Temporary Labourer (Cemeteries) PT
About the role
Job location: Cemeteries-Williamsburg
Grade/Band: TL1
Job Posting Start Date: 11/6/25
Job Posting End Date: 11/13/25
Department: INS-Infrastructure Services Department
Division: INS-Parks and Cemeteries Division
Union Code: C.U.P.E. Local 68
Req Id: 565
Job Code: 5600
Number of Openings: 2
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 4 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.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 months
Pay: $25.64 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 24 per week
Work Location: In person
About City of Kitchener, ON
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is the regional seat. Kitchener is located about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. Kitchener was previously known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changing the name. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, had a population of 233,222 at the time of the 2016 Census.
Temporary Labourer (Cemeteries) PT
About the role
Job location: Cemeteries-Williamsburg
Grade/Band: TL1
Job Posting Start Date: 11/6/25
Job Posting End Date: 11/13/25
Department: INS-Infrastructure Services Department
Division: INS-Parks and Cemeteries Division
Union Code: C.U.P.E. Local 68
Req Id: 565
Job Code: 5600
Number of Openings: 2
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 4 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.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 months
Pay: $25.64 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 24 per week
Work Location: In person
About City of Kitchener, ON
Kitchener is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of three cities that make up the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is the regional seat. Kitchener is located about 100 km (62 mi) west of Toronto. Kitchener was previously known as Berlin until a 1916 referendum changing the name. The city covers an area of 136.86 km2, had a population of 233,222 at the time of the 2016 Census.