{"data":{"id":177749,"slug":"gislaveds-pastorat-soker-kyrkvaktmastare-heltid","type":"job","title":"Gislaved Parish Seeking Church Sexton, Full-time","description":"Description\nAre you looking for an engaging and varied job that is largely performed outdoors? Are you handy and social, seeking work where you combine physical labor with meeting people during times of joy and sorrow? Can you also drive a heavy trailer? If so, the position of church sexton at Gislaved Parish could be perfect for you!\nGislaved Parish covers the geographic area of Gislaved Municipality and encompasses six congregations: Anderstorp, Burseryd, Gislaved, Norra Hestra, Villstad (Sm\u00e5landsstenar), and Sankt Sigfrid (Reftele). There are approximately twenty cemeteries, nineteen churches, and additional buildings such as parish halls and utility buildings. About thirty church sextons work to maintain beautiful and accessible cemeteries for visitors and to prepare for and assist with services and religious ceremonies such as baptisms, weddings, and burials.\nJob Responsibilities\nAs a church sexton, you perform maintenance, operations, and upkeep of cemeteries, churches, and properties. Your tasks include green space maintenance, facility care, groundwork, and park and forest management. You prepare grave sites and assist with services and religious ceremonies, which means you will be scheduled on both weekdays and weekends. A significant part of the work involves interaction with the public and church visitors, and when issues arise, colleagues often turn to you for help.\nYour immediate supervisor is the cemetery and facilities manager. In your daily work, you will be part of a small team led by a coordinating church sexton.\nYou will be employed by Gislaved Parish and assigned to a congregation's work team. We are currently seeking a sexton for the Gislaved work team.\nDuring the coming year, we anticipate several retirements, so we are also seeking additional church sextons for ongoing positions at multiple locations throughout the parish. Don't hesitate to apply if you believe you're the right person for the job, even if you don't have a heavy vehicle license.\nQualifications\nYou are a service-oriented and thorough person with self-motivation. You work well both as a team player and independently, and you have a good ability to follow instructions.\nThe position requires experience\/knowledge in the tasks described above. Carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and\/or experience with machinery and heavy vehicles are valued assets.\nAdditional Requirements\nClass B driver's license\nClass BE driver's license (required for Gislaved; preferred for other locations)\nMember of the Church of Sweden\nSelection and interviews will be conducted on an ongoing basis during the application period, so don't delay in submitting your application.","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Gislaveds pastorat s\u00f6ker kyrkvaktm\u00e4stare, heltid","description_original":"Beskrivning\n\u00d6nskar du ett engagerande och omv\u00e4xlande arbete som till stora delar utf\u00f6rs utomhus? \u00c4r du h\u00e4ndig och social, och s\u00f6ker ett arbete d\u00e4r du lika mycket arbetar fysiskt som att du m\u00f6ter m\u00e4nniskor i gl\u00e4dje och sorg?Kan du dessutom k\u00f6ra tungt sl\u00e4p? D\u00e5 \u00e4r arbetet som kyrkvaktm\u00e4stare i Gislaveds pastorat n\u00e5got f\u00f6r dig!\nGislaveds pastorat sammanfaller geografiskt med Gislaveds kommun och omfattar sex f\u00f6rsamlingar: Anderstorp, Burseryd, Gislaved, Norra Hestra, Villstad (Sm\u00e5landsstenar) och Sankt Sigfrid (Reftele). H\u00e4r finns sammanlagt ett tjugotal kyrkog\u00e5rdar, nitton kyrkor och ytterligare byggnader som tex f\u00f6rsamlingshem och ekonomibyggnader. Ett 30-tal kyrkvaktm\u00e4stare arbetar med att g\u00f6ra kyrkog\u00e5rdarna vackra och tillg\u00e4ngliga f\u00f6r bes\u00f6kare samt med att f\u00f6rbereda och medverka vid gudstj\u00e4nster och f\u00f6rr\u00e4ttningar s\u00e5som dop, vigslar och begravningar.\u00a0\nArbetsuppgifter\nSom kyrkvaktm\u00e4stare utf\u00f6r du sk\u00f6tsel, drift och underh\u00e5ll av kyrkog\u00e5rdar, kyrkor och fastigheter. Dina arbetsuppgifter \u00e4r bland annat inom gr\u00f6nytesk\u00f6tsel, lokalv\u00e5rd, markarbeten, park- och skogsv\u00e5rd. Du f\u00f6rbereder gravs\u00e4ttningar och\u00a0bitr\u00e4der vid gudstj\u00e4nster och kyrkliga handlingar vilket betyder att du schemal\u00e4ggs b\u00e5de vardagar och helger. En stor del av arbetet handlar om m\u00f6tet med allm\u00e4nhet och kyrkobes\u00f6kare och n\u00e4r n\u00e5got kr\u00e5nglar \u00e4r det ofta dig som \u00f6vriga medarbetare kontaktar.\u00a0\u00a0\nDin n\u00e4rmaste chef \u00e4r kyrkog\u00e5rds- och fastighetschefen, i det dagliga arbetet ing\u00e5r du i ett mindre team som leds av en samordnande kyrkvaktm\u00e4stare.\u00a0\nDu \u00e4r anst\u00e4lld i Gislaveds pastorat och kommer att f\u00e5 en huvudplacering i n\u00e5gon av f\u00f6rsamlingarnas arbetslag. Omg\u00e5ende s\u00f6ker vi en vaktm\u00e4stare till Gislaveds arbetslag. \u00a0\nUnder det kommande \u00e5ret har vi ett par planerade pensionsavg\u00e5ngar och d\u00e4rf\u00f6r s\u00f6ker vi \u00e4ven flera kyrkvaktm\u00e4stare med l\u00f6pande tills\u00e4ttning p\u00e5 fler orter i pastoratet. Tveka inte att s\u00f6k om du tror att du \u00e4r r\u00e4tt person f\u00f6r jobbet, \u00e4ven om du saknar BE-k\u00f6rkort.\u00a0\nKvalifikationer\nDu \u00e4r en serviceinriktad och noggrann person med egen drivkraft. Du \u00e4r lika mycket en lagspelare som sj\u00e4lvg\u00e5ende och du har god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att ta instruktioner.\u00a0\u00a0\nTj\u00e4nsten kr\u00e4ver erfarenhet\/kunnande inom f\u00f6rekommande arbetsuppgifter som beskrivs ovan. Har du hantverkskunnande inom snickeri, VVS, el och\/eller erfarenhet av maskiner och tunga fordon \u00e4r det meriterande.\u00a0\n\u00d6vriga krav\u00a0\nB-k\u00f6rkort\u00a0\nBE-k\u00f6rkort (g\u00e4ller Gislaved, meriterande p\u00e5 \u00f6vriga orter)\u00a0\nMedlem i Svenska Kyrkan\u00a0\nUrval och intervjuer kommer att ske l\u00f6pande under ans\u00f6kningstiden, s\u00e5 v\u00e4nta inte med att s\u00f6ka.","price":null,"currency":"SEK","status":"active","noindex":true,"location":{"address":"Norra Storgatan 12","full_address":null,"city":"Gislaved","country":"SE","latitude":57.3034915,"longitude":13.5349392},"metadata":{"region":"J\u00f6nk\u00f6pings l\u00e4n","duration":"Tills vidare","employer":"Gislaveds Pastorat","postcode":"33222","positions":1,"profession":"Grifteg\u00e5rdsarbetare\/Kyrkog\u00e5rdsarbetare","salary_type":"Fast m\u00e5nads- vecko- eller timl\u00f6n","employer_url":"https:\/\/www.svenskakyrkan.se\/jobb\/svenska-kyrkan","scope_of_work":"100\u2013100 %","working_hours":"Heltid","contact_person":"Marcus Larsson","driving_license":true,"employment_type":"full_time","occupation_field":"Naturbruk","employer_workplace":"Gislaveds pastorat","experience_required":true,"employment_type_label":"Vanlig anst\u00e4llning"},"user_id":null,"is_sponsored":false,"views_count":5,"ai_views_count":1,"ai_vendor_counts":{"anthropic":1},"visibility":"public","submission_source":null,"submission_ai_name":null,"has_owner_email":true,"can_contact_owner":true,"phone":"0371-83164","owner_email":"marcus.b.larsson@svenskakyrkan.se","images":[],"published_at":"2026-08-28T12:34:04+00:00","expires_at":"2026-09-20T23:59:59+00:00","created_at":"2026-08-29T03:50:53+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-02T02:54:33+00:00"}}