Temporary Labourer (Cemeteries)

City of Kitchener -
Kitchener, ON

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Temporary | Full-time
$27.71 an hour
12 hours ago

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED
Communication skills

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Temporary Labourer (Cemeteries)

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time

Hours of Work: 40

Job location: Cemeteries-Williamsburg, Cemeteries-Woodland

Pay: $27.71 Hourly

Grade/Band: TL1

Job Posting Start Date: 7/28/26

Job Posting End Date: 8/15/26

Job Description:

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 winter maintenance.

(Temporary Full Time for Approximately 7 Months)

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.
Removes snow from cemeteries including parking lots, cemetery roadways, paths and building entrances; applies salt as required.
Assist with preparing graves, such as setting out greens and lowering device and attend graveside services.
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.
Performs other related duties as assigned.

Education

Minimum Grade 12 diploma or equivalent.

Additional Requirements

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.
Must be flexible to work varying shifts, & rotational duties, weekends and overtime as required.
Reliable with a good attitude and employment record.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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.

Department: INS-Infrastructure Services Department

Division: INS-Parks and Cemeteries Division

Union Code: C.U.P.E. Local 68

Req Id: 653

Job Code: 5500

Number of Openings: 13

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