Cemetery Grounds Maintenance Worker

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Areas Of Interest:   Funeral Services
Certificate Level:  Certificate III
Certificate Name:  Certificate III in Gravedigging, Grounds and Maintenance
Certificate Description:  Employees work in a cemetery assisting with grave digging, carrying out grounds and garden care, general maintenance activities, and limited construction works.
Code:  SIF30213
Work Type:  Practical & Manual

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Identify hazards and assess risks in a cemetery or crematorium
Work in confined spaces
Provide service to clients
Work effectively in the funeral services industry
Deal with grief responses
Follow work health and safety procedures
Operate pressurised irrigation systems
Install aggregate paths
Plant trees and shrubs
Prune shrubs and small trees
Treat plant pests, diseases and disorders
Dig graves using machinery
Provide general grounds care
Maintain property and structures
Prepare for gravedigging
Install basic masonry structures
Construct signs
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices