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Welcome to your next breakthrough career opportunity page! The City of Newport News commits to offering a top-level and competitive compensation and benefits package, with actual salary offers determined based on individual qualifications and internal equity considerations (using relevant education and COMPLETE work history provided on applications). Positions below may include a posted hiring range targeted between entry and mid-career level experience for the role and reflects current market benchmarking data (internal and external).




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NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ASSOCIATE

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: CITY MANAGER

Job Family: PROFESSIONAL

Posting Start: 04/28/2025

Posting End: 11/13/2025

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Target Hiring Range: Starting at $55,049.00 Based on Experience

DEPUTY CLERK - CIVIL

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: CLERK OF COURTS

Job Family: ADMINISTRATIVE/CLERICAL

Posting Start: 10/29/2025

Posting End: 11/12/2025

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ASSISTANT COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

Job Family: PROFESSIONAL

Posting Start: 10/24/2025

Posting End: 04/24/2026


Attorney 1 Assistant CWA Salary range: $ 80,500.00 - 132,443.00/year
Minimum requirements: J.D. degree from an accredited law school. Active membership in good standing in the Virginia State Bar and licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. (Those awaiting Virginia bar results are also encouraged to apply.) Preferences: Prior experience in criminal law. Prior prosecution experience. Prior jury experience. DUTIES: The position includes, but is not limited to: prosecuting misdemeanors and felonies in Circuit and District Courts by conducting legal research, witness int....

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LEGAL ASSISTANT II (STAFF TECHNICIAN II)

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

Job Family: ADMINISTRATIVE/CLERICAL

Posting Start: 11/07/2025

Posting End: 11/21/2025


Salary Starting at $36,000.00

JOB DESCRIPTION
LEGAL ASSISTANT II
COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY
GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITES
This position is responsible for performing a variety of legal tasks with an emphasis on criminal prosecution of violent crimes, drug, weapon and traffic offenses and juvenile and domestic relation matters. Their primary function is to support the Commonwealth Attorney, Deputy Commonwealth Attorneys, Assistant Commonwealth Attorneys and the paralegals in trial preparation and the prosecution of criminal defendants in the City of Newport News. Re....

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VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCATE

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

Job Family: ADMINISTRATIVE/CLERICAL

Posting Start: 10/31/2025

Posting End: 11/14/2025


Entry Salary: $36,000.00

Position Description for Advocate Position
Develop, coordinate, implement and evaluate direct services to victims and witnesses of crime, to include but not limited to providing victims and witnesses with printed correspondence and literature on services, rights, and the criminal justice process; accompanying victims and witnesses to court; assisting victims in initiating Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund claims; notifying victims and witnesses of all upcoming court proceedings to include but are not limited to bond hearings; assisting the prosecutor in....

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PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALIST I/UF

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: POLICE

Job Family: PUBLIC SAFETY

Posting Start: 06/24/2025

Posting End: 12/24/2025

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Salary Starting at $46,881.00
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CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICER

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: POLICE

Job Family: PUBLIC SAFETY

Posting Start: 07/01/2025

Posting End: 12/31/2025

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Salary Starting at $54,117.00

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POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: POLICE

Job Family: PUBLIC SAFETY

Posting Start: 07/11/2025

Posting End: 12/31/2025

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Salary Starting at $50,000.00

Want to know why joining the Newport News Police Department is a great career move? Find out why NNPD could be the right fit for you!

PRE-CERTIFIED FIREFIGHTER/MEDIC RECRUIT

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: FIRE

Posting Start: 05/20/2025

Posting End: 11/21/2025

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Only applicants with EMT-B or Paramedic Certification will be considered for this posting.

Salary dependent on experience and type of certification.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION COORDINATOR

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: FIRE

Job Family: PROFESSIONAL

Posting Start: 08/22/2025

Posting End: 11/10/2025

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