VETERANS CEMETERY CARETAKER 1* - 08142026-80215

About the role

This position performs skilled grounds maintenance work at a veterans cemetery, functioning as an individual contributor under direct supervision. The role involves a variety of cemetery grounds maintenance tasks including mowing grass, laying out grave sites, setting and maintaining headstones, and applying fertilizers and insecticides.

Responsibilities

• Learns to perform cemetery grounds maintenance duties including mowing lawns, trimming hedges and vegetation around monuments, beds and buildings, maintaining flower beds, removing wilted floral arrangements, collecting and disposing of debris, and cleaning headstones to maintain the dignity and appearance of the veterans cemetery
• Learns to assist the equipment operators with opening the graves, preparing the lowering device and lowering the casket into the grave, dressing and leveling the gravesite, and setting the Temporary Marker in line with adjacent markers
• Acts as a safety spotter during burial operations to ensure all procedures are completed safely and with proper respect
• Learns to prepare grounds for headstone placement and assists with setting headstones in accordance with National Cemetery Administration standards, ensuring proper alignment, spacing, and uniformity to maintain the cemetery's dignified appearance
• Learns to follow daily schedule and coordinates tasks with other cemetery leads
• Learns to prepare and apply proper chemicals for grounds to include fertilizers and pesticides
• Learns to review the job board safety and policy updates regularly
• Learns to operate tools, devices, and equipment according to safety rules and regulations
• Checks that personal protective equipment (PPE) is in good working condition and is used accordingly
• Learns to work outdoors in all weather conditions including precipitation (rain, snow, sleet), temperature extremes (heat and cold), and high winds to ensure cemetery grounds are properly maintained year-round
• Additional duties as assigned or delegated

Qualifications

• Education equivalent to graduation from a standard high school or experience equivalent to one-year full time cemetery or grounds maintenance work or one-year full time as a Veterans Cemetery Caretaker 1 with the State of Tennessee
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Must be able to lift over 50 lbs of materials and equipment

Pay

• Monthly salary: $2,581.00
• Annual salary: $30,972.00

Schedule

• Full-time position
• Opening Date/Time: 08/14/2026 12:00AM Central Time
• Closing Date/Time: 08/20/2026 11:59PM Central Time