Sexton Assistant

Sexton Assistant

THE BLACKFOOT COMPANY invites applications for the role of Sexton Assistant. This position is part of City cemetery operations and is posted by Idaho Works with an effective date of October 2024.

Pay Grade: 5
FLSA Designation: Non‑Exempt
Employment Type: Part‑time (29.5 hours per week)

General Statement of Duties: Assist the Sexton in daily operations and activities of the City cemetery and perform related work as required.

Classification

Summary:

The primary function of this class is to perform a variety of administrative and maintenance duties in the daily operation of the City cemetery. This skilled position supervises assigned maintenance and seasonal workers and reports to the Sexton. Work is performed independently, exercising judgment within the framework of existing City Ordinance, State and Federal laws. Duties are performed outdoors and may include working in adverse weather conditions and handling hazardous chemicals, power tools, and equipment.

Some office work is included: filing paperwork, selling plots, coordinating with mortuaries, or as directed by the Sexton.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Trains and supervises subordinate employees.
• Performs general grounds maintenance, including mowing, trimming, weeding, aerating, and application of herbicides and fertilizers.
• Maintains and repairs motorized, mechanical, and groundskeeping equipment.
• Performs maintenance and repair work, including vandalism repair.
• Performs scheduled maintenance and repair of the irrigation system.
• Assists with tree planting, pruning, trimming, and removal.
• Pours concrete slabs for headstones.
• Assists the public, mortuaries, and vendors with information and directions, answering questions and inquiries.
• Sells and records cemetery plots, markers, niches, and related items.
• Performs and records burials, including set‑ups, plot opening, and closing.
• Performs all work duties and activities in accordance with City policies, procedures, and safety policies.

Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs other related duties as required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Cemetery operations, including industry standards and applicable federal, state, health, and related regulations.
• Basic grounds maintenance skills: mowing, planting, pruning, irrigation, and fertilization.
• Botany, horticulture, tree identification, turf and/or pest control.
• Regulations and policies regarding safe work practices, including application of herbicides and pesticides.
• Basic bookkeeping and accounting methods and procedures.
• Record‑keeping and information file management methods and procedures.
• Customer service methods, techniques, and objectives.
• Operation of standard office equipment, a personal computer, and job‑related software.
• Methods, procedures, and equipment for cemetery administration and operation, including funerals and burials.

Ability to:

• Follow written and oral instructions.
• Operate heavy and power equipment, including but not limited to grounds‑keeping equipment, riding and walk‑behind mowers, trimmers, backhoe and tractor, snowplowing equipment, and related equipment.
• Operate hand tools.
• Operate a motor vehicle, including a dump truck and front‑end loader.
• Operate, adjust, and monitor sprinkler and irrigation systems.
• Assist subordinate workers, including part‑time or seasonal employees.
• Coordinate with community, civic, veterans, and other groups.
• Maintain maintenance records, logs, and documentation.
• Maintain plot sales and burial records, maps, and documentation.
• Operate standard office equipment, including a personal computer and USG program applications appropriate to assigned duties.
• Work weekends, evenings, and holidays, as needed.
• Communicate effectively with the public and other employees, including in sensitive situations.

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• High school diploma or GED equivalency.
• One year cemetery operation or maintenance experience preferred, or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Special

Qualifications:

Idaho driver's license.

Essential Physical Abilities: Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits the employee to …

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