Job Openings & Employment

When positions are available they will be advertised in the local newspaper, Virginian Review and/ or the Roanoke Times. The City of Covington is an EEO Employer.

The City of Covington presently employs the following:

Accounting Clerk, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Secretary, Animal Warden, Automotive Mechanic, Automotive Mechanic Supervisor
Building Official
Cemetery Sexton, Communications Officer, Crew Supervisor, Custodian
Deputy Commissioner of Revenue, Deputy Treasurer, Director of Central Accounting
Equipment Operator
Landfill Foreman
General Maintenance Mechanic
Heavy Equipment Operator
Laborer, Landfill Scalehouse Attendant
Maintenance Superintendent
Parks and Recreation Director, Police Chief, Police Officer, Property Code Enforcer, Public Works Director
Refuse Collector
Senior Center Coordinator
Treatment Plant Chief Operator, Treatment Plant Operator, Truck Driver
Utility Worker, Utility Worker/Pump Station
Water Service Technician

The City of Covington's benefit package for fulltime employees consists of Local Choice Health Insurance, Minnesota Life Insurance, VRS, annual leave, sick leave, and holiday pay with additional optional benefits.

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Employment Application
Pick Up:
Virginia Employment Commission
106 N. Maple Avenue
Covington, VA 24426

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The City of Covington offers equal employment opportunities to all job applicants and employees. All employment policies and practices shall be free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.