About the Department:

The Human Resources Department provides innovative services for City employees and the public. Responsibilities include policy review and development, employment & retention, compensation & classification, benefits management, employee/labor relations, employee development, and risk management.  

Core Values:

Integrity:  We will conduct ourselves in an honest, trustworthy, and ethical manner.

Accountability:  We will take full responsibility for our actions, resources, and attitudes.

Teamwork:  We will work together to provide quality services.

Customer Service:  We will be professional, use all available resources, and strive to meet the needs of our customers.

Continual Improvement:  We will promote a culture that seeks to better our organization.

Mission Statement:

As an inter-governmental service department, the Human Resources Department is dedicated to providing effective personnel services through the development, implementation, and equitable administration of policies and procedures. Our continuing goal is to recruit qualified personnel; maintain a well-trained work force; and foster productivity, innovation, and a climate of success in the workplace.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

It is the policy of the City to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veterans’ status.  The City will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.  The City will take action to employ, advance in employment and treat veterans, qualified Vietnam era veterans and disabled veterans without discrimination in all employment practices.

The policy of equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination applies to all aspects of the relationship between the City and its employees and applicants, including but not limited to Recruitment, Employment, Promotion, Transfer, Training, Working Conditions, Wages & Salary Administration and Employee Benefits & Application of Policies.

These principles of equal employment opportunity also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on City property who are employed by temporary agencies and any other persons of firms doing business for or with the City.

Directions:

City Hall and the Human Resources Department for the City of Fort Walton Beach is located at the corner of St. Mary Avenue and Highway 98 ... directly across the street from the Seabreeze Inn and the Crab Shack.