Frequently Asked Questions

The City of Pelham posts job vacancy announcements on its website – pelhamalabama.gov. The City also posts job vacancy announcements in its social media accounts, Facebook and Instagram.  Job vacancy announcements are emailed to various local businesses, colleges, state employment services, civic groups and organizations that align with the posting.

The City of Pelham only accepts online employment applications for job vacancies. In order to apply online, you must set up an account with a username, password and email address. Please keep your username and password for your future reference. Once your account is established, an online employment application can be created and submitted for available positions with the City. An online employment application must be submitted for each available position for which you desire to apply. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of a city online employment application. Online employment applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. on the closing date of the job vacancy announcement. The City of Pelham is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Everyone is required to submit an online employment application for available positions with the City. Required information on the online employment application is denoted with an asterisk (*). The more information you provide, the easier it will be to effectively evaluate your skills, abilities and qualifications. Incomplete employment applications may be rejected.

You will be asked to provide personal information such as your name, address, phone number and etc. You will also need to provide information about your education, employment history, references, etc. An email address is also required.

You may attach multiple documents to the application. Preferably, documents should be in Word (.doc) or Adobe (.pdf) format and must be no larger than 1MB. 

Resumes and paper applications will not be accepted by fax, email and/or postal service. Please apply online in order to be considered for available positions with the City of Pelham.

Once a closing date has passed, no employment applications will be accepted or considered.

The closing date for a particular position will be listed on the position vacancy announcement as posted on the City’s website. Applications must be received by 6:00 p.m. on the specified closing date for the vacant position. Once the position closes, the vacancy announcement will be removed from the website and applications will no longer be accepted. 

There are many factors which can affect how long it takes to fill a position with the City of Pelham, for example: background checks, the hiring department’s schedule, drug screening or etc. However, it can generally take between 4 and 6 weeks after the closing date to fill a position.

A representative from the hiring department or the human resources department will contact selected individuals for an interview and also conduct the actual interview along with peer employees familiar with the position. 

The human resources department will make an offer of employment.

You can sign up to be notified when a position you are interested in becomes available, click here to complete a Job Interest Card.

You can make changes to your online employment application at any time before it is submitted. Once you submit your online employment application for a particular position, you cannot go back and make changes to your submitted online employment application. Also, you may make changes before submitting your online employment application for any new available position in which you are interested.

Please visit www.governmentjobs.com and click on "Career Seeker" tab. Then enter your username and password. Click on "Application Status" and you will see the list of positions in which you have applied and the status of each.