What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cemetery Caretaker position at Virginia Department of Veterans Services?
Title: Senior Cemetery Caretaker
State Role Title: Trades Technician IV
Hiring Range: Up to $55K
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Dept of Veterans Services
Location: Suffolk Cemetery
Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A
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.
The Senior Cemetery Caretaker maintains cemetery grounds and prepares graves, including and not limited to gravesite assignment, gravesite verification, grave excavation; burial functions (utilizing maps, opening/closing interments, entombments, inurnments, disinterment); lawn sodding, seeding, fertilizing; memorial monument/temporary marker inspection, verification and setting; manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation; cemetery cleanup. Knowledge of irrigation systems and the ability to troubleshoot in the absence of the Maintenance Technician/Grounds Manager. This position will lead and oversee the work of the Cemetery Caretakers, ensuring day-to-day assignments are carried out according to cemetery operations and general National Cemeteries Association (NCA) standards and regulations. This position is considered a “working leader” responsible for both leadership duties while performing job tasks along with the Caretaker and in the absence of staff, as mission dictates. The Senior Cemetery Caretaker will supervise staff during periods of absence or leave of the Grounds Manager. Performs additional duties as assigned by the Grounds Manager, Cemetery Superintendent, and/or Cemeteries Director in all matters concerning the cemetery.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of cemetery maintenance and operations, grounds maintenance, irrigation system maintenance and repair, building trade skills, section mapping, gravesite pinning/number, gravesite verifying, and safety. Skill in general maintenance, including but not limited to landscaping, mowing, planting, weeding, irrigation, fertilization, sprinkler systems, and pest and weed control. Skill in maintenance and repair of cemetery tools and equipment. The ability to operate equipment, e.g., excavator, loader, backhoe, soil compactor, spray rig, lowering devices, etc. The ability to oversee maintenance and cemetery operations and lead the work activities of staff. Ability to lift/maneuver a 220-pound grave marker with the help of one additional person. Demonstrated knowledge and skill in all OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) safety measures, including health codes, regulations, and building safety. The ability to perform all duties in accordance with cemetery policies and procedures ensuring personal safety and that of others. The ability to communicate clearly and provide clear instructions to staff.
Additional Considerations
Community: Demonstrates thoroughness in problem resolution and attention to community needs. Looks for opportunities as appropriate to engage community constituencies in an open, honest, and direct manner. Consistently provides courteous, friendly, and helpful service to all of DVS’s constituencies. Observes confidentiality and is discrete in handling sensitive conversations, data and information.
Employees: Understands the connection between day-to-day activities at the individual level and strategic results. Demonstrates environmental stewardship in the office; develops effective working relationships and promotes teamwork and agility in response to challenges. Treats others with respect and seeks different points of view in decision making processes.
Financial Resources: Works to ensure focused and efficient delivery of DVS services and programs. Consistently follows established procedures including time and leave submission, vehicle usage, equipment, security procedures, facilitate efficient use of resources.
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: recruitment@dvs.virginia.gov
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.
State Role Title: Trades Technician IV
Hiring Range: Up to $55K
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Dept of Veterans Services
Location: Suffolk Cemetery
Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A
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.
The Senior Cemetery Caretaker maintains cemetery grounds and prepares graves, including and not limited to gravesite assignment, gravesite verification, grave excavation; burial functions (utilizing maps, opening/closing interments, entombments, inurnments, disinterment); lawn sodding, seeding, fertilizing; memorial monument/temporary marker inspection, verification and setting; manual and mechanical earth moving and lawn care equipment operation; cemetery cleanup. Knowledge of irrigation systems and the ability to troubleshoot in the absence of the Maintenance Technician/Grounds Manager. This position will lead and oversee the work of the Cemetery Caretakers, ensuring day-to-day assignments are carried out according to cemetery operations and general National Cemeteries Association (NCA) standards and regulations. This position is considered a “working leader” responsible for both leadership duties while performing job tasks along with the Caretaker and in the absence of staff, as mission dictates. The Senior Cemetery Caretaker will supervise staff during periods of absence or leave of the Grounds Manager. Performs additional duties as assigned by the Grounds Manager, Cemetery Superintendent, and/or Cemeteries Director in all matters concerning the cemetery.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of cemetery maintenance and operations, grounds maintenance, irrigation system maintenance and repair, building trade skills, section mapping, gravesite pinning/number, gravesite verifying, and safety. Skill in general maintenance, including but not limited to landscaping, mowing, planting, weeding, irrigation, fertilization, sprinkler systems, and pest and weed control. Skill in maintenance and repair of cemetery tools and equipment. The ability to operate equipment, e.g., excavator, loader, backhoe, soil compactor, spray rig, lowering devices, etc. The ability to oversee maintenance and cemetery operations and lead the work activities of staff. Ability to lift/maneuver a 220-pound grave marker with the help of one additional person. Demonstrated knowledge and skill in all OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) safety measures, including health codes, regulations, and building safety. The ability to perform all duties in accordance with cemetery policies and procedures ensuring personal safety and that of others. The ability to communicate clearly and provide clear instructions to staff.
Additional Considerations
Community: Demonstrates thoroughness in problem resolution and attention to community needs. Looks for opportunities as appropriate to engage community constituencies in an open, honest, and direct manner. Consistently provides courteous, friendly, and helpful service to all of DVS’s constituencies. Observes confidentiality and is discrete in handling sensitive conversations, data and information.
Employees: Understands the connection between day-to-day activities at the individual level and strategic results. Demonstrates environmental stewardship in the office; develops effective working relationships and promotes teamwork and agility in response to challenges. Treats others with respect and seeks different points of view in decision making processes.
Financial Resources: Works to ensure focused and efficient delivery of DVS services and programs. Consistently follows established procedures including time and leave submission, vehicle usage, equipment, security procedures, facilitate efficient use of resources.
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: recruitment@dvs.virginia.gov
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.
Salary : $55 - $55,000