Entry Level Public Policy Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $16.43 - $27.11 Hourly
Location : 6868 San Casa Drive Englewood, FL
Job Type: Full-time
Job Number: 2026-00023
Department: PW - ROAD MAINT & OPERATIONS
Opening Date: 05/26/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: IUPAT
How You Can Help Us Make a Difference
Are you looking for a hands-on role where you can learn new skills and help keep your community running smoothly? In this entry-level public works position, you'll support roadway drainage, asphalt placement, and a variety of maintenance and construction activities that keep our streets and infrastructure safe and functional. Training is provided, and assignments will grow in complexity as your skills develop.
You'll assist with building and repairing manholes, catch basins, sidewalks, curbs, and gutters, as well as general street construction and maintenance tasks such as pouring asphalt and concrete, digging trenches, laying pipe, and cleaning drainage ditches. Your work may also include clearing roadside vegetation, cleaning streets and gutters, collecting debris, and loading materials for transport.
Safety is a top priority, and you'll use appropriate safety equipment, help direct traffic, and maintain awareness of your work environment. You'll operate hand and power tools, small equipment, lawn mowers, and County vehicles as needed, and assist with loading and unloading materials, supplies, and equipment.
If you enjoy physical work, learning new skills, and being part of a team that directly supports the community, this position offers a great opportunity to build experience and grow within public service.
Education & Credentials That Power This Role
Education and Experience:
An equivalent combination of relevant training, education and experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• One (1) year of experience that shows an ability to maintain steady employment in any field.

Licenses and/or Certificates:

• Must maintain a valid driver's license.

Your Purpose & Day-To-Day Journey
What You Bring:
You have a working knowledge of departmental policies and modern office practices, along with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other job-related software. You're comfortable using standard office equipment and the hand tools required for your area of assignment.
Organized and dependable, you can prioritize tasks, follow written and verbal instructions, and adapt to new challenges with resourcefulness and good judgment. You're able to perform hands-on work, including manual labor in varying weather conditions, and operate a motor vehicle as needed.
Clear communication and customer service are key strengths. You're able to provide guidance and assistance through multiple communication channels and build positive, effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, service providers, and the public.
Extra Details You Should Know
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Stooping, crouching, walking, pulling, grasping, hearing, seeing up close, seeing far away, kneeling, reaching, pushing, talking, standing, climbing, finger movement, repetitive motions, depth perception. Frequent lifting of up to 25 pounds; occasional lifting over 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Work requires moderate exposure to one or more disagreeable conditions (i.e., irate customers, outdoors weather conditions, excessive noise, extreme heat, odors, or dust).
RISK/SAFETY CONDITIONS
The position requires moderate exposure or risk to physical health and/or physical safety (e.g., exposure to environmentally hazardous material, heavy equipment, assault and battery, communicable disease, etc.).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action/ADA/Veterans' Preference and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities are Encouraged to Apply.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES:
All County employees are required to work before, during, or after an emergency as needed. This may include temporarily being assigned to work and performing duties outside of the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.
Charlotte County is an Affirmative Action, ADA and Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to applyAs a veterans' preference employer, certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, who claim and meet eligibility requirements of veterans' preference, receive preference and priority in employment and are encouraged to apply. In addition, certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.
All positions with Charlotte County may be subject to drug testing in accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Program and/or County policy.
Charlotte County Board of County Commissioners offers a comprehensive benefits package to regular full-time employees.