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Short-Term Worker - Cemetery

City of Bozeman • Bozeman, MT • 10h ago

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Short-Term Worker - Cemetery

Salary

$22.00 Hourly

Location

City Shops, 814 N. Bozeman Ave.

Job Type

Short Term

Job Number

00846

Department

Parks, Recreation, Forestry

Division

Cemetery

Opening Date

02/23/2026

Closing Date

3/22/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

Description

Questions

Position Summary

Are you looking for meaningful work outdoors this summer, where every day makes a difference? Join the City of Bozeman is now hiring Cemetery Short-Term Workers to help care for a beautiful, peaceful space that serves our community year-round. In this hands-on role, you'll work outdoors maintaining cemetery grounds, supporting funeral services, and ensuring visitors experience a respectful, well-kept environment.

Bargaining Unit: Not Represented

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt

Work Week: Monday through Friday 7:00am - 3:00pm. Full-Time, 40 hours/week.

Length of Season: Ideally late April - end of August 2026, with flexibility on either side depending on availability.

Assignment Details: Not to exceed 90 working days or 520 hours, whichever comes first.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintains cemetery grounds including mowing, fertilizing, raking leaves and pine needles, trimming hedges, bushes, and trees, and watering as directed.

Performs irrigation tasks, including irrigating large areas of developed cemetery lands, including connecting sprinkler heads, moving and setting up sprinkler lines and hoses.

Loads and hauls organic material to a compost pile.

Assists year-round Cemetery staff with the funeral process, including digging, settling, compacting, sodding, and hand watering.

Utilizes City vehicles including pickup trucks, water trucks, and other Cemetery equipment.

Operates a variety of hand and power tools in safe manner.

Interacts with the public and responds to questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner, including referring citizens to designated personnel.

Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.

Performs other directly related duties as assigned.

Minimum Required Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED by employment start date.

This position requires operation of a company vehicle; candidates must be 18 years of age or older and meet all company driving eligibility requirements.

Some related landscaping or maintenance experience is preferred but not required.

Offers for employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of the conditional offer process including, but not limited to a driving record history check, criminal background check, thorough reference checks, and a general internet search.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures, and instructions.

Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.

Ability to work outdoors for extended periods of times with exposure to varying weather conditions.

Ability and willingness to quickly learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.

Demonstrates integrity, ingenuity and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks.

Consistently performs assignments in accordance with the City's Core Values of Integrity, Leadership, Service and Teamwork.

Have you been employed as a short-term worker previously at the City of Bozeman previously?

Yes

What are your preferred start and end dates?

Do you have any scheduling conflicts or vacations we should know about?

The job duties of this position require driving a city vehicle. In order to be eligible, candidates must be18 years or older at the time of hire. I understand that I am if I am not at least 18 years at the time of hire, I am not eligible to perform the job duties of this position.

Yes

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Employer

Bozeman, City of (MT)

Address

121 N Rouse Ave. Bozeman, Montana, 59715

Phone

406-582-2367 406-582-2970

Website

https://www.bozeman.net

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