Title: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker
State Role Title: Trades Technician IV
Hiring Range: $41,900-$42,190
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Sec Veteran & Defense Affairs
Location: Virginia Veterans Cemetery
Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
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. This position is a working position responsible for completing all required functions towards locating grave/cremation sites within a specific garden section utilizing maps, pins and applicable measuring devices, then accomplishing the duties of opening and closing each site. This individual must be fully trained and have the ability to accomplish all listed functions in this section including operations of the cemeteries backhoe's, tractors, dump trucks, vault cart and other cemetery heavy equipment as applicable for that location. The Caretaker role is a working position that requires the individual to have solid knowledge and technical skills that will lead to the successful completion of all basic cemetery tasks assigned with minimal or no supervision. The Caretaker must have the ability to take control and accomplish assigned tasks individually or with the assistance of one or more employees assigned by the Cemetery Caretaker Manager to assist with the assigned specific tasks. This is a task-oriented position that requires the individual to work well within the team environment. Must neatly maintain as directed by the Cemetery Caretaker Manager all grounds areas, bush and mulch beds, gravesites, buildings inside and outside areas and familiar with placing temporary/permanent grave markers.
Performs additional duties as assigned by the Cemetery Caretaker Manager and or Cemetery Superintendent in matters concerning the veteran's cemetery. During summer months, the majority of your workload will consist of burial procedures, routine grounds turf and landscape bed maintenance to ensuring optimal performance in these areas. During winter months, the expectation of leveling and aligning headstones will be accomplished with attention to detail as instructed by Cemeteries Caretaker Manager/ Cemetery Superintendent.
Minimum Qualifications
The ability to work hard and follow instructions. The ability work work accurately, efficiently and safely in the rain, sleet, snow, extreme heat and extreme cold. With the assistance of one other caretaker to lift a 220 pound headstone. Must be dependable.
Additional Considerations
Will be required to work some weekends.
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.
Contact Information
Name: DVS HR Team
Phone: No Calls
Email: recruitment@dvs.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.