Cemetery Caretaker

Department of Veterans Affairs • Tallahassee, FL

366d • $21 - $24

About The Position

This position is located at the Tallahassee National Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida. The Cemetery Caretaker performs jobs requiring mainly manual skills and physical strength. Performs a variety of tasks, such as operating small tractors and riding lawn mowers; transplanting shrubs; digging graves to the proper level; cutting and removing sod, tamping and leveling dirt using hand and power tools; digging and squaring graves using pneumatic equipment, picks and shovels; assisting in lifting and placing caskets on lowering devices; loading and unloading materials; aligning headstones; cleaning and clearing cemetery grounds of debris using power trimmers, chainsaws, axes, shovels, rakes, blowers, vacuums etc.; weeding, mulching, and applying fertilizer; pruning shrubs and low level dead branches; removing snow and ice; cleaning headstones using sprayer and hand brush; and cleaning service and administrative areas. Work schedule: May be required to work Monday through Friday to include occasional weekends. Due to the mission of the National Cemetery, the cemetery cannot be closed for more than 2 consecutive days at any given time. Additionally, when a Federal holiday falls on a Monday or Friday, staff may be required to work on that holiday or a Saturday. All staff is required to work Memorial Day each year. Staff will be required to work overtime, weekends and holidays when necessary to meet the needs of the cemetery. Occasionally staff may be called back to the facility to perform emergency overtime work.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job.
• Pass a pre-employment medical examination.
• Must possess a valid state driver's license.
• Subject to a background/security investigation.
• Designated and/or random drug testing may be required.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
• You may be required to serve a probationary period.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in landscaping, grounds keeping, or related trades.
• Ability to operate related machinery and equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Operate small tractors and riding lawn mowers.
• Transplant shrubs and dig graves to the proper level.
• Cut and remove sod, tamp and level dirt using hand and power tools.
• Dig and square graves using pneumatic equipment, picks, and shovels.
• Assist in lifting and placing caskets on lowering devices.
• Load and unload materials.
• Align headstones.
• Clean and clear cemetery grounds of debris using various tools.
• Weed, mulch, and apply fertilizer.
• Prune shrubs and low-level dead branches.
• Remove snow and ice.
• Clean headstones using sprayer and hand brush.
• Clean service and administrative areas.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package as a federal employee.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees