Title: Cemetery Caretaker Hiring Range: $39,900 Pay Band: 4 Agency: Dept of Veterans Services Location: Suffolk Cemetery Agency Website: www.dvs.virginia.gov Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties Serve Virginia\xe2\x80\x99s 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 to the Cemetery Caretaker Manager for all the following, locating grave/cremation sites within a specific garden section utilizing maps, pins and applicable measuring devices, then opening and closing each site. This individual must be capable of operating backhoes, tractors, dump trucks, vault cart and other cemetery heavy equipment as applicable for that location. Must neatly maintain 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 Cemeteries Director and or Cemetery Assistant Director in all matters concerning the veteran\xe2\x80\x99s cemetery. Minimum Qualifications Must be familiar with all cemetery grounds maintenance procedures and practices; to include all operations including garden/section maps, pins and gravesite numbering system for laying out each site. This individual is aware of preventative maintenance in relationship to the cemeteries light and heavy equipment including the operation of power hand tools, plastering, plumbing, and roof repairs and carpentry. Able to lift/maneuver with the help of one additional person a 220-pound grave marker. Preferred Qualifications: Any combination of education and job experience that leads to the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above. High school education/GED or Cemetery experience of six months. The position requires a Valid Virginia driver\xe2\x80\x99s license. Special Instructions: You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or r\xc3\xa9sum\xc3\xa9 is submitted successfully. Please refer to \xe2\x80\x9cYour Application\xe2\x80\x9d in your account to check the status of your application for this position. Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a background check. Depending on the position, selected candidates may be required to complete the Statement of Economic Interests form, (VA Code 2.2-3114).

VDVS accepts submissions of on-line applications only. Faxed, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:59 P.M. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which includes your specific qualifications for the position you are seeking.

The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic applications and/or resume. RMS provides a confirmation or receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to \xe2\x80\x9cYour Application\xe2\x80\x9d in your RMS account to check the status of your application.

It is the policy of VDVS to provide equal opportunity for all applications and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, gender, identify or expression, disability, veterans\' status or political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified person with disabilities.

Commonwealth of Virginia State agencies must provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, where appropriate. Applicants requiring accommodations should direct inquiries to the human resource contact directly. Requests for reasonable accommodations will be reviewed and determined on a case-by-case basis.

Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), MUST attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or resume.

Contact Information: Name: Robyn Waddy-Bey Phone: (804) 786-0576 Email: robyn.waddy-bey@dvs.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth\xe2\x80\x99s 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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.