The City of Huntsville posts job vacancy announcements on its website at www.hsvcity.com. The City also posts job vacancy announcements in the Human Resources office located at 308 Fountain Circle, Huntsville, AL 35801. Job vacancy announcements are mailed to various local businesses, colleges, state employment service, civic groups and organizations. The City also posts job vacancy announcements on the local government access channel. In addition, the City has a 24-hour job line recording at 256-427-6751. Periodically, the City may advertise some job vacancies in the local newspaper, magazines, specialized journals and newsletters.

The City of Huntsville only accepts online employment applications for job vacancies. In order to apply online, you must set up an account with a username, password and email address. Please keep your username and password for your future reference. Once your account is established, an online employment application can be created and submitted for available positions with the City. An online employment application must be submitted for each available position for which you desire to apply. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of a City online employment application. Online employment applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. on the closing date of the job vacancy announcement. The City of Huntsville is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

You may attach one document to the application. Preferably, it should be in Word (doc) or Adobe (pdf) format and must be no larger than 1MB. You may also cut and paste or type text into the "Resume" field of the online employment application.

Human Resources is committed to assisting individuals with the online employment application process. If you need assistance, please contact Human Resources at 256-427-5240 or you may visit our office located at 308 Fountain Circle, Huntsville, AL 35801.

You will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, address, phone number and etc. Also, you will need to provide information about your education, employment history, references (at least three) and etc. An email address is also required.

If you do not have an email address, free email is available through a number of providers. The City of Huntsville does not endorse any particular provider.

Everyone is required to submit an online employment application for available positions with the City. Required information on the online employment application is denoted with an asterisk (*). The more information you provide, the easier it will be to effectively evaluate your skills, abilities and qualifications. Incomplete employment applications may be rejected.

Resumes and paper applications will not be accepted by fax, email and/or postal service. Please apply online at www.hsvcity.com in order to be considered for available positions with the City of Huntsville.

There are several ways to access the City of Huntsville's online application process:

The City has set up some computer kiosks for public access. Two computer kiosks are set up in the Human Resources Office located at 308 Fountain Circle. These computers are available Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. One computer kiosk is set up at the Municipal Justice Complex located at 815 Wheeler Avenue. One computer kiosk is set up at the Public Services Building located at 320 Fountain Circle. Please note: There may be a wait time to use these computers based upon citizen demand.

You may also use the public computers at the Public Library. You should be prepared to sign up to use a computer and there may be a time limit.

Family and friends may also have Internet access available for you to use.

If you desire to be notified when a position in which you are interested becomes available, please go to the "Job Specification" link. Click on the interested position title. Then click the "Email me when jobs like this become available" link and complete the online Job Interest Card.

The closing date for a particular position will be listed on the position vacancy announcement as posted on the City's website. Applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. on the specified closing date for the vacant position. Once the position closes, the vacancy announcement will be removed from the website and applications will no longer be accepted. Some position vacancy announcements are listed as "Continuous" under the closing date. The position vacancy announcements will remain open until filled.

Once a closing date has passed, no employment application will be accepted or considered. Please visit www.hsvcity.com/HR/employment.php and apply for new jobs as they become available. Also, you may want to complete an online Job Interest Card to be automatically notified when a position you are interested becomes available.

You can make changes to your online employment application at anytime before it is submitted. Once you submit your online employment application for a particular position, you cannot go back and make changes to your submitted online employment application. If you make changes and submit your revised online employment application before the position closes, we will consider your most recent online employment application. Also, you may make changes before submitting your online employment application for any new available position in which you are interested.

Please go to www.governmentjobs.com and click on the "Career Seeker" tab. Then enter your username and password. Click on "Application Status" and you will see the list of positions in which you have applied and the status of each application.

There are many factors which can affect how long it takes to fill a position with the City of Huntsville, for example: background checks, the hiring department's schedule, drug screening or etc. However, it can generally take from 4 to 6 weeks after the closing date to fill a position.

A representative from the hiring department or division will contact selected individuals for an interview and also conduct the actual interview. Also, in most cases, the hiring department or division will make an offer of employment.

Our address is 308 Fountain Circle, Huntsville, AL 35801. Human Resources is located on the first floor of the Municipal Building. Our office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please click on the following link for detailed directions to our office: Map & Directions (printable)


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