Overview
Cemetery Administrator Jobs in Kawartha Lakes, ON at City of Kawartha Lakes
Full job description
Job Brief
This position attends to the day-to-day needs and business matters relating to Municipal Cemeteries and performs delegated duties and administration of the Act.
Employment Status:
Temporary Full-Time
Union:
CUPE 855 Inside
Open To:
Internal/External Applicant(s)
Closing Date:
Duration (if temporary):
Up to 18 months
Job Brief:
This position attends to the day-to-day needs and business matters relating to Municipal Cemeteries and performs delegated duties and administration of the Act.
Description:
Wage $30.72 – $33.23 hourly (2024)
Reports To Supervisor, Parks and Open Space
Department Community Services
Location Parks and Recreation
Hours Temporary Full Time (up to 18 months) – Normal working hours, 35 hours per week
Other General office environment, with some travel throughout the City of Kawartha Lakes in accordance with job requirements; attendance at meetings and events as required, which may be outside of normal business
Job Description
Sell cemetery plots, create and maintain computerized and paper cemetery records and mapping, coordinate cemetery maintenance and oversee the work of contracted groundskeeper services
Plan, arrange, attend and stage Decoration Day Services
Prepare, authorize and sign on behalf of the municipality Interment Rights contracts and certificates
Negotiate or provide instruction to interment rights holders to facilitate resale of interment rights to cemetery or third parties, and prepare documents to comply with legislation
Schedule interments coordinated with families, funeral directors and ground maintenance
Make all necessary arrangements with contractor/gravedigger for the provision of grave opening and closing services and ensure that interment services are provided to a satisfactory standard
Make arrangements regarding the mounting or installation of plaques, markers, foundations and monuments ensuring the correct location on the lot or plot
Seek legal and insurance advice as required in conjunction with Manager/Director
Schedule and attend appointments and meetings in the course of business as required
Prepare cemetery quarterly statistical reports for Manager
Prepare and disseminate Cemetery Board Agenda attends meetings, prepares and presents reports and memoranda, accurately records cemetery minutes and circulates including follow up if applicable
Attend cemeteries as required to verify lot locations, update mapping and confirm customer needs, accurately mark out and stake grave for opening, wearing PPD’s as applicable
Assist in the preparation and monitoring of cemetery operating and capital budgets
R eview incoming cemetery related correspondence, obtain background information and respond directly or forward on to the appropriate staff as required
Assist the public with genealogy searches as requested
Assist private cemetery operators with transfer of abandoned cemeteries, analysis of assets and liabilities, and prepare required reports to Council and Ministry to satisfy policy and legislation Prepare Cemetery By-laws and schedule of fees for Council
Author reports to Council as applicable to legislation or upon request of Manager/Director
Prepare annual reports required for The Ministry of Consumer Services; proof read for accuracy, grammatical errors and completeness and sign on behalf of the Corporation
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Title: Cemetery Administrator
Company: City of Kawartha Lakes
Location: Kawartha Lakes, ON
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