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Public Safety Job Hotline - (510) 238-6465

The City of Oakland Human Resource department's mission is delivering quality human resources to our customers by recruiting, developing and maintaining a highly qualified and diverse workforce. Our vision is to be regarded as the model for integrating state-of-the-art human resource services in the public sector, providing exceptional customer service with professionalism and integrity.

Title Salary Open Date Close Date Additional Info Required Documents  
Tree Supervisor II$6262 - $7688/month, 40 hour work weekNovember 02, 2009December 4, 2009Apply Online
Citywide Records Manager$6,577 - $8,076/monthlyOctober 26, 2009November 20, 2009Resume and Supplemental QuestionnaireApply Online
Police Officer Lateral $6,485 - $8,174/month
80 hour bi-weekly

$6,809 - $8,583/month
84 hour bi-weekly

November 09, 2009 December 11, 2009 Requires current basic California P.O.S.T. Certificate Application, supplemental questionnaire, background check N/A
Early Childhood Instructor
(selective language certification)
$17.42 - $21.39/hour November 09, 2009 November 25, 2009 Some positions require bilingual conversational proficiency in Spanish or Cantonese. Application, college transcripts, supplemental questionnaire, copy of current driver license, supplemental language questionnaire. N/A
Controller $11,813 - $14,504 /month November 02, 2009 December 11, 2009 Re-Opened; Exempt from Civil Service Employment Application and Resume N/A
Executive Director, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Commensurate with background, experience, skill match, and recent salary history October 30, 2009 Extended to 12/15/2009 5:00 PM Special Recruitment for the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Resume and Cover Letter N/A

Occasionally, the online job application system may be unavailable. If service is interrupted, it will be brought back up as soon as possible. Should you experience an interruption in service that may cause you to miss an application due date (job closing date) please contact our office at (510) 238-3112. We will work with you to insure your job application arrives on time.

To apply online, we recommend using Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 6.x which works best with the City's recruiting Web site features.

City of Oakland application documents may be obtained in person or by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope and request to:

City of Oakland
OPRM, Recruitment & Classification
Lionel J. Wilson Building
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
2nd Floor
Oakland, CA. 94612-2019
TDD (510) 238-6930

Download Application
Print the document and return it by mail or in person as described above.