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VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCATE

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

Job Family: PROFESSIONAL

Posting Start: 05/14/2025

Posting End: 06/16/2025


Target Hiring Range: Starting at $36,000.00 Based on Experience

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 b....

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CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE WORKER - VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: HUMAN RESOURCES

Job Family: EQUIPMENT/LABORER

Posting Start: 06/02/2025

Posting End: 09/30/2025


CDL BREAKTHROUGH BONUS PROGRAM - Click here for details!

The City of Newport News is looking to add Construction Maintenance Workers to our Public Works, Waterworks and Parks and Recreation Departments. Depending on the current needs of each department, the type and level of Construction Maintenance Worker will vary.

There are current openings for part-time and full-time positions.

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - UTILITY CONSTRUCTION

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: HUMAN RESOURCES

Job Family: EQUIPMENT/LABORER

Posting Start: 06/02/2025

Posting End: 09/30/2025


CDL BREAKTHROUGH BONUS PROGRAM - Click here for details!

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS WANTED FOR WATER DISTRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER OPERATIONS - GET PAID FOR YOUR VALUABLE EXPERIENCE!!

Equipment Operator, Senior: Estimated Hiring Range: $30.00 per hour Based on Experience
Equipment Operator, Master: Estimated Hiring Range: $30.00 per hour Based on Experience

The City of Newport News is hiring for experience heavy equipment opera....

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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR - VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: HUMAN RESOURCES

Job Family: EQUIPMENT/LABORER

Posting Start: 06/02/2025

Posting End: 09/30/2025


CDL BREAKTHROUGH BONUS PROGRAM - Click here for details!

The City of Newport News is looking to add Equipment Operators to our Public Works, Waterworks and Parks & Recreation Departments. Depending on the current needs of each department, the type and level of Equipment Operators will vary. NOTE > If you do not have a CDL license, but do have a valid VA DL and would like to be considered to be hired and then trained as a CDL driver, please apply for C....

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PROCUREMENT ANALYST - DEPARTMENT OF PURCHASING

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: FINANCE

Job Family: PROFESSIONAL

Posting Start: 05/22/2025

Posting End: 06/12/2025

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Target Hiring Range: $72,000.00 - $87,000.00 Based on Experience

ASSISTANT COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY

Job Family: PROFESSIONAL

Posting Start: 04/17/2025

Posting End: 10/17/2025


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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CERTIFIED POLICE OFFICER

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: POLICE

Job Family: PUBLIC SAFETY

Posting Start: 01/09/2025

Posting End: 06/30/2025

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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: 01/01/2025

Posting End: 06/30/2025

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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!

PROCUREMENT TECHNICIAN

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: FIRE

Job Family: ADMINISTRATIVE/CLERICAL

Posting Start: 06/03/2025

Posting End: 06/17/2025

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Targeted Hiring Range for This Position: $37,843-$50,142 Based on Experience.

FIREFIGHTER/MEDIC RECRUIT

Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL

Location: FIRE

Posting Start: 05/20/2025

Posting End: 06/17/2025

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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.

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