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The Employee Services Department is responsible for personnel hiring and management. The department updates rules and regulations and maintains personnel records, rosters and detailed job descriptions for each position. It administers employee development, training and retraining programs and analyzes compensation, benefits and other issues to help the city stay competitive. The department conducts examinations to determine employee qualifications and helps ensure payroll accuracy. It also administers labor relations and employee benefit programs and is responsible for procuring all employee benefit programs, such as health and life insurance. 

To see our current job openings and to apply for a position click on Apply for a job. To see current job openings at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, please click on Join JSO.

The City of Jacksonville is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer and will provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants in compliance with all applicable federal and state employment laws and the current interpretation of employment discrimination by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, as set forth in Directive 0528.  There shall be no discrimination or harassment against any person with regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, political affiliation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other impermissible factor in recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, placement, promotion, discipline, demotion, transfers, layoff, recall, termination, working conditions and related terms and conditions of employment.

To request service or report a problem, please call 630-CITY (2489) or  visit the MyJax online customer service website at myjax.custhelp.com. ​

Employee Services Department
City Hall at St. James
117 West Duval St. Suite 100
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Phone: (904) 255-5600
Fax: (904) 255-5629
Email: recruit@coj.net

Breathing Easier - Quit Smoking

November 05, 2025
Smoking or vaping, even only occasionally, may seem harmless in the moment, but the cumulative effects can be devastating. Smoking has been linked to cancers, lung disease, heart disease, low birth weight, miscarriage, type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction, and other chronic health conditions. Fortunately, by quitting you can significantly improve the quality—and quantity—of your life.

Breathing Easier - Quit Smoking

November 05, 2025
Smoking or vaping, even only occasionally, may seem harmless in the moment, but the cumulative effects can be devastating. Smoking has been linked to cancers, lung disease, heart disease, low birth weight, miscarriage, type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction, and other chronic health conditions. Fortunately, by quitting you can significantly improve the quality—and quantity—of your life.

Metabolic Syndrome: Know your risks

November 05, 2025
Metabolic syndrome is a condition that includes a cluster of factors that can increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.

Pre-Retirement Seminar for COJ Employees 1/21/26

January 21, 2026
City Hall
Mezzanine Floor - Room 1&2
117 West  Duval Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
8:00am - 12:00 noon
Pre-Retirement Seminar for COJ Employees

Pre-Retirement Seminar for COJ Employees 2/18/2026

February 18, 2026
Police Memorial Building - Drill Hall 
501 East Bay Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
8:00am - 12:00 noon