow all lawns for all Cemetery properties.
• Trim hedges; prune trees and clip and groom shrubs and bushes.
• Ensure all headstones and burial sites are well groomed and free of overgrowth.
• Effectively operate all Department landscaping equipment, including but not limited to the backhoe, jackhammer, tractor, ransom mower, jackhammer, mower, etc.
• Assisting in preparing for set-up and filling in of all burial sites for services by Department policies and procedures.
• Assist in the seasonal release of all stored caskets.
• Assist in preparing monument foundations and installing flush markers under the direction of the Cemetery Superintendent.
• Report to a supervisor or directly interact with individuals engaging in improper actions on Cemetery property by Department policies and procedures.
• Survey, pick-up, remove and dispose of all trash on all three cemetery sites.
• Act as "Ambassador" for the City, carrying out work and interacting with co-workers and the public respectfully, professionally.
• Carry out work in the field and interact with the public courteously and respectfully, presenting self and City positively.

Qualifications/Basic Job Requirements

• Ability to actively support City diversity, equity, and cultural competency efforts within stated job responsibilities and work effectively across diverse cultures and constituencies.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as evidenced by ongoing trainings and professional development.
• Ability to possess and maintain a valid Driver's license.
• Background in landscaping with horticultural knowledge preferred.
• Experience driving a truck and landscape trailer preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to maintain a professional appearance while engaging in fieldwork, by refraining from any use of profanity, inappropriate language, or inappropriate behavior required.
• Must be a flexible team player that takes direction well, is safety conscious, customer-oriented, and willing and able to learn to operate all equipment and perform all tasks as assigned.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and follow tasks through to completion required.
• Ability to handle death-related issues and stress appropriately.
• Ability to operate a variety of equipment including, tractor, plow truck, trailer, trimmers, mowers, and other small equipment as it relates to Cemetery operation.
• Must be able to work and operate appropriate equipment in all weather conditions.
• Must be able to shovel dirt over the head from five-foot depth.

Additional Information

Promoting a culture that reveres diversity and equity.

The City of Burlington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are strongly committed to creating a dynamic and equitable work-force that mirrors the population and world that we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, crime victim status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, or genetic information in employment or the provision of services.

In addition to being an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applicants who can contribute to our growing diversity to apply.

Applications for our employment opportunities are only accepted online through our Government Jobs website.

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