- Position Title
- Cemetery Caretaker Lead
- Agency
- National Cemetery Administration
- Announcement Number
- RP-25-RMW-12736127-884-BU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025 to Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions AND you:
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
- have a rating by the Department of Veterans Affairs showing a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more; OR,
- retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD-214 (copy indicating character of service) or other proof of your service which includes character of service. You must also submit the disability letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs or Armed Service and the Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Do you have an intellectual disability, severe physical disability, or psychiatric disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, certifying your documented disability and eligibility under Schedule A.
For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
To verify your eligibility, you must provide appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist, certifying your documented disability and eligibility under Schedule A.
Assessment 1
Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the assessment, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Do you have the ability to lead others and do the work of the position (Cemetery Caretaker Work Leader) without more than normal supervision?
2.
This position requires possession of a valid state driver's license. Do you possess a valid state driver's license?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Prepare and maintain graves for burial (i.e. tamping and leveling graves, and setting and aligning headstones).
4.
Remove sod and set aside for replacement on closed graves.
5.
Set up and maintain committal shelters.
6.
Backfill and tamp graves according to policy.
7.
Prepare graves for seeding and plant seeds.
8.
Dig and square graves using pneumatic equipment, picks and shovels.
9.
Locate and prepare gravesites.
10.
Trim, prune, and transplant trees and shrubbery.
11.
Perform seasonal gardening tasks such as fertilizing, laying sod, and raking.
12.
Provide technical advice to employee concerning layout and excavation of gravesites, and interment activities.
13.
Inspect grounds daily to determine soil condition and prepare for grading and distribution of seed and fertilizer or sod.
14.
Ensure tools and material are available and needed stock is maintained.
15.
Inspect facilities daily to plan and schedule maintenance.
16.
Ensure grave marker workers inspect, receive, store, distribute, and install permanent markers within established time frames.
17.
Train employees in proper procedures, explains requirements, and provide guidance on technical problems and recommended solutions.
18.
Interpret and follow established procedures.
19.
Interpret and follow written instructions.
20.
Ensure workers comply with rules/regulations, policies/procedures so burials are accomplished in a dignified and orderly manner.
21.
Maintain various reports and files, i.e. manpower report, safety report, fuel usage, etc.
22.
Use a computer or word processor to create, edit, print, retrieve, or manipulate files.
23.
Use a keyboard to prepare letters or other documents.
24.
Use a copy machine, fax machine, calculator, scanner, shredder, and/or other office equipment.
25.
Operate riding mowers, lawn and garden tractors with attachments, (trailers, aerators, and fixed dozer blade).
26.
Mow and trim grass using a walk-behind mower.
27.
Maintain lawn using power edger, trimmers, and weed eaters.
28.
Operate a variety of gasoline and electric powered equipment.
29.
Operate self contained power units, i.e. air compressors, tampers, pumps, generators, etc.
30.
Use a hand operated distributor to apply fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides to lawn, trees, and shrubs.
31.
Use a power distributor to apply fertilizers, insecticides, and herbicides to lawn, trees, and shrubs.
32.
Clean headstones and markers using pressure washer.
33.
Operate backhoes, tractors, dump trucks and one-ton trucks.
34.
Operate all types of mowers, trimmers, power tools, etc.
35.
Perform grave maintenance tasks i.e. fill sunken graves, seed, and sod.
36.
Receive and set new and replacement markers
37.
Operate equipment safely with other workers present.
38.
Ability to maneuver safely large vehicles such as dump trucks, and in hooking up equipment attachments to tractors.
39.
Operate motor vehicles, passenger cars, pick-up trucks, stake trucks, carry-all, and or forklift.