Assistant Cemetery Caretaker (Sexton)
Job No:
ADC97
Location:
Ashburton
- Permanent full time opportunity, with training and development opportunities
- Outdoor work that is meaningful and rewarding
- A highly varied role with diverse tasks and responsibilities
What the job involves
Performing a range of tasks to keep our cemeteries well maintained and presentable , you will also operate a variety of equipment from line trimmers and chainsaws to our excavator. The majority of your time will be spent mowing and ensuring our lawn cemetery is at an appropriate standard at all times. You will also assist in a range of operational cemetery tasks including burial plot preparation, care and adornment tasks and maintaining accurate records. For more information check out the position description.
Our standard working week is Monday to Friday, 8 hours each day starting at 7.30am. Some weekend work may be required to support the community need for weekend burials. This position will provide a rewarding and varied role where you can take pride in your work while helping ensure our customers’ needs are met during their most difficult time.
Who we are looking for
- Friendly, reliable individual with practical life experience
- Some familiarity operating small machinery (trimmers, weed eaters etc).
- Experience operating an excavator would be an advantage, although not essential. We will provide training and upskill the successful applicant.
- You will be comfortable working both independently and as part of a small team
- Confident managing your own workload throughout the day.
- A full clean driver’s license is essential and any additional endorsements would be beneficial.
- Most importantly, you will bring a positive, can do attitude, and a willingness to learn.
As we want all our employees to be ‘fit for work and fit for life’, we offer a range of training opportunities, health benefits and strong safety measures in place.
What we can offer you
- A diverse position, supportive team environment, and a great opportunity to enhance and further develop your career.
- A range of training and development opportunities
- Health, wellness and service recognition benefits
Check out the Ashburton District Council website for a comprehensive list of our employee benefits.
About us
We’re proud to serve one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing communities with a passionate team of 300+ people across all Council activities. We care about our people, our place, and delivering the very best for our community — and we’d love for you to be part of it.
We don’t believe there should be any reason stopping you for applying for this role, but if you are still a bit hesitant why not watch our recruitment video to see what Ashburton District Council can offer you!
If you think you would be a great fit our organisation and this sounds like your ideal role, then we’d love to hear from you.
Applications close on Wednesday 29 April 2026.
