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CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location: HUMAN RESOURCES
Posting Start: 09/19/2025
Posting End: 10/19/2025
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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER-PUBLIC SAFETY
Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location: HUMAN RESOURCES
Job Family: PROFESSIONAL
Posting Start: 09/29/2025
Posting End: 10/14/2025
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PART TIME ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location: COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE
Job Family: ADMINISTRATIVE/CLERICAL
Posting Start: 09/29/2025
Posting End: 10/13/2025

Starting Salary at $18.00 hourly
This is a part time position.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsible for performing a variety of accounting support and bookkeeping activities.
This position requires being in the office Monday - Friday, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

WORK BEHAVIOR STATEMENTS /JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Identifies financial or accounting problems and determines appropriate remedy; handles difficult inquiries or problems, researches situations and provides resolutions. Develops and implements procedures to improve accounting methods.<....
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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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PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIALIST I/UF
Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location: POLICE
Job Family: PUBLIC SAFETY
Posting Start: 06/24/2025
Posting End: 12/24/2025
Details: Click Here for Job Description

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
Details: Click Here for Job Description

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!

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES EDUCATION COORDINATOR
Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location: FIRE
Job Family: PROFESSIONAL
Posting Start: 08/22/2025
Posting End: 10/10/2025
Details: Click Here for Job Description

Target Hiring Range: $60,000.85 - $70,441.65 Based on Experience.

COMMUNITY PROGRAM SPECIALIST (OUTREACH ELECTRONIC MONITORING)
Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location: JUVENILE SERVICES
Job Family: PROFESSIONAL
Posting Start: 09/25/2025
Posting End: 10/08/2025
Details: Click Here for Job Description

Target Hiring Range: $56,877.85 - $66,769.65 Based on Experience.

MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (PART-TIME)
Type: INTERNAL & EXTERNAL
Location: JUVENILE SERVICES
Job Family: PROFESSIONAL
Posting Start: 09/23/2025
Posting End: 10/07/2025
Details: Click Here for Job Description

Target Hiring Range: $20.01 - $23.65 Per Hour Based on Experience.

This is a Part-Time position.

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