National Cemetery Administration - Dept of Veterans Affairs VA - National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

National Cemetery Administration (NCA) - Cemetery Caretaker

The Cemetery Caretaker is the backbone of the National Cemetery Administration's workforce. Cemetery Caretakers support the National Cemetery Administration by providing dignified burial services for Veterans and eligible family members by maintaining more than 150 cemeteries as national shrines to commemorate their legacy, service and sacrifice to our nation.NCA's Cemetery Caretaker performs a variety of tasks, such as operating small tractors and riding lawn mowers; transplanting shrubs; excavating graves to the proper level; cutting and removing sod, tamping and leveling dirt using hand and power tools; digging and squaring graves using pneumatic equipment, picks and shovels; assisting in lifting and placing caskets on lowering devices; loading and unloading materials; aligning headstones; cleaning and clearing cemetery grounds of debris using power trimmers, chainsaws, axes, shovels, rakes, blowers, vacuums etc.; weeding, mulching, and applying fertilizer; pruning shrubs and low level dead branches; removing snow and ice; cleaning headstones using sprayer and hand brush; and cleaning service and administrative areas.