Natural Burial Coordinator

Job Description – Burial Coordinator, Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve

Pay Rate: $23/hour

Part Time: 35-55 hours/month year round (more hours possible)

Supervisor: Greensprings Executive Director Michelle Menter

Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve is located atop a beautiful hill in Newfield, NY, on 130 acres that are mostly open meadows surrounded by forest. Greensprings provides meaningful natural burials and enhances the ecological services of the landscape through stewardship of vibrant habitat for plants and wildlife, particularly for birds and pollinators.

Core staff of Greensprings include the Executive Director, a team of Burial Coordinators, and a Land Steward, all of whom work part time. Operations depend heavily upon many volunteers and several persons contracted to perform specific tasks.

The Burial Coordinator helps to ensure the success of Greensprings Natural Cemetery Preserve by offering compassionate assistance to visitors, site owners, and burial attendees. Burial Coordinators arrange and facilitate burials, handle site sales, communications, tours, stone installations, record keeping, and other tasks as assigned by the Executive Director.

The Burial Coordinator will be supervised by Greensprings Executive Director and will work with staff, volunteers, and visitors. Work hours and workload will vary.

The Burial Coordinator will partially work from home and must have a smart phone, computer with internet access, a printer and the ability to download appropriate software. A flexible schedule is a must.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

· Be present and respectful of people’s emotions around death and dying

· Work well on a team of staff and volunteers

· Be welcoming and compassionate

· Have effective communication skills

· Possess ability to keep thorough and accurate records

· Have a reliable vehicle and valid driver's license

· Be well organized, self-directed and dependable, able to manage one’s own time

· Be resourceful, able to use resources and available information to solve problems

· Exhibit unquestionable integrity with a strong commitment to public service

· Be comfortable working both indoors and outdoors, sometimes under inclement weather conditions

· Be willing and able to do manual labor including lifting 40 pounds on occasion

Applications for this position should include a cover letter indicating evidence of having the required skills and experience, a resume of relevant work history, and contact information for three references. Application materials should be submitted as attachments to an email sent to info@naturalburial.org, to the attention of Michelle Menter.

Put “Burial Coordinator Job Application” in the subject line of the email.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 20 per week

Ability to Commute:

• Newfield, NY 14867 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Newfield, NY 14867: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $23