Grave Digger (Parks)

About the role

Individuals wishing to be considered for this position must complete the Civil Service Labor Service Registration Process for the position at http://www.mass.gov/hrd/macs in addition to completing the City of Boston Career Center application. Under immediate supervision, performs work of routine difficulty, digging graves and maintaining grounds in the City's cemeteries, and does related work as required.

Responsibilities

• Breaks frozen ground with a pick, pneumatic hammer, and various other manual tools.
• Installs concrete sectional liners with covers in graves, installs one- or two-piece vault covers, and removes liners when required.
• Carries coffins from hearses to gravesites.
• Removes coffins when disinterment orders are received.
• Transfers coffins from the holding tomb to the gravesites.
• Required to operate hand and riding mowers.
• Cleans/maintains grounds, i.e., shovels snow, rakes leaves, picks up broken branches, etc.
• Sets grave markers and prepares all equipment and grounds for burials.
• Disinters remains for removals and/or reburials as required.
• Raises sunken graves.
• Requires groundskeeping, seeding, fertilizing, etc.
• Performs related work as required.

Qualifications

• Working ability to understand routine oral and written instructions.
• Ability to lift and transport heavy materials to the designated area.
• Ability to work under adverse weather conditions.
• Ability to interact with the public.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as required by the job.
• Must be able to work any assigned shift/any assigned location.
• Must have and maintain a valid Massachusetts driver's license.
• Pre-employment physical, drug test, CORI, and SORI are required of selected applicants.
• Boston residency required.

Schedule

Hours per week: 40

Union/Salary Plan/Grade: AFSCME/RA1-09L