Current Job Postings
Part-time Police Communications Specialist
Hourly rate: $14.79. Part-time position at Police Department, varying shifts. Incumbents are responsible for dispatching police, ambulance, and fire personnel and performing administrative support activities. Duties include: answering emergency and non-emergency calls; providing radio communications with Police Officers and other law enforcement personnel; answering requests for information from personnel in the field; dispatching emergency personnel; performing administrative support such as maintaining records and files; logging information coming into the communications office; maintaining and updating files; registering bicycles; sending and receiving messages on the state and national computer for public safety personnel; responding to walk-in customers; monitoring prisoners in the holding facility; and, entering citations, parking tickets, arrest information, and accident reports into databases. Position requirements: Iowa/NCIC Certification within six (6) weeks after date of hire; Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification within six (6) weeks after date of hire; Jail Administrator Certification within one (1) year after date of hire; Residency within a 20 minute drive time of the Police Department. Residency to be established within sixty (60) days in accordance with the personnel manual.
Interested parties may contact City Hall at 825 Broadway, Pella, IA 50219, 641-628-4173 to obtain a City of Pella application or download an application and job description from www.cityofpella.com. Applications will be received until position is filled. E.O.E.
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Part-time Library Shelver
Hourly rate: $7.25 per hour. Incumbents are responsible for shelving books and performing routine circulation duties. Duties include: shelving library materials; keeping shelves neat and orderly; checking in and out library materials; performing shelf-reading; and, answering routine patron questions. Position would work an average of 6 hours a week including Saturdays and Sundays. This is a year round position.
Apply at City Hall, 825 Broadway, Pella, IA 50219, 641-628-4173 to obtain a City of Pella application or download an application from www.cityofpella.com. Deadline for submitting applications will be Friday, July 10, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. EOE.
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Building Maintenance Tech
Hourly Rate: $15.90 (effective 7/1/09). Incumbents are responsible for performing a wide variety of skilled activities in maintaining City of Pella owned facilities and grounds. Duties might include: opening and closing facilities; removing trash; checking building temperatures; clearing sidewalks; providing lawn care; performing safety inspections; performing preventative maintenance and light repairs to facilities, related equipment, and systems; performing preventative maintenance and basic repairs on trucks and equipment; trouble-shooting mechanical and electrical systems; maintenance and repair of plumbing systems; and, ordering and maintaining building maintenance supplies and inventories.
High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.) and one year of related facilities maintenance experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties such as those listed above. Class B, Commercial Driver’s License within six (6) months after date of hire. Pre-employment drug screening and post-offer physical required.
Interested parties should notify City Hall at 825 Broadway, Pella, IA 50219, 641-628-4173 to obtain a City of Pella application or download an application and job description from www.cityofpella.com. Deadline for submitting an in-house bid will be Friday, June 26, 2009. Bidding procedures for this position are governed by the Public Works Collective Bargaining Agreement with Teamsters Local #238. Deadline for submitting applications will be Wednesday, July 15, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. EOE.
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Part-time Seasonal Employment Opportunities
Flag Football Officials: Seasonal part-time positions responsible for officiating flag football games during the months of September & October.
Soccer Officials: Seasonal part-time positions responsible for officiating soccer games during the months of August, September & October.
Interested parties may notify the City Hall at 825 Broadway, Pella, IA 50219, 641-628-4173 to obtain a City of Pella application or download an application from www.cityofpella.com. Positions open until filled. EOE.
The City of Pella is an equal opportunity employer.
Send application and resume to:
Mary Pommer
Human Resource/Payroll Specialist
City of Pella
825 BroadwayStreet
Pella, IA 50219
Application for Employment
Instructions for downloading an employment application for the City of Pella.
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3. When you have completed the simple download and have installed Acrobat Reader on your computer (it'll only take minutes), come back to this page.
Now that you have Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can have a job application. Open the employment application by clicking on one of the links below. Print the application and then fill out the form.
Click here for a City of Pella application for employment.
Click here for a City of Pella Police Officer application for employment.
Now that you have the form
1. Completely fill out all the sections of the form that apply to you.
2. Put the form in an envelope and mail it to Mary Pommer, 825 Broadway, Pella, IA 50219