Welcome to the City of Martinsville Employment Opportunities/Information Section. The City strongly encourages women, minorities, and city residents to apply for City opportunities.  It is the policy of the City of Martinsville to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, age, disability, national origin, religion, gender, political affiliation or other characteristic protected by law. 


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City Attorney (Martinsville, VA)

The City Attorney is a contract position appointed directly by the Martinsville City Council and serves as the chief legal advisor to the City. This role is responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to the City Council, City Manager, department heads, and various City boards and commissions. The position requires an experienced legal professional with a strong background in municipal law, litigation, and public sector governance. The City Attorney must demonstrate sound legal judgment, integrity, and a proactive approach to managing the City's legal affairs.

City Attorney (Part-Time) (Martinsville, VA)

The City Attorney is a part-time contract position appointed directly by the Martinsville City Council and serves as the chief legal advisor to the City. This role is responsible for providing comprehensive legal services to the City Council, City Manager, department heads, and various City boards and commissions. The position requires an experienced legal professional with a strong background in municipal law, litigation, and public sector governance. The City Attorney must demonstrate sound legal judgment, integrity, and a proactive approach to managing the City's legal affairs.

Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney (Martinsville, VA)

The Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for the City of Martinsville is seeking a qualified individual to fill the role as Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney. The Deputy reports directly to the Commonwealth's Attorney. Duties include carrying a full case load and prosecuting criminal cases in Circuit Court, General District Court, and Juvenile Domestic Relations Court, supervising attorneys and staff, advising Law Enforcement on legal matters, and representing the Commonwealth on civil matters that are the responsibility of the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Applicants must be skilled in legal research and writing.

FIREFIGHTER/EMS FULL-TIME (Martinsville, VA)

The City of Martinsville Fire & EMS Department is testing for full-time positions.

Police Officer (Martinsville, VA)

This is responsible work involving the protection of life and property through the enforcement of laws and ordinances. Work involves responsibility for serving the citizens of Martinsville by protecting life and property, preventing crime, apprehending criminals and enforcing laws and ordinances in a designated area or an assigned shift. More experienced employees in this class may provide technical guidance to newly-hired employees. Work involves an element of personal danger and employees must be able to act without direct supervision and exercise independent judgment in meeting emergency situations involving a wide range of social, psychological and legal situations including motor vehicle crashes, misdemeanors, felonies and family crisis situations. Assignments, general and special instructions are received from a superior officer who reviews work methods and results through reports, observations and discussions.

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Active and passive job seekers are encouraged to subscribe to the e-mail notification system in order to receive announcements regarding new job postings in a department or departments of interest. Applications are only accepted and required through this online program.  Please note "See Resume" is not an acceptable response and an application may be considered incomplete.

Applicants may use the same online application to apply to multiple job postings and update as necessary. In order to apply one must submit his or her saved application to each job posting before the closing date if applicable.  Thank you for considering employment with the City of Martinsville.