Careers

Who We Are

The City of Cleveland desires to have an equitable workforce and an inclusive work environment that inspires confidence by delivering reliable, efficient city services and creating the conditions for all members of our community to thrive.

Working for the City of Cleveland gives you the opportunity to explore a variety of career paths and job opportunities while earning a competitive wage and receiving excellent benefits, work/life harmony, and access to resources to enhance your professional development and marketability. The City of Cleveland can offer you employment that combines what you love to do, what you are good at, what the community needs, and what you can be paid for.

What We Offer

If you are looking for an employer that can offer you:

  • meaningful/purposeful work
  • job security
  • financial stability
  • access to world-class health and wellness benefits
  • work/life harmony
  • advancement and professional development

The City of Cleveland has something for you. The City of Cleveland wants to learn more about you.

What We Value

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Service to the Community. Purpose-Driven Work Culture

Together, we have transformed our City into a thriving, green, and safe place to live and work. OUR work is impacting the greater good. Working for the City of Cleveland involves true Public Service – purposeful work that is difficult to duplicate in the corporate world. As a City employee YOU are representing residents and businesses as a Public Servant. YOUR work inspires confidence by delivering reliable services that are available for the public to see every day.

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Unsurpassed Benefits and Lifestyle Rewards

The City of Cleveland’s Total Rewards package provides exceptional benefits and a compliment of lifestyle rewards that not only meet the diverse needs of our workforce, but goes beyond traditional offerings to ensure that every employee has a choice of benefit plans and lifestyle rewards that best fit their needs. This helps employees to find a healthy balance between their work life and personal lives. This is important to us. By prioritizing innovation and through continuous collaboration and adaptability, we are at the forefront of employee-centric benefits & rewards.

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Propelling Careers. Strengthening Lives

We share a deep commitment to career advancement by supporting and advancing employee career paths through a variety of training options and professional development opportunities. This investment in our employees has an immediate impact on our day-to-day work and the quality of the services we deliver to the community. Generous longevity bonuses and prior service credits are offered to recognize an employee’s prior work in public service and to help build long-term career opportunities within the public sector industry. Additionally, relief from educational debt through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program which forgives loan debt after 10 years of service helps to ease the burden of financial stressors and promotes financial well-being.

DISCLAIMER: The Total Rewards information is solely intended as a summary of the benefits available and is subject to change. Not all benefits listed are available for every position. Benefits can vary depending on applicable labor agreements and/or salary plan. For specific questions, contact the HR Contact indicated on the Job Posting.

How to Apply Online

For more information on the application process, review our Online Application Guide. 

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