Current Job Openings

To apply for a position with Dawson County, complete and submit a Dawson County Government Employment Application directly to the Human Resources Department. Please do not submit applications to the department of the open position or to any staff members outside of Human Resources. Your application must be fully completed, signed and dated when submitted. Failure to include all information requested could result in the rejection of your application. Applications must be received by the closing date/time in order to be considered. Resumes may be submitted along with completed applications.

Please complete application online. Applications for County employment are also available in the Human Resources Department located on the 2nd floor of the Dawson County Government Center (Courthouse), or you may download a Dawson County Government Employment Application. Applications may be emailed to DCEmployment@dawsoncountyga.gov, faxed to 706-531-2769, or submitted in person or by mail to:

Human Resources
25 Justice Way, Suite 2233
Dawsonville, GA 30534.

Position Description Application Deadline
Tax Commissioner- Deputy Tax Commissioner

Department:  Dawson County Tax Commissioner's Office
Location:  Dawsonville, GA  30534
Salary:  $22.41/Hourly/DOQ
Status: Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary: 
This position is responsible for a range of specialized clerical and accounting duties in the operation of the County Tax Office. The work involves performing cashier duties; collecting and posting to appropriate accounts, taxes, fees and other monies paid to the County. This position also includes managing the office and doing the accounting.

12/27/2024 - 5:00pm
Dawson County 4-H and Youth Development Agent

Department: UGA Cooperative Extension
Location:  Dawsonville, GA  30534
Salary:  Competitive Salary Based on Experience
Status: Full-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary:
UGA Cooperative Extension was founded in 1914 to bring research-based agricultural information to the people of Georgia. County agents and specialists throughout the state share information on issues like water quality, profitability in agribusiness, family wellness, and life skills. County agents provide soil and water test kits and instruction, advice on safe pesticide use, publications, computer programs, and lessons in consumer skills to improve Georgians’ quality of life. They are the local experts in food safety, proper eating habits, child safety, and parenting. UGA Extension coordinates 4-H, Georgia’s largest youth program. Each year, almost 200,000 young Georgians participate in community projects, summer camps, and conferences on today’s issues while having fun and learning to work together. The leadership skills and values they learn in 4-H last a lifetime. UGA Extension reaches more than 2.6 million Georgians through education programs each year. Millions more rely on UGA Extension’s publications, educational news articles, and public television programming for advice and information.

12/23/2024 - 5:00pm
Community Development- Director

Department:  Dawson County Community Development
Location: Dawsonville, GA 30534
Salary:  $79,724 - $99,269 Annually/DOQ
Status: Full-Time/Salary/Exempt

Job Summary:
This position is responsible for overseeing all functions of the Community Development Department; land development, building permitting, business licensing, planning, zoning, economic development, storm water compliance, and floodplain management; ensuring the process of all projects, plan review (including Fire Life Safety plans), managing consultant reviews, managing legal documents, and confirming project close outs.

Open Until Filled
Community Development- Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan Reviewer

Department:  Dawson County Community Development
Location: Dawsonville, GA 30534
Salary:  $23.53/Hourly/DOQ
Status: Full-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary:
Coordinates and reviews erosion and sediment control plans, in compliance with Section 7(d) of the Erosion and Sedimentation Act of 1975, as amended, interacting with various departments to coordinate the plan review process and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal departmental processes are cohesive with the administration of the Georgia National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits.  and systems codes, policies, rules, regulations, and standards. Receives and coordinates soil and erosion plans for individual residential lots in accordance with EPD and NRCS standards.
 

Open Until Filled
Emergency Services- Full-Time Firefighter/Paramedic

Department:  Dawson County Emergency Services
Location: Dawsonville, GA 30534
Salary:  $65,328.16 Annually/ DOQ 
**Plus $2 per hour med unit incentive
**Plus opportunity for one-time $3,000 sign-on incentive
Status: Full-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary:
Perform a variety of emergency operations and paramedic duties to protect lives and property in simultaneous fire suppression, search and rescue, patient care activities and assure that all emergency equipment remains ready at all times to respond to emergency and non-emergency situations. 

Open Until Filled
Emergency Services- Part-Time Firefighter/Paramedic

Department:  Dawson County Emergency Services
Location: Dawsonville, GA 30534
Salary:  $20.82 - $25.94 Hourly DOQ (plus $2 per hour med unit incentive)
Status: Part-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary:
Perform a variety of emergency operations and paramedic duties to protect lives and property in simultaneous fire suppression, search and rescue, patient care activities and assure that all emergency equipment remains ready at all times to respond to emergency and non-emergency situations. 

Open Until Filled
Facilities- Building Maintenance Supervisor

Department:  Dawson County Facilities
Location: Dawsonville, GA 30534
Salary:  $20.82 Hourly/ DOQ
Status:  Full-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary:
This position is typically responsible for overseeing the maintenance and operation of buildings, equipment, and grounds of County owned buildings. This position coordinates repairs, enforces safety measures and manages a team of full-time and part-time employees of the Facilities Department to ensure completion of all maintenance needs, as it pertains to facilities

 

Open Until Filled
Human Resources and Risk Management- Administrative Assistant

Department: Dawson County Human Resources and Risk Management
Location:  Dawsonville, GA  30534
Salary: $17.99 Hour
Status: Full Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary: 
This position is responsible for providing administrative and secretarial support to the department of Human Resources and Risk Management and may include but not limited to: answering the phone, greeting visitors, internal and external communications, reviewing and processing department email and postal mail, creating and distributing marketing material, preparing payroll data reports, recording Health Rewards submissions, overseeing Mandatory Training Sessions.

Open Until Filled
Parks & Recreation- Full - Time Parks Maintenance Worker

Department: Dawson County Parks & Recreation
Location: Dawsonville, GA 
Salary: $14.45/Hourly/DOQ
Status: Full-Time-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job SummaryThe purpose of this position is to prepare and maintain athletic fields and facilities for use by the department and the general public. Successful performance helps ensure safe and well-maintained grounds and ball fields and affects the public image of the county government

 

Open Until Filled
Public Works - Roads Operator II

Department: Dawson County Public Works
Location:  Dawsonville, GA  30534
Salary:  $17.54 Hourly
Status: Full-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary: This position is responsible for operating a tractor and other equipment to construct and maintain county roads, rights-of-way and drainage system

Open Until Filled
Public Works- Part-Time Recycling Center Attendant

Department: Dawson County Public Works
Location:  Dawsonville, GA  30534
Salary:  $12.78 Hourly/ DOQ
Status: Part-Time/Hourly/Non-Exempt

Job Summary:
This position assists management with the day-to-day operations of the County’s Transfer Station Recycling Center.

Open Until Filled
Treatment Court- Lead Counselor

Department:  Dawson County Treatment Court
Location:  Dawsonville, GA  30534
Salary:  $45,476.00 - $55,000.00 Annually/DOQ
Status: Full-Time/Salary/Exempt

Job Summary: 
This position is responsible for providing substance abuse and mental health counseling and monitoring participants in the Treatment Court Program. This person will conduct individual counseling sessions and facilitate group counseling sessions utilizing evidence-based curriculum and following the treatment schedule set forth by the Treatment Court Coordinator. This person may work directly with mentally ill and/or developmentally disabled persons involved with the criminal justice system and can provide counseling/therapy to participants requiring complex intervention, including those who are homicidal, suicidal, or exhibit life-threatening behaviors. This person is responsible for the coordination and oversight of clinical staff and works to schedule group coverage, counselor assignments, and conducts monthly audits of clinical treatment files. This person maintains a caseload, gives treatment recommendations to the Treatment Court Team, requires the ability to conduct evening counseling groups, and attends weekly status review meetings and court sessions. The schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Open Until Filled