Open Positions
Welcome to the City of Jackson Job Opportunities. The City of Jackson is the seat of Amador County, California. Our beautiful city is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. We enjoy abundant sunshine, mild weather in four distinctive seasons, fresh mountain air, blue sky, endless community events, and small town friendliness. Our community is safe, affordable, and a great place to raise a family. The City provides full municipal services to residents, businesses, and visitors. Our services include police, fire, water, sewer, swimming, cemetery, and more. The City has a dedicated and diverse team. We encourage you to consider joining our team to make a positive difference everyday.
If you would like to be considered to work for the City of Jackson, please click the link below to fill out an application form for any of our current open positions and submit your information to cinfo@ci.jackson.ca.us. We hope to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Team Jackson
City of Jackson Employment Application Form (click here to fill out form)
PLEASE CLICK THE TITLE OF EACH POSITION TO VIEW THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION FOR EACH OPENING.
ALL APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON AT: CITY HALL 33 BROADWAY, JACKSON, CA 95642 OR BY EMAILING TO CINFO@CI.JACKSON.CA.US
City Manager
Salary Range - $150k to $165k per year. Excellent benefits including PERS, 95% family health insurance and more.
Preferred qualifications include a master's degree in public administration and at least five years of city management experience, as either as a city manager, an assistant city manager or as a department head with significant operational and supervisory experience. Any combination of skills and experience that would be equivalent to the above may be considered.
Accounting Services II Accounting Services III (2 Full Time positions)
AA II Salary Range $2,997 - $3,726 monthly; AA III Salary Range $3,789 - $4,607 monthly. Generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, PERS retirement and more. Immediate openings to provide customer support for water/sewer, AP/AR and perform clerical and complex accounting work.
Full time base salary range $2,816 - $3,501/mo. Generous benefits incl. medical, dental, vision,
PERS retirement and more. Position is eligible for on-call pay and overtime. Click on job title above for the MW1 job description.
Maintenance Worker I (Part Time)
Part time: Hourly rate $15.77 - $19.60. Average of 16-20 hours/week. No benefits.
Click on title above for the MW1 Job description. Filing Deadline: Positions open until filled.
WWTP Chief Plant Operator (Grade III or above)
1. Police Officer (Lateral or Academy Graduate) Salary Range $4,500 to $5,742 per month with generous benefits for employee and dependents (see a job description linked above for more details). Including Retirement: P.E.R.S. Safety Program 3% at 50 for those that qualify, and 2.7% at 57 for all others.
Submit application (link above) and copy of Basic P.O.S.T. Certificate to the Jackson Police Department. Continued recruitment.
2. Reserve Police Officer Applications are taken on an on-going basis.
FIRE CHIEF
Salary Range $6,707 to $7,544 per month plus generous benefits including CALPERS retirement, social security, health insurance for self & dependents, paid time off.
Under the general direction of the City Manager, to plan, direct, supervise and coordinate the operations of the Fire Department in preventing and extinguishing fires, delivering emergency medical services, performing rescues, mitigating hazardous materials emergencies, and in protecting life and property: Performs difficult and responsible administrative work in connection with carrying out City and departmental goals, objectives and priorities; and performs other duties and required. Open until filled.
Volunteer Fire Fighter Applications are taken on an on-going basis.
Entry Level to Experienced
City of Jackson, 33 Broadway, Jackson, CA 95642
209-223-1646
Commission / Committee Opportunities
Jackson Council appoints the Planning Commission and other standing committees including the Cemetery Committee, the Design Review Committee, the Economic Development Committee, the Advisory Committee and ad hoc committees. Vacancies occur from time to time. If you are interested in volunteering for any committees, please submit an application form to cinfo@jackson.ca.us.
Application to Join a Committee
The City of Jackson is an Equal Opportunity Employer AA/EOC/ADA