City Jobs in Rockledge

City of Rockledge openings are posted on the city's online job board, and the Human Resources page offers three separate application forms: one for the Fire Department, one for sworn Police Department officers and one general employee form (Rockledge Human Resources page).

The Rockledge city FAQ gives a second route for the paperwork: applications for employment can be obtained at Rockledge City Hall or downloaded from the city website, while job openings themselves are posted online (Rockledge city FAQ). Human Resources works out of Rockledge City Hall at 1600 Huntington Lane, Rockledge, FL 32955, and the HR Coordinator line is 321-221-7540, ext. 103 (Rockledge Human Resources page). The same page invites equal employment opportunity concerns to supervisors, management or the Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinator in Human Resources, and states that the City of Rockledge is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Openings change from week to week and are not copied here. The Rockledge job board is the place to read current postings, and its Notify Me button subscribes a reader to job posting notifications so new career opportunities arrive automatically (Rockledge job board). Each listing on the board shows a post date and either a closing date or an Open Until Filled note, along with a short description and a link to the full job description (Rockledge job board).

The form depends on the department: Rockledge firefighters use the Fire Department Application, sworn police officers use the Police Department Application, and everyone else, including civilian public safety staff, uses the General Employee Application (Rockledge Human Resources page).

Source for the table: Rockledge Human Resources page.

The Rockledge job board sorts postings into six categories: Building Department, City Hall, Fire Department, Police Department, Public Works, and Wastewater Treatment and Water Reclamation (Rockledge job board). Separately, the Rockledge site groups police and fire as divisions of a single Public Safety Department, and lists sanitation, stormwater, grounds, fleet and engineering as divisions of Public Works (Rockledge Human Resources page).

Rockledge runs a Drug-Free Workplace Program, and applicants selected for positions the city treats as mandatory testing, such as special-risk positions, must pass screening for illegal drugs as a condition of employment (Rockledge Human Resources page).

The Rockledge Human Resources page names the legal basis for the program: the Florida Drug-Free Workplace Program at section 440.102, Florida Statutes, the Florida Drug-Free Workplace Act at section 112.0455, and U.S. Department of Transportation regulations for drivers of commercial vehicles at 49 CFR Parts 29, 40, 653 and 654 (Rockledge Human Resources page). The same page says the City of Rockledge participates in E-Verify, the federal check of whether a new employee is eligible to work in the United States, and posts the E-Verify participant and right-to-work notices in English and Spanish.

State law makes that check mandatory for a city such as Rockledge, not a choice. Section 448.095 defines a public agency to include a city or municipality, requires an employer to verify each new employee's employment eligibility within 3 business days after the first day of paid work, and says a public agency shall use the E-Verify system to do it (section 448.095, Florida Statutes).

Rockledge firefighters typically work 56 hours a week on a 24 hour shift schedule in a job the city calls physically demanding and at times inherently dangerous, covering both fire and EMS calls (Rockledge Fire Department recruiting page).

The Rockledge recruiting page says firefighters wear heavy protective gear, work in IDLH atmospheres, handle tools from hoses and hydrants to axes and chainsaws, operate and pump fire apparatus, and often arrive first at serious medical emergencies, accidents and vehicle crashes, where they use basic and advanced life support skills (Rockledge Fire Department recruiting page). The department advertises advancement, specialty and leadership training, encourages women and minorities to apply, and takes questions through the administrative office at (321) 221-7540.

Pay for Rockledge Fire Department employees is set by a collective bargaining agreement. The fire compensation page lists a minimum of $50,000 for a firefighter and $75,000 for a lieutenant, a minimum raise of five percent of base salary for a member promoted into a higher rank whose salary already meets that rank's minimum, and longevity pay under the city's Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual (Rockledge fire compensation page).

A career firefighter in Rockledge also needs a Florida credential. Under section 633.408, the state issues a Firefighter Certificate of Compliance to a person who completes the Minimum Standards Course, or equivalent out-of-state training, and passes the certification within 12 months after completing the required courses (section 633.408, Florida Statutes). The statute adds that nothing in it requires a fire service provider to pay the cost of that training, though a provider may pay part or all of the tuition for approved courses.

The Rockledge police application is for sworn officers only, and section 943.13 sets the state floor: at least 19 years of age, United States citizenship and a high school graduate or its equivalent as the state commission defines it by rule (section 943.13, Florida Statutes).

The same statute requires processed fingerprints on file with the employing agency, a physical examination by a licensed physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, good moral character as determined by a background investigation, and a sworn affidavit-of-applicant form (section 943.13, Florida Statutes). A Rockledge officer must also complete a commission-approved basic recruit training program, unless exempt, achieve an acceptable score on the officer certification examination, and keep up the continuing training required by section 943.135. The statute bars anyone convicted of a felony, or of a misdemeanor involving perjury or a false statement, or who received a dishonorable discharge (section 943.13, Florida Statutes).

Civilian work at the Rockledge Police Division, which the city site lists with communications, records, evidence and community relations functions, falls under the General Employee Application, which the Rockledge Human Resources page lists for civilian public safety jobs, rather than the sworn form (Rockledge Human Resources page). The Police Division's own menu also carries career opportunities, employee benefits, compensation, training program, recruiting and Women in Policing pages.

Yes: section 295.07 directs the state and its political subdivisions to give preference in appointment and retention to listed groups of veterans and family members, and section 1.01 defines political subdivisions to include cities such as Rockledge (section 295.07, Florida Statutes; section 1.01, Florida Statutes).

The groups in section 295.07 start with disabled veterans who have a service-connected disability, then include certain spouses of totally disabled or missing service members, wartime veterans with at least 1 day of wartime service, the unremarried widow or widower of a veteran who died of a service-connected disability, family members of service members who died in the line of duty under combat-related conditions, veterans as defined in section 1.01, and current members of a reserve component or the Florida National Guard (section 295.07, Florida Statutes). For a Rockledge city job, as for any state or political subdivision position, the employer may also waive a postsecondary education requirement for an honorably discharged veteran or a current reserve or National Guard member who is otherwise qualified, and where the hiring government is party to a collective bargaining agreement, the statute gives the agreement 90 days after ratification of a successor agreement or an extension to comply.

Rockledge keeps separate retirement plans by employee group. Its Human Resources page links Florida Division of Retirement summary fact sheets for three plans: Rockledge Fire Employees, Rockledge General Employees and Rockledge Police Employees (Rockledge Human Resources page). Those fact sheets, not this guide, are the place to read plan terms.

Last verified: October 21, 2026, by rereading the Rockledge Human Resources page, job board, city FAQ and the fire recruiting and compensation pages, then the 2026 Florida Statutes text of sections 1.01, 448.095, 943.13, 295.07 and 633.408 on the Florida Senate site for Rockledge applicants.