Overview:

The Office Administrator takes direction from and reports to the Elmwood Cemetery’s General Manager on all matters related to the day-to-day operation and interaction with the public and other staff.

The position requires respectful and proper communication with the General Manager, maintenance staff, other employees, Board members, and the public generally.

Primary Responsibilities:

To ensure the Cemetery’s office is maintained in an appropriate manner and to the standards set by the Board and communicated by the General Manager.

To ensure that the office is operated in a professional manner.

To ensure that all work orders, interments, and other work to be performed by the maintenance staff are communicated in accordance with the Cemetery’s standards.

To review the work completed by Operations Staff.

To ensure that matters of accounting are completed on a timely basis. This will include the processing of cheques, and issuing receipts including charitable receipts for review by the General Manager.

To appropriately interact with the public regarding interments, sale of plots or niches, providing grave locations to the public, to process marker and monument permits and to ensure flower maintenance and Legacy care programs are being processed.



Legacy care responsibilities include working in conjunction with the Cemetery Operations Manager to ensure the graves requiring care under our Legacy Care program, Commonwealth Grave program, and Veterans Affairs program are maintained in an appropriate manner and to the standards set by the Board and as communicated by the General Manager. To ensure that electronic and paper records of these programs are maintained and correct.

To receive all maintenance forms and new marker installation forms from the Operations Manager or other staff.

To ensure office supplies are maintained at appropriate levels and order such supplies as needed.

To ensure that data is entered correctly into our Stone Orchard database. This will include interments, rights transfers, purchase and sale data, and the Cemetery’s mailing list.

To maintain a cordial and positive environment with all Cemetery employees.

Requirements and Qualifications:

Experience with office management and accounting programs.

Ability to communicate both effectively and respectfully, both orally and written.

Experience in filing and sorting.

Please note 2 weeks vacation to start.

Job Type: Full time

Pay: $42,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Office Administrator (Winnipeg)
🏢 Elmwood Cemetery
📍 Winnipeg