Temporary Labourer

**Temporary Labourer (Cemeteries)** **(Temporary Full Time**8** months)** **Competition Number** 2024-566/567/568 **Job Code** 5500 **Posting Date** December 31, 2024 **Closing Date** August 30, 2025(at 6:00pm) **Job Status** Temporary Full-Time The **City of Kitchener** is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 292,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy. The **City of Kitchener** is WHERE you want to work Learn more about the top reasons to join us: **Why work at the City of Kitchener** 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: **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. - Performs other related duties as assigned. **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. - Reliable with a good attitude and employment record. - 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** 12 **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** $25.32 hourly **Grade/Band** 5500