COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
GRAVE DIGGER
REF NO: 44006280 / VARIOUS
RECREATION AND PARKS DIRECTORATE
PARKS LEISURE AND CEMETERIES DIVISION
Grade: 04
Key Responsibility Areas:
• Prepares for the days work ensuring that tools, materials and equipment are provided and are in a good working order.
• Marks and prepares allocated grave sites and niches for burials.
• Undertakes reburials, recycling and exhumations.
• Use small plant and equipment to maintains cemetery grounds and infrastructure.
• Maintains allocated small plant and equipment in a clean and functional condition.
• Assists patrons and visitors.
Competencies:
• Managing work.
• Planning and organising.
• Facilities specific skills.
• Workplace safety.
• Interpersonal relationships.
• Communication.
• Service delivery.
• Action orientation.
• Learning organisation.
Essential Requirements:
• Grade 10 or equivalent.
• 1 Month relevant experience.
Preferred Requirements:
• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent.
• 3 Months relevant experience.
Special Conditions:
• May be required to handle human remains.
• Required to work overtime.
Physical Requirements:
• Must be physically fit.
QualificationsEssential Requirements:
• Grade 10 or equivalent.
• 1 Month relevant experience.
Preferred Requirements:
• Grade 12 (NQF Level 4) or equivalent.
• 3 Months relevant experience.
Special Conditions:
• May be required to handle human remains.
• Required to work overtime.
Physical Requirements:
• Must be physically fit.
Skills Required
- Grade 10 or equivalent
- At least 1 month of relevant experience
- Grade 12 or NQF Level 4 equivalent
- At least 3 months of relevant experience
- Physical fitness
- Ability to work overtime
- May be required to handle human remains
What We Do
eThekwini Municipality is a metropolitan government serving the eThekwini area on South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal coast, including Durban. As the province’s only Category A metropolitan municipality, it delivers public services and manages the city’s development, infrastructure and administration. Its diversified urban economy includes manufacturing, logistics, property, finance, tourism, leisure, sports, and arts and culture, with a stated goal of creating a caring, liveable city.
