City of Kitchener Careers

Temporary Labourer (Cemeteries) – Summer Operations

(Temporary Full-Time for approximately 7 months)

Competition Number

2023-617 to 619

Job Code

5500

Posting Date

December 19, 2023

Closing Date

August 30, 2024
Ongoing Recruitment - Interviews will begin February 2024

Job Status

Temporary Full-Time

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Position Overview:

Cemetery Operations is looking to hire team members to perform cemetery maintenance and to assist with cemetery operations as part of a highly collaborative Cemetery team, including duties such as completion of interments, turf maintenance and flowerbed maintenance. 

NOTE:

Initial selection for available positions will be for applications received prior to February 3, 2024. Applications received after this date will be kept in an application pool in case of future opportunities.    

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, repair, and renovation of turf in, on and around City cemeteries.
• Turf maintenance and turf renovation, including lawn mowing, line trimming, top-dressing/overseeding, aerating and leaf collection.
• Maintenance of flower beds and hanging baskets; including edging, tiling, planting, weeding, and providing general care and maintenance of mixed perennial, bi-annual and annual plant material.
• Watering and fertilizing plant material.
• Assist with preparing graves, such as setting out greens and lowering device and attend graveside services in the presence of family and/or funeral directors.
• Assist with final gravesite activities including lowering casket or urn, filling gravesite with soil, leveling and compacting and replacing with sod and/or seed.
• Completion of monument foundations which includes digging, framing, mixing and pouring concrete and leveling.

Requirements:

• Minimum Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.  
• Valid MTO “G” class driver’s license in good standing and ability to provide Drivers Abstract at your own expense as a condition of employment.
• Ability to exercise compassion, empathy, and sensitivity daily with grieving families who may exhibit a wide range of emotions.
• Highly developed coping skills to deal with emotional and stressful situations.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to keep accurate written records
• Must be flexible to work varying shifts, & rotational duties, weekends and overtime as required. 
• Must be reliable with good attitude and employment record. 

The City of Kitchener is committed to an equity-driven, inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment and selection process, and to ensuring our workforce reflects the full diversity of the community we serve. We welcome applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ persons, as well as other equity deserving groups.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at [email protected], or 519-741-2200 ext. 7261 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.

We appreciate the interest of all applicants. Only candidates whose skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

Please note that as per Human Resources Policy HUM-HIR-110, "Employment of Relatives of Staff Members and Elected Officials":

"The immediate relatives of staff of the Human Resources Division, all Directors, General Managers, or the Chief Administrative Officer and Elected Officials shall not be employed by the City in any capacity.

The immediate relatives of all other Management personnel shall not be employed where such employment would be:

1. within the same Department in the case of permanent full-time, temporary full-time and part-time classifications.

2. within the same Division in the case of students."

Department

Infrastructure Services

Division

Parks and Cemeteries

Union Affiliation

CUPE 68

Number of Positions

11

Hours of Work

40 hours per week

Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm OR

Tuesday to Saturday from 8am to 4pm

Location

Initial Location

Williamsburg Cemetery 

City

Kitchener

Compensation

Salary Range

$25.07 per hour (January 2024 rate)

Grade/Band

5500