INTERMENT CARETAKER

Do you take pride in the work you complete and looking for an impactful role? The Arizona Veterans' Memorial Cemetery is looking for someone like you to join their team as an Interment Caretaker!
As an Interment Caretaker you will be responsible for preparing and maintaining the memorial grounds. You will operate maintenance and ground equipment and perform a variety of tasks to include setting and aligning headstones and markers, perform irrigation maintenance and facility maintenance. As an employee of the State of Arizona you will learn and participate in the Arizona Management System (AMS) for problem solving, process improvement, and work efficiencies and perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Digs graves according to required dimensions with grave digging equipment such as an excavator, site dumper, tractor equipped with a back hoe and front end loader
• Transport dirt, stones, trash, tools and a variety of equipment, throughout the State of Arizona
• Operate a variety of maintenance equipment such as utility vehicles, riding mowers, chain saws, hedge trimmers, earth tampers, snow plows and other equipment/tools as needed
• Performs minor repairs and preventative maintenance to equipment such as changing tires, oil changes, replacing filters to ensure proper operation.
• Works with headstones to include receiving and inspecting headstones/markers for damage or wrong information and transports from storage to the grave-site; assists in setting the headstones/markers in containment boxes of the grave liners; for graves without grave liner, assists in setting the headstone/marker to ensure alignment using lines, levels and measuring tape
• Repairs sunken graves, as needed
• Aligns grave-sites with other established graves or according to specified dimensions; lowers casket into grave and or grave liner and replaces dirt over grave-site either by hand or by using an excavator; tamping as necessary with a hand or powered tamper; removes excess dirt and transports to dump area.
• Performs miscellaneous janitorial tasks
• Performs minor facility maintenance such as painting and incidental carpentry task
• Monitors performance of irrigation equipment to ensure efficient water usage and utilizes best practice techniques.
• Completes landscaping tasks throughout grounds to include cleaning headstones and markers
  

Knowledge of:

• Basic principles and practices of grounds maintenance
• Proper use of power and hand tools
• Common occupational safety practices and procedures
• Use of plumb lines and stakes
• Sprinkler systems and water pumps

Skills in:

• Operating 1.5 to 3.0 ton dump truck
• Operating tractors, excavators, site dumper, riding mower, bush hog, and other associated equipment used in cemetery ground maintenance
• Utilizing various carpentry tools and equipment, such as a hammer, drill, chainsaw, weed whacker and push mower, etc.

Ability to:

• Learn the procedures in performing burials and headstone and marker setting and aligning
• Learn the Arizona Management System (AMS) to ensure procedures are the current best way of doing tasks
• Assist families and the public in locating specific grave-sites
• Lift and carry up to 90 pounds; push and pull up to 50 pounds (e.g. headstones/markers, grounds equipment, etc.)
• Identify and address routine ground maintenance issues, including safety concerns
• Work in the outdoors and associated elements on a continuous basis
• Work independently, under minimal supervision
  

The ideal candidate will possess at least one year experience in grounds maintenance, gardening work, nursery work, and tree care operations, to include proper use of power and hand tools and equipment.

• This position requires the ability to drive on State business. Requires possession of and ability to retain a current, valid state-issued driver's license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on State business are subject to driver's license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see A.AC. R2-10-207.11).
• Requires an active State of Arizona Office of Pest Management Applicators License or the attainment of such license within six months of appointment. This license must be maintained as a condition of employment.
• Required to pass a background check through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver's License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Referral Incentives available for qualifying positions
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

• Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS)
• Please note, enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Human Resources at recruiting@azdvs.gov and 602.781.7032 for assistance. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.