The Details:

As a Cemetery Officer, you'll work within a small team to provide respectful and professional cemetery services across eight locations - Albany Creek, Bribie Island, Caboolture, Dayboro, Lawnton, Redcliffe, Samford and Samsonvale. This hands-on role involves working outdoors to maintain dignified spaces and assist families during important and sensitive moments. 

You will:

• Assist with grave excavation, backfilling and preparation, working safety around machinery
• Maintain cemetery grounds and related infrastructure (including gardening) 
• Install memorials, plaques and place ashes in designated areas 
• Communicate respectfully and compassionately with members of the public 
• Operate and maintain plant equipment and PPE in line with safety procedures

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About you

The key skills we are looking for include:

• time management skills to ensure you can comfortably complete and schedule work within strict timeframes
• communication and interpersonal skills to ensure you can communicate with grieving members of the public in a sensitive and courteous manner
• compliance with safety procedures to ensure you can undertake manual tasks in a safe, conscientious manner
• high attention to detail to ensure sensitive information and tasks are undertaken accurately and appropriately
• the ability to work autonomously across various work sites, and within a team to undertake a variety of tasks

Successful applicants must be willing to obtain a Construction Induction Card prior to appointment and hold a current Light Rigid 'LR' Driver's licence - Excavator Ticket is desired. 

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.

We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
• Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
• Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service and Mates in Construction program.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role.  You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a medical and hearing assessment with an independent professional nominated by Council, and a National Criminal History Check (all at no cost to you).

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. 

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See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.