The Parks & Cemetery Administrator is responsible for:
- Act as first point of contact for public inquiries and address accordingly;
- Issue work orders, permits, daily maintenance work lists (parks checks, garbage pickup, playground inspections, snow clearing, ball diamond dragging, etc.);
- Complete forms, issue permits, collect payments, and write receipts;
- Act as the main contact for the cemetery and provide appropriate and dignified support to family members, funeral homes, and co-workers regarding interments, memorial marker permits, burial plot sales, columbarium niche sales, and search the database for plot locations as required;
- Prepare required cemetery reports including revenue, maintenance and inventory tracking;
- Issue billing requisitions and/or receipts for all burial costs and generate revenue reports for finance business centre;
- Issue deeds and deed letter for purchase of burial plots and columbarium niches to family members;
- Update, maintain and issue cemetery forms as requested by funeral homes and families for burial plot purchase, memorial marker installation, and bench & tree donations;
- Efficiently navigate Parks and Cemetery, division and Town systems and software where required to complete administrative responsibilities; such as Maintenance Tracking Software, Cemetery software system, Town systems; such as Dynamics, City Wide and Stone Orchard;
- Develop and maintain databases and records management that complies with Town RMS Policy;
- Projects as assigned.
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is equivalency to:
- Diploma in Office Administration, Business Administration or related field.
- 3 or more year’s related work experience representing continuous learning.
- Discretion, diplomacy/sensitivity and maintaining customer confidentiality.
- Problem-solving abilities.
- Can work independently and as part of a team.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
- Strong organizational, time-management, and multitasking abilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong Customer Service skills.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and recordkeeping.
Compensation $62,875-72,916 annually
What we offer
- An excellent pension plan
- Benefit plans
- Career development
- Competitive salary
- Comprehensive health, dental, paramedical
- Flexible work schedule