* Multiple casual positions available
* Salary: $38 - $43 gross per hour plus 12% Super plus allowances
* Up to 38 hours per week / Monday to Sunday / as per roster
* Located at Shoalhaven Memorial Gardens & Lawn Cemetery, Worrigee
* Applications close Monday, 12 January 2026 (at midnight)
About the RoleJoin our dedicated Bereavement Services team and help provide respectful, high-quality cemetery and cremation services for the Shoalhaven community. As a Cemetery Services Operator, you'll play a vital role in maintaining our memorial grounds, assisting with burials and cremations, and ensuring a safe and dignified environment for families during sensitive times.
The cemetery services operator positions shall be rostered across the various duties at each cemetery and the crematorium to meet the operational needs of Bereavement Services:
* Burials, Interments or Immurements:
* Excavate and refill graves using plant, machines and/or hand tools
* Lower coffins into graves as per Burial Procedures
* Grave maintenance including management of subsidence
* Place memorial plaques and markers at graves
* Place ashes into walls and place plaques
* Attend interments into vaults and crypts
* Cremations:
* Ensure compliance with legislation, policies and procedures during each step of process.
* Operate high temperature furnaces
* Process the ashes or cremated human remains
* Grounds and buildings maintenance:
* Maintain cemetery grounds to required standard to ensure compliance with Cemetery licensing requirements
* Mow, whipper snip and otherwise ensure tidy presentation of lawns or grass in all grounds under care and control of Council's Bereavement Services Unit
* Perform gardening responsibilities including weeding, planting, pruning and other associated tasks using a variety of hand, powered, self-propelled and ride-on gardening equipment
* Carry out minor asset, building and infrastructure maintenance, repair and construction as requested
Please refer to the Job Description under the Job Attachments for a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities and skills required.
About You
To be successful in the position, you will have:
* MR Drivers Licence or willingness to obtain
* Demonstrated experience operating excavator and/or skid steer
* Current NSW WorkCover accredited First Aid Certificate
* Current NSW WorkCover Construction Induction Certificate (White Card)
* Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to WHS principles and practices
* Ability and willingness to undertake physical manual work
* Demonstrated effective time management and prioritisation skills with the ability to balance competing workloads and deliver within deadlines
* Proof of right to work in Australia
How to ApplyTo submit an application, click Apply and complete each Step of the application. You will be required to attach your resume (and cover letter if required) and respond to questions regarding general information about you.
In addition, you will be required to demonstrate how you satisfy the requirements of the position by answering the below questions relevant to the essential criteria as outlined in the job advertisement.
1. At Shoalhaven City Council our corporate core values are: Collaboration, Adaptability, Integrity and Respect. Please choose one value and advise how you have enacted this value in a professional setting.
2. Please list the relevant qualifications and experience you hold.
3. What does excellent customer service mean to you?
4. Why do you want to work at Shoalhaven City Council?
Applicants who progress to pre-employment checks may be required to undergo a Qualification Check, Work Rights Verification, Reference Checks and Medical (High Risk). Employment is subject to satisfactory outcomes for all required checks.
For tips and more information on how to submit a great application, please visit how to apply on Councils website. If you require assistance submitting your application, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team on
Applications Close: Monday, 12 January 2026 (at midnight)
If you have any questions about this role, please contact Jessica Willshire - Bereavement Administration Coordinator
Why Work with Us
The Shoalhaven area is a unique place of great natural beauty, offering an enviable lifestyle and positive work-life balance. Our workforce is our greatest asset, and we pride ourselves on our people. Our teams are talented and inclusive and work together to provide better outcomes for our community, who are at the heart of everything we do. With a diverse range of professions and roles, we offer many career options and pathways, actively promoting opportunities and encouraging staff professional development.
Benefits include:
* Generous leave entitlements
* Long Service Leave after 5 years
* Option of flexitime for indoor staff
* 9 day fortnight for outdoor staff
* Flexible and remote working arrangements
* Novated lease arrangements available
* Opportunities for professional development and training
* Corporate wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounted health insurance
**Conditions apply as per the Local Government State award, and Council policies
At Shoalhaven City Council, we are proud to foster a workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve.
We welcome applicants of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, people with disability, culturally diverse individuals, and LGBTQIA+ community members to apply.
We are committed to ensuring a equitable recruitment processes. If you have a disability and require reasonable adjustments to fairly demonstrate your skills, please contact us.
As a Child Safe Organisation, we are committed to upholding the rights of children and young people and ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all.