Employment with the City of Canton comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, longevity pay, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, sick time, and personal holidays.
 
 Hourly Rate: $16.60 - $22.37
 
Applicants must apply on governmentjobs.com. Applicants must submit a copy of a valid photo ID along with their application.

This is an open examination. To be eligible for this examination, applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or possess a valid permanent resident card. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age. They must be a high school graduate or possess a G.E.D. 

The results of this examination may qualify you for several different classifications within the service departments of the City of Canton, i.e. Maintenance Operator I, Laborer II, Parking Enforcer, Parking Attendant, and Meter Reader. The positions of Laborer II, Parking Enforcer, and Meter Reader require a valid driver’s license at all times. If the Civil Service Office does not have a copy of your current, valid driver’s license on file, you will not be eligible for these positions.

The work in all these classifications is general labor in nature, physically demanding, and requires good health. Actual duties will vary depending on the department. Work will be performed indoors and outdoors throughout the year.

This examination is used to fill various positions in the Park, Water, Street, Collections, and Building Maintenance Departments.

This examination does not include drivers with a CDL License, if you are interested in driving positions you need to apply under the Utility Operator postings.
SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING OF THE APPLICATION, THE CANDIDATES WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FORMAT, LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME OF THE EXAMINATION.
 
*DISCLAIMER*
All applicants should receive an email from noreply@governmentjobs.com confirming that their application was received. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact Civil Service at jobs@cantonohio.gov to confirm that your application went through.

RATING
Your name will be placed on a list of eligible candidates upon receiving a passing score. Once the list has been established, your name will remain on the list for a period of one (1) year.
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VETERANS
As provided in ORC 124.23C, any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who have been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is an Ohio resident and any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who has completed more than 180 days of active duty service pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States or an act of Congress of the United States may file with the director a certificate of service or honorable discharge (DD-214 – Long version), and upon this filing, the person shall receive an additional credit of twenty percent (20%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.

A member in good standing of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who successfully completes the member’s initial entry-level training shall receive a credit of fifteen percent (15%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade. 
 
NOTICE OF DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENT
Pursuant to Civil Service Rules applicants are hereby advised that the position of employment being examined for is subject to a drug test. Accordingly, eligibility is not considered final until drug testing has been successfully completed with a negative result.
 
NOTICE OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Be advised that candidates may be subjected to a confidential background investigation, including, but not limited to, a criminal record check and driving record check.
ADA COMPLIANCEReasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available upon request to those qualified applicants in need of it, in order to achieve the essential job functions as described above.
 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, age, type of disability, or any other non-merit factor.
At the City of Canton, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. 

BY ORDER OF THE CANTON CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

 Rachel A. Forchione, Director

Anna M. Moeglin, Assistant Director

330-489-3360