cemetery laborer

City of Cedar Falls

<div></div><div><div><p>The City of Cedar Falls Operations and Maintenance Division is accepting application materials for a year-round (up to 29 hrs./wk.) Laborer with primary assignment to the Park and Cemetery Section but will be utilized throughout the Division as needed. Typical hours will range from 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mon-Fri. with an occasional Saturday. Part-time benefits include pro-rated holidays, vacation, and bereavement, tuition reimbursement, wellness, and retirement plans.</p><p>
Position is a semi-skilled, labor position requiring physical strength &amp; endurance for duties primarily related to construction or maintenance within city parks or cemeteries. Duties related to arboricultural needs, mowing/yard work, or related operations may also be assigned.</p><p>
Equal Opportunity Employer.</p></div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>
Qualifications</b></h3><p>
Individuals must have a high school diploma, or equivalent; valid driver&rsquo;s license, good driving record, and as applicable, be 18 years old for DOT licensing; and possession of (or the ability to obtain &amp; maintain) the appropriate Commercial Driver&rsquo;s License (CDL) with air brake endorsement within six months of employment. The individual selected is also subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Clearinghouse queries, driver&rsquo;s license and driving record reviews, and DOT random drug and alcohol screenings. Successful completion of a post-offer, pre-employment background check, physical, and drug screen are also required for the selected individual.</p>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Miscellaneous Information</b></h3><p>
For consideration, apply online at https://www.cedarfalls.com/jobs (preferred) and submit to jobs@cedarfalls.com OR obtain an application from Cedar Falls City Hall and mail/deliver to: City of Cedar Falls, Finance &amp; Business Operations Dept, Attn: PT Laborer, 220 Clay Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613. Proof of relevant certifications and licensures are encouraged at the time of application. Deadline for materials is Friday, March 27 at 4:30 p.m.</p></div>
<br><div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job Details</b></h3>
<div><div>Category</div>
<div>Any or All Jobs</div>
<div>Status</div>
<div>Open</div>
<div></div><div>Salary</div>
<div>The hourly pay rate is $19.115 and approved union contract and step pay increases will apply.</div>
<div>Posted</div>
<div>March 12, 2026 2:30 PM</div>
<div>Closing</div>
<div>March 27, 2026 4:30 PM</div></div></div></div>

Part-Time Laborer (Park/Cemetery Section)

Hillcrest Cemetery

<p>Job Description</p><p><b>Job Summary</b></p><p>We are looking for an experienced, professional worker who has knowledge in landscape maintenance. Full time position . <b>Cemetery experience preferred.</b></p><p><b>Responsibilities and Duties</b></p><p>Grounds maintenance workers typically do the following:</p><p>Mow, edge, and fertilize lawns</p><p>Weed and mulch landscapes</p><p>Trim hedges, shrubs, and small trees</p><p>Remove dead, damaged, or unwanted trees</p><p>Plant flowers, trees, and shrubs</p><p>Water lawns, landscapes, and gardens</p><p>Install lighting and sprinkler systems on the grounds</p><p>Dig graves to specified depths</p><p>Apply herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides on plants or the soil to prevent or control weeds, insects, and diseases.</p><p><b>Qualifications and Skills</b></p><p>The ideal candidate should have experience in grounds keeping, landscaping, construction with a landscaping background, or grounds maintenance. Cemetery experience preferred.</p><p>Additional experience in gardening and horticulture is also desired.</p><p>Job Type: Full-time</p><p>Job Type: Full-time</p><p>Pay: $12.00 - $15.00 per hour</p><p>Benefits:</p><ul><li>401(k)</li><li>401(k) matching</li><li>Dental insurance</li><li>Health insurance</li><li>Life insurance</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Vision insurance</li></ul><p>Work Location: In person</p>

Cemetery Ground Maintenance Technician

Service Corporation International

<div><p>Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.</p><p></p>
Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers. Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.<p></p><ul><li><p>
Performs openings &amp; closings for burials, entombments and inurnments</p></li><li><p>
Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers</p></li><li><p>
Installs outer burial containers</p></li><li><p>
Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance</p></li><li><p>
Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders</p></li><li><p>
Conducts Interment Verification Procedures</p></li><li><p>
Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat</p></li><li><p>
Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods</p></li><li><p>
Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions</p></li><li><p>
Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities</p></li><li><p>
Maintains a clean and orderly work area</p></li><li><p>
Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned</p></li><li><p>
Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise</p></li><li><p>
Performs all other duties as assigned by management</p></li></ul><p></p><p><b>
MINIMUM Requirements</b></p><p></p><p><b>
Education</b></p><ul><li><p>
High School degree or equivalent</p></li></ul><p><b>
Experience</b></p><ul><li><p>
Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment</p></li></ul><p><b>
Licenses</b></p><ul><li><p>
Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles</p></li></ul><p><b>
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:</b></p><ul><li><p>
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump</p></li><li><p>
Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe</p></li><li><p>
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yardstick, etc.)</p></li><li><p>
Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.</p></li><li><p>
Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions</p></li><li><p>
Understands safety and security issues and implications</p></li><li><p>
Mechanical aptitude</p></li></ul><p></p>
Postal Code: 27106<p></p>
Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance<p></p>
Job Location: US-NC - Winston-Salem</div>

Cemetery Services Specialist

<div><p>Our associates celebrate lives. We celebrate our associates.</p><p></p>
Participates in openings and closings for interments, entombments, inurnments, and disinterment as well as the installation of memorials and markers. Performs grounds and facilities maintenance.<p></p><p><b>
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
</b></p><ul><li>Performs openings &amp; closings for burials, entombments and inurnments</li><li>
Sets, installs, and assembles foundations, memorials, and markers</li><li>
Installs outer burial containers</li><li>
Handles and completes work orders from client families as it pertains to individual grave and marker maintenance</li><li>
Responds to and completes requests for service/work orders</li><li>
Conducts Interment Verification Procedures</li><li>
Conducts 25 foot radius preparation for burials and ensures the area is clean and neat</li><li>
Fills grave, tamps, seeds or sods</li><li>
Adheres to all Company safety rules and Universal Precautions</li><li>
Maintains and protects Company assets by performing regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and facilities</li><li>
Maintains a clean and orderly work area</li><li>
Completes Dignity University courses and other training as assigned</li><li>
Adheres to all standards of the Dignity Memorial Promise</li><li>
Performs all other duties as assigned by management</li></ul><p></p><p><b>
MINIMUM Requirements</b></p><p></p><p><b>
Education</b></p><ul><li>
High School degree or equivalent</li></ul><p><b>
Experience</b></p><ul><li>
Minimum of six (6) months experience operating standard equipment</li></ul><p><b>
Licenses</b></p><ul><li>
Acceptable driving record and applicable license(s) to operate equipment/vehicles</li></ul><p><b>
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:</b></p><ul><li>
Ability to operate hand-held tools and equipment, including, but not limited to a shovel, pick, rake, sledge hammer, lawn mower, weed trimmer, leaf blower, chain saw and pump</li><li>
Ability to operate mechanical equipment including, but not limited to, a dump truck, tractor, utility vehicle, marker trailed, dump trailer, jack hammer, tamper and backhoe</li><li>
Ability to accurately use measuring devices (i.e. tape measure, yardstick, etc.)</li><li>
Ability to communicate effectively with fellow associates, contractor personnel and client families Ability to lift heavy objects up to 30 lbs.</li><li>
Ability to work in various adverse weather conditions</li><li>
Understands safety and security issues and implications</li><li>
Mechanical aptitude</li></ul><p></p>
Postal Code: 33135<p></p>
Category (Portal Searching): Cemetery Maintenance<p></p>
Job Location: US-FL - Miami</div>

State of Iowa

<div><div><div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Job Description</b></h2></div>
<div><div>The Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to fill a <b>Maintenance Worker 2</b> position to work at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter, conveniently located along Interstate 80, west of Des Moines.<br>
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This person will be responsible for:<br>
<ul><li>Operating power tools and equipment to open and close grave sites</li><li>Setting and maintaining headstones</li><li>Preparing designated areas for services</li><li>Snow removal</li><li>Other general landscaping and maintenance duties</li></ul></div><div><b><br>
What we offer as a full time State of Iowa employee:</b><br>
<ul><li>
Team oriented, positive work environment</li><li>
Opportunity for professional growth and development</li><li>
Paid time off (sick leave and vacation) plus nine paid holidays per year</li></ul><br>
<b>
Medical and Dental Insurance Benefits:</b><br>
Monthly optional Medical Insurance Premium (Iowa Choice*) for 2026:</div>
Single: $64/mo = employee share; $836/mo = state share<br>
Family: $210/mo = employee share; $1,896/mo = state share<br>
<ul><li>National Choice option also available</li></ul>
Monthly optional Dental Insurance Premium for 2026:<br>
Single: Free<br>
Family: $48<ul><li>
Optional flexible spending accounts for health and dental expenses, and dependent care</li><li>
$20,000 basic life insurance at no cost</li><li>
Exceptional retirement package: IPERS (Iowa Public Employee Retirement System)</li><li>
Optional 401(a) Plan with employee contribution: The State makes match contributions into the employee&rsquo;s selection of investments in a 401(a) employer match account. The match is $1 for every $1 contributed up to a $75 monthly maximum.</li></ul><br>
**All applicants are subject to a Criminal Background Check Dependent Adult Abuse and Child Abuse Check.<br>
<br>
<b>E-Verify and Right to Work</b><p>
The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States. The State of Iowa also complies with the federal <b>Right to Work </b>laws, which protect employees&rsquo; rights to work without being required to join a labor organization. For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.</p></div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Minimum Qualification Requirements</b></h2></div>
<div><p>Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:</p><div>
<ul><li>Two years of full-time work experience in semi-skilled grounds keeping, maintenance, or equipment operation.
</li><li>Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes twelve months of full-time work as a Maintenance Worker 1.</li></ul></div>
For additional information, please click on this link to view the job description. (Download PDF reader)</div><p></p>
<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader"><b>Additional Qualification Requirements</b></h2></div>
<p></p><div><ul><li>Designated positions in this class require possession of a valid Commercial Learner's Permit upon hire. Within a timeframe determined by the appointing authority, a valid Commercial Driver's License with the required endorsements and applicable restrictions must be obtained and subsequently maintained to continue employment.
</li><li>In conjunction with Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations (parts 40 and 382), positions in this job class require a pre-employment drug screen and will require ongoing participation in the employer's random drug and alcohol testing program and will be subject to the regulations regarding the Federal drug and alcohol testing program.</li></ul></div></div></div><p></p>

Maintenance Worker 2 - Iowa Veterans Cemetery

Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services

<div><p><b>Hiring Immediately!</b><br>
<br>
<b>Seasonal Groundskeeper</b></p><p><b>
Location</b><b>: </b><b>Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Southfield &amp; Our Lady of Hope Cemetery, Brownstown</b></p><br>
Our <b>Seasonal Groundskeeper</b><b> </b>reports to the Operations Manager and collaborates with the Irrigation Superintendent to efficiently perform all grounds keeping and maintenance to include <b>light landscaping, mulching, hand water and clean up</b>. The duties of the <b>Seasonal Groundskeeper</b><b> </b>must be performed consistent with company mission and values and adherence to company policies and procedures and in doing so uphold the social teachings of the Catholic Church.<br>
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<b>Schedule</b><b>: Monday - Friday: 7:30am- 4pm</b><br>
<b>Pay</b><b>: $17.50 an hour</b><br>
<b><i>Dress</i></b><b><i>: Uniform and coat provided</i></b><p></p><p><b>
Qualifications</b></p><ul><li>
Must be at least 18yrs. old for Insurance requirements</li><li>
Valid Michigan driver&rsquo;s license and clean driving record</li><li>
Pass Background Check</li><li>
Lift up to 100lbs.</li><li>
Approximately &quot;4&quot; Months</li></ul><p><b><br>
Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li>
General cleaning and upkeep of cemetery grounds</li><li>
Ditch and grounds cleaning</li><li>
Distribute prayer cards to guests</li><li>
Work order completion</li><li>
Help identify grounds and visitor needs and concerns and notify a supervisor as soon as possible</li><li>
Any other duties assigned by your supervisor</li></ul><p></p><p><b>
Get to know us&hellip;</b></p><p><b>
Catholic Funeral &amp; Cemetery Services</b> <b>(CFCS)</b> partners with Catholic Dioceses across the U.S. in the operation of their cemeteries. We are founded in faith and provide a vibrant community for employees and families we serve. We&rsquo;ve been doing this for 20+ years and have developed tools to help each person grow in their role, in the industry, and in service to families.</p><p><br>
The work we do is founded in our Core Values&ndash;Share the Journey, Serve with Care, and Make It Happen <b>www.cfcsmission.org https://www.ncregister.com/blog/finding-solace-in-a-cemetery</b><br>
Our Lady of Hope Cemetery Brownstown MI: Hours, Directions</p><p>
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Seasonal Groundskeeper

Diocese of Camden

<div><div>Business Manager<br>
Part-time Business Manager - Job Description:</div>
<div>Overview:<br>
The Business Manager supports the mission and all operations of St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish and related ministries, apostolates and societies. The role oversees all accounting and administrative functions, including accounts receivable/payable, payroll, human resources paperwork, budget preparation, tax filings, diocesan reporting and special filings, contracts and the like related to fundraising events. The position also supports all the fundraising efforts of the parish which include primarily but not only the Mt. Carmel festival, Chicken BBQ and Fall Festival/carnival. The Business Manager will have the special support of a Fund-Raising Coordinator in all the above-mentioned tasks but especially in fundraising and special events. Some evening or weekend work will be required for special projects and events. There will also be a Parish Bookkeeper.</div>
<div>Key Responsibilities<br>
<ul><li>Manage accounts receivable, accounts payable, and account reconciliation for St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Parish, Little Cubs, and Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
</li><li>Process bi-weekly payroll and maintain accurate tax and retirement records.</li><li>Prepare and monitor annual budgets for both the parish, cemetery, and Little Cubs Preschool.</li><li>Coordinate with parish secretary and other staff for the ordering of all necessary supplies.</li><li>Complete annual reports for the Diocese and Workers' Safety and Insurance (WSI).</li><li>Supervise Holy Sepulchre Cemetery finances, sales and related administrative needs in coordination with the pastor, cemetery staff and Assistant Business Manager.</li><li>Manage, Update and train in the use of ParishSoft.
</li><li>Meet weekly with the pastor to discuss parish finances and strategies.</li><li>Human resources.</li></ul></div>
<div>Qualifications<br>
<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Accounting or 10+ years of accounting experience preferred.</li><li>Proficiency or willingness to learn software including DocuSign, Excel, Word, ParishSoft ConnectNow, ParishSoft Family Directory and AI apps.</li><li>Strong organizational, managerial, and communication skills.</li><li>High attention to detail with solid keyboarding and 10-key skills.</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.</li><li>Commitment to living in accordance with Catholic teachings and values as expressed in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.</li></ul></div>
<div>Hours<br>
<ul><li>20 but will fluctuate</li></ul></div>
<div>Wage<br>
<ul><li>$34,000-$36,000 depending on experience</li></ul></div>
<div>Supervision<br>
Reports to: Pastor</div>
<div>This position is PT with benefits. Submit cover letter, resume, and three references to frdavidrivera@gmail.com .</div>
<div>Position is open until filled.</div>
<div>Send applications or inquiries to: frdavidrivera@gmail.com<br>
About the Employer<br>
St. Mary of the Mt. Carmel serves the Hammonton area of Southern New Jersey. It is the entity that was formed from three parishes: St. Joseph; St. Anthony and St. Martin. Hammonton is a wonderful tight knit community traditionally of Italian background however with a significant Latino/Hispanic Spanish speaking population. The town itself has a charming downtown area surrounded by farms and suburbs. The parish has a rich Catholic history served for over a hundred years by the Pallotine Fathers and the Religious Sisters Filippini. Staffed now by the Diocese of Camden and the Missionary Sisters of Mary the Formator. Hammonton is home to the longest continuously running Mt. Carmel Festival in the country, which is the proud patrimony of the independent Mt. Carmel Society. In addition to the normal parish activities the parish manages Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and Little Cubs Presc</div></div>

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