Supervisor I - Calvary Cemetery (Santa Barbara)

**Location: Calvary Cemetery \- Santa Barbara** **Status: Non \- Exempt, Full Time** **POSITION SUMMARY** Supervises workers engaged in providing burial services and maintaining cemetery grounds and equipment. The site of the cemetery and the number of employees supervised determines whether the position is a Supervisor I or Supervisor II. **ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS** Because all Archdiocesan employees represent the Roman Catholic Church, they are expected to conduct themselves according to the goals and mission of the Church in performing their work. * Supervises overall cemetery grounds operations; assigns personnel to jobs. * Lays out graves/crypts for opening; inspects for accuracy of location and proper depth and container; verifies attractiveness and safety of grave setup. * Maintains accurate records of equipment and sprinkler system maintenance and repair * Reviews and resolves problems and complaints pertaining to grounds personnel. * Enforces safety rules and regulations, daily review of security of buildings, equipment and supplies. * Instructs all grounds personnel in cemetery procedures and policies; maintains accurate records of issued boots and garments. * Maintains accurate records and reports of inventories of all supplies and submits them to management monthly. * Assigns work in order of priority; assists families, priests and funeral directors as required. * Receives all deliveries and verifies accuracy of amounts; receives all permits required from outside vendors issued by the cemetery office. * Schedules mowing, sweeping and trimming operation, as well as seasonal pruning, landscaping and repairs in advance. * Evaluates the need for equipment replacement and repairs and submits recommendations. Requirements: **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** **Education and Experience** Any combination of education and experience likely to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, typically: * Active member of a Roman Catholic faith community. * Five years in all phases of cemeteries grounds operations, including supervisory responsibilities. * Coursework to include basic horticultural maintenance, mechanics, and personnel relations. * Seminars, workshops and courses in lawn maintenance, equipment maintenance and supervision and personnel management. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities** *Knowledge of:* * Basic English language usage. * Laws and application of training in procedures and safety practices relative to interments/entombments and disinterment/disentombments. * Personnel management. * Lawn, grounds, and equipment maintenance. * Interment procedures. *Skill in:* * Interpersonal relations. * Training, coaching and directing the work of others. * Maintaining positive public relations with patrons, funeral directors, priests, and vendors. * Safe and efficient use of required machinery and equipment. * Settling problems or complaints. * Performing tasks efficiently and economically. *Ability to:* * Understand and follow written and oral instructions. * Plan and assign workload. * Train, assign and delegate authority, as needed. * Handle unexpected problems. * Lift heavy objects and equipment's. * Lift objects weighing a minimum of 50 pounds unassisted and be able to lift heavier objects with the aid of other grounds workers. * Handle grave set\-ups, tins and sod carefully. **Physical and Environmental Requirements** * Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. * Sit for sustained periods of time on a daily basis. * Perform tasks requiring intermittent bending stooping, and walking. * Sustain frequent movement of the fingers, wrists, hands and arms. Compensation: $26\.97\-$32\.49