This Walker County Alabama job guide highlights credible employment pathways across local government, healthcare, education, public safety, and state and local workforce resources serving Jasper and communities throughout the county.
Job-volume badges: A “10+ jobs” badge means that ten or more openings were observed during the most recent review. These badges can help identify employers that may be more likely to have current opportunities, but they do not guarantee that the same number of jobs is still available.
This Walker County Alabama job guide highlights credible employment pathways across local government, healthcare, education, public safety, and state and local workforce resources serving Jasper and communities throughout the county.
Job-volume badges: A “10+ jobs” badge means that ten or more openings were observed during the most recent review. These badges can help identify employers that may be more likely to have current opportunities, but they do not guarantee that the same number of jobs is still available.
Walker County government uses a civil-service system for classified employment across county departments and public services. Its official employment page provides current postings and application materials, while the Civil Service Board administers testing and personnel procedures.
The City of Jasper employs staff across administration, public works, sanitation, revenue, municipal court, parks and recreation, police, fire, and other city services. Its Civil Service Board posts current opportunities, testing information, qualifications, and employment applications.
Baptist Health Walker Hospital is a 267-bed facility in Jasper providing emergency, cardiac, behavioral-health, surgical, orthopedic, neurological, and rehabilitation services. Careers span nursing, allied health, patient care, imaging, laboratory, pharmacy, administration, and operations.
Northwest Alabama Mental Health Center provides mental-health, developmental-disability, children and adolescent, substance-use, crisis, and residential services from its Jasper base. Careers include therapists, nurses, mental-health technicians, case managers, coordinators, and support staff.
Cordova Health and Rehabilitation provides long-term nursing and rehabilitation services in Cordova. Its careers program recruits clinical and support employees for nursing, certified nursing assistance, rehabilitation, dietary services, housekeeping, administration, and resident-care operations.
Ridgeview and Ridgewood Health Services operate skilled-nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Jasper. Their careers program recruits for nursing, CNA roles and training, dietary services, housekeeping, maintenance, and other resident-support positions at both facilities.
Walker County Schools recruits certified, classified, and administrative employees for public schools throughout the county. Careers include teaching, instructional support, transportation, child nutrition, maintenance, clerical services, technology, student services, and administration.
Jasper City Schools recruits certified, administrative, support, and substitute employees for the city school system. Employment includes teaching, instructional support, transportation, child nutrition, custodial and maintenance work, clerical services, technology, nursing, and administration.
Bevill State Community College is a public two-year college with its main campus in Sumiton. Careers include faculty, adjunct instruction, administration, student services, workforce education, technical programs, clerical support, maintenance, and campus operations.
Sumiton Christian School is a private Christian school serving students from preschool through high school in Sumiton. Its employment page posts faculty and staff opportunities and provides application requirements for educators and other candidates interested in joining the school.
The Walker County Sheriff's Office maintains a direct recruiting program for law-enforcement careers. The agency employs deputies, investigators, corrections personnel, clerical and administrative staff serving patrol, detention, investigations, court, and community-safety functions.
The Jasper Police Department provides patrol, investigations, traffic enforcement, communications, detention support, and community-safety services. Police officers, jailers, and dispatch personnel are recruited through the Jasper Civil Service Board, with applications and testing information published on the city employment page.
Jasper Fire Rescue provides fire suppression, rescue, hazardous-material response, prevention, and emergency services. Firefighter recruiting is handled through the City of Jasper Civil Service Board, which posts employment notices, testing information, qualifications, and applications.
The Jasper Career Center serves Walker County through the Alabama Career Center System. Job seekers can access employment assistance, résumé and interview support, training resources, veterans services, job referrals, workforce-program information, and connections with employers and hiring events.
Walker County belongs to the six-county Central Six AlabamaWorks region, which brings employers, educators, career centers, and training partners together around workforce demand. Programs support industry-linked career pathways, apprenticeships, skills development, and job-seeker connections.
Walker County residents can combine Central Six resources with Workforce Alabama's statewide services for résumé building, job and career searches, training assistance, apprenticeships, on-the-job learning, GED preparation, and in-person employment support at Alabama Career Centers.
The Alabama State Personnel Department serves as a statewide career reference for public employment, with current announcements, direct-appointment classifications, professional and technical trainee tracks, internships, job alerts, pay information, and detailed minimum requirements for state job classes.
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