Cemetery Caretaker - Part-Time
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.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must have learned all cemetery grounds maintenance procedures and practices.
- Must be familiar and qualified with all operations including garden/section maps, pins and gravesite numbering system for laying out each site.
- This individual must be capable of preventative maintenance in relationship to the cemetery’s light and heavy equipment, including the operation of power hand tools, and capable of plastering, plumbing, roof repairs, and carpentry.
- Able to lift/maneuver, with the help of one additional person, a 220‑pound grave marker.
Additional Considerations
- Any combination of education and job experience that leads to the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above.
- High School education/GED or cemetery experience of six months.
- The position requires a valid Virginia driver’s license.
Pay
Hiring Range: $22.00 (Pay Band 4)
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.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. Applicants must provide an AHP Letter (formerly COD) from the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service‑connected veterans are encouraged to submit veteran status information and disability documentation to DARS/DBVI to obtain an AHP Letter. Request an AHP Letter at the AHP Letter website or by calling DARS at 800‑552‑5019. Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 – February 29 2024 may still use that COD for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Contact Information
Name: DVS HR Team
Phone: No Calls
Email: recruitment@dvs.virginia.gov