Groundskeeper I (Cemeteries)

Salary : $34,051.68 - $43,630.08 Annually

Location : High Point, NC 27260

Job Type : Full-Time

Job Number : 6697

Department : Public Services Cemeteries

Opening Date : 01 / 07 / 2025

Closing Date : Continuous

Job Description

Who We Are

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries.

We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise. You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world!

Our Public Services Department is currently recruiting Groundskeepers to perform routine skilled maintenance and related work on City-owned cemeteries using specialized equipment. This position reports to the Cemetery Parks Supervisor.

Essential Tasks

• Performs and assists in cemetery park maintenance including mowing, edging, pruning, trimming, spraying, watering, planting and general care of grass, plants and trees.
• Operates tractors and various power equipment to mow and maintain the park.
• Rakes and edges where needed.
• Sprays general landscape maintenance chemicals, under the supervisor's direction, using hand or backpack pump sprayers.
• Prepares seed beds, lays sod, spreads seed, lime, fertilizer, and straw.
• Weeds, mulches, prepares plant beds, and plants flowers.
• Assists in irrigation repairs, building erosion control walls and installing drain lines.
• Sets up hose and sprinklers, and under supervision, turns on automatic irrigation system.
• Picks up trash, empties trash containers and replaces bags.
• Cleans and performs simple maintenance on equipment.
• Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with OSHA and City Safety Standards and Policies.
• Cleans restrooms, Paints facilities.
• Assists in the burial / disinterment of urn or vault type burials and entombments.
• Assist in the upkeep and basic maintenance of buildings.
• Leveling gravestones.
• Assist with Snow Removal.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Preferred Skills

Physical Requirements

Mental Activity / Requirements

Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to work tasks and handle practical situations; to comprehend and respond to a variety of situations in an expedient manner; good judgment is important.

Using arithmetic and / or Statistics : Ability to direct and oversee the use of arithmetic and / or statistics in the preparation of a variety of tests and reports. Ability to apply fundamental concepts of addition and subtraction to arrive at accurate formulas for chemical and paint mixtures

The ability to speak, read and write the English Language are required for this position.

Environmental Conditions

Our Commitments

The City of High Point is committed to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which celebrates diversity and seeks to attract and retain the best qualified partners in service to the Citizens of the City of High Point. The City of High Point is an at-will employer and employees may be terminated or may terminate their employment at any time with or without reason for any reason not prohibited by law.

The City of High Point is committed to classifying and compensating its employees fairly and equitably for the work they do, weighed with both the internal capabilities and the external market. While the job description is not intended to and does not create a contract of employment, we are excited to use this "living document" as a guide for managing performance and positions to ensure job descriptions are reflective of the current work required by the incumbent or expected by any candidate to whom an offer of employment is extended.

The City of High Point is committed to providing a safe, comfortable working environment to all employees. To that end, we are proud to comply with all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, as well as make reasonable accommodations to candidates and employees as we are able in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Candidates selected for employment must undergo (a.) a drug screening, in accordance with the City's drug and alcohol policy and (b.) a background screening to determine whether there is any current, pending, or previous charge, conviction or other infraction deemed incompatible with service in the capacity for which the candidate is being hired. Certain positions are considered so critical to the health and safety of others that a candidate cannot be placed in any of those positions without passing a pre-placement physical exam. Successful results from these conditions will result in an offer of employment.

City of High Point - Benefits Overview Statement

The City of High Point offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Employees in designated part-time positions may participate in some of the benefit programs offered to regular full-time employees.

Access the following link to view City of High Point Benefits and links to Benefit sites :

Benefits Overview

The Benefits Handbook provides a summary of benefits for City of High Point Employees. Benefits Booklet =

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Salary : $34,052 - $43,630