Vacant job

Trollhättan Parish is looking for cemetery workers for the 2026 season

Do you want to be part of the cemetery management and together with other employees manage beautiful burial and cultural environments?

The cemetery management is responsible for the operation and maintenance of Håjum and Götalunden cemeteries. The total area is approximately 36 hectares and the sites include about 10,000 graves. Grave care is an honorable task that is close to our hearts.

The management also maintains green areas around churches and parish halls. We take pride in our facilities and cultural environments and continuously work on their development. We strive for a workplace with diversity and equal gender distribution.

You can read more about us on our website: www.svenskakyrkan.se/trollhattan/kgf

We are now looking for seasonal employees during the following periods

1. Period 1 long: work takes place between March 9 – October 31, 2026.
2. Period 2 short: starts on June 8 and lasts until September 11, 2026.

What tasks are included?

You will mainly work with all tasks occurring in the cemeteries, such as maintenance and upkeep of burial sites/properties. Common tasks include: grave digging, grave setting, lawn mowing, weeding, hedge trimming, minor construction work, planting, and maintenance of grave flower beds. Regardless of the weather, you will work outdoors and the job requires good physical fitness.

You should be a good representative of Trollhättan Parish's cemetery management, which requires a professional social approach. You will meet people at different stages of life and should be able to meet cemetery visitors respectfully and empathetically.

Who are you?

You have a naturally good demeanor towards all fellow humans and a high social competence.

You have a strong sense of order, service ability, and take responsibility for the overall functioning. You are unpretentious, share your knowledge, and easily accept guidance from management. You understand and follow the policies/instructions/routines that exist in the workplace.

Working in green spaces engages you. Developing and improving the workplace is a given for you, and as a person, you prioritize solutions over problems. You work towards the goals set by the organization.

You collaborate through dialogue with both managers and colleagues and are flexible, secure, and self-sufficient. We value our work teams, and you are involved in the development and joy of the teams. A significant emphasis is placed on personal suitability when filling seasonal positions, as our teams must function well.

The following qualifications are required for employment:

• Education in the green sector and at least one year of documented experience in cemetery or gardening work (requirement for period 1).
• Driving license B (the job requires transportation between workplaces on public roads).
• Good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written, as much of the work is based on written instructions.
• Good knowledge of IT environments (e.g., Teams, MS 365, mobile) as communication and follow-up largely occur in IT environments.
• Being pleasant and spreading joy at work is a task, as well as collaborating with colleagues and management.

It is advantageous if you:

• Have a driver's license for excavators, tractors, wheel loaders, chainsaws, certificates for brush cutters, and
• documented experience in operating these.
• Documented experience in snow and ice control, grave digging, earthworks.
• Documented experience in lawn mowing with larger machines.
• Documented experience in water and sewage work as well as construction work.
• Documented experience in emergency preparedness activities.
• Documented experience in digital mapping (GIS)
• Handle multiple languages
• Documented competence/experience in CPR, First Aid.
• Documented experience with maintenance manuals, timelines, and work orders.
• Good knowledge and understanding of systematic work environment management.
• Documented experience in task distribution/project management and follow-up.
• Documented experience in mentoring.

If you are hired with us, our expectations of you are:

You contribute with competence and joy through your presence in our workplace. Through attentiveness and trust, encouragement and curiosity, we together create conditions for the operation to develop and be appreciated by those we exist for. Together we shape the future!

Application

Apply by sending a personal letter and CV to: [email protected]

Label the application with “Seasonal work kgf 2026”.

Interviews and appointments for the positions will be conducted continuously. A probationary period applies.

Inquiries regarding the positions:

Pia Dosé, Assistant Cemetery Manager

0520-47 30 05

[email protected]

Andreas Molin, Team Leader

0520-47 30 30

[email protected]

Union representatives:

Municipal:

Maria Karlsson

0767 – 98 03 70

[email protected]

Vision:

Björn Carlstedt

0511 – 285 30

[email protected]