Washington County Rhode Island Jobs

Charlestown municipal employment supports a coastal community through public works, planning, recreation, finance, administration, and public-safety services. The town’s official jobs page posts available positions and related hiring information, offering applicants a direct route to local-government opportunities.

Hopkinton provides municipal services across several villages through departments responsible for administration, public works, planning, recreation, finance, and community operations. Its official employment page is the town’s direct source for openings and instructions for prospective employees.

Narragansett’s municipal workforce serves a year-round community and major seasonal population through administration, public works, recreation, planning, finance, beaches, and public safety. The town’s official job board publishes available positions and application information.

New Shoreham governs Block Island and employs staff supporting island administration, public works, public safety, harbor and community services, and other municipal functions. Its official jobs board provides current openings and notification options for people interested in island government work.

North Kingstown municipal careers support a large coastal community and regional employment center through public works, planning, recreation, finance, administration, libraries, and public-safety services. The town’s official jobs page provides its current hiring information.

South Kingstown’s Personnel Office supports a diverse town workforce serving Wakefield, Kingston, and surrounding communities. Municipal careers can involve administration, public works, recreation, planning, finance, libraries, community services, and public-safety support.

Westerly employs personnel across administration, public works, recreation, planning, finance, community services, utilities, and public safety in southwestern Rhode Island. The town’s CivicEngage jobs board provides official vacancy announcements and application information for municipal positions.

South County Health is an independent healthcare system based in Wakefield, anchored by South County Hospital and a network of medical services. Careers span nursing, physician practices, diagnostics, rehabilitation, surgical care, technical services, administration, facilities, and patient support.

Thundermist Health Center’s South County services extend community-based primary care and related support to Washington County residents. Organization-wide careers can include medical and behavioral-health clinicians, dental teams, care coordinators, outreach staff, patient access, and administrative positions.

Westerly Hospital is a community hospital within Yale New Haven Health, serving southwestern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. Employment connects applicants with nursing, emergency care, diagnostics, rehabilitation, surgical services, patient support, facilities, and administrative careers in the larger health system.

Chariho Regional School District serves Charlestown, Richmond, and Hopkinton through elementary schools and shared middle, high school, and career-technical programs. Hiring spans educators, special education, student services, paraprofessionals, administration, facilities, transportation, and other regional district functions.

Narragansett School System operates elementary, middle, and high school programs in the coastal town. District employment can include classroom teachers, special educators, student-support specialists, paraprofessionals, technology staff, administrators, coaches, facilities employees, and other operational roles.

New Shoreham School Department operates the K–12 Block Island School, serving a small island community in one integrated campus. Its human-resources page provides employment information for educators, specialists, support staff, administrators, and employees supporting school operations.

North Kingstown School Department serves a large Washington County community through elementary, middle, and high school programs. Human Resources oversees recruiting for teachers, special education, student support, paraprofessionals, substitutes, facilities, transportation, technology, and administration.

South Kingstown Public Schools serves Wakefield, Kingston, and surrounding communities through elementary, middle, and high school education. District careers include teaching, special education, counseling, nursing, classroom support, administration, facilities, food service, technology, and athletics.

Westerly Public Schools operates the town’s elementary, middle, and high school system. Human Resources supports hiring for educators, special education, student services, paraprofessionals, administrators, clerical employees, custodial teams, transportation, technology, and other school operations.

The University of Rhode Island’s flagship Kingston campus is one of Washington County’s largest education employers. URI careers include faculty and research, student services, information technology, facilities, public safety, administration, athletics, finance, and professional support across a major public university.

Narragansett maintains municipal police and fire services for a coastal community with significant seasonal demands. The town’s recruitment information covers public-safety hiring, qualifications, and application processes, including police lateral opportunities and firefighter recruiting when campaigns are active.

Rhode Island deputy sheriffs serve the state court system through courtroom security, prisoner transportation, judicial protection, and related law-enforcement functions. Washington County applicants can use the agency’s recruiting page to review qualifications and the path into deputy sheriff service.

The Rhode Island State Police offers Washington County residents a statewide policing career involving patrol, investigations, traffic safety, specialized units, and emergency response. Academy recruiting materials explain qualifications, candidate screening, testing, and recruit training.

ApplyRI gives Washington County residents direct access to Rhode Island state-government careers through the official centralized employment system. The portal is useful for agency jobs located in the county as well as statewide public-service positions outside local municipal hiring.

EmployRI provides a statewide job marketplace plus resume tools, career exploration, training information, labor-market data, and workforce-service connections. Washington County job seekers can use it to broaden their search beyond the local employers highlighted on this page.

Rhode Island DLT maintains a single official directory for the state job system and every city and town employment page. That coverage is valuable in Washington County, where numerous small municipalities may have opportunities that do not warrant separate directory cards.

DLT Career Services provides job-search assistance, workforce counseling, workshops, training connections, and access to Rhode Island’s career-center network. Washington County residents can combine these services with EmployRI when they need help navigating employment or training options.

Educate401 consolidates Rhode Island school employment on a statewide SchoolSpring platform. Washington County applicants can search local districts and compare them with opportunities elsewhere for teachers, paraprofessionals, specialists, administrators, coaches, and other education professionals.

Quonset Jobs is the dedicated employment board for businesses located at the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown. It gives Washington County applicants a focused way to explore manufacturing, logistics, maritime, engineering, technical, and other careers concentrated at the park.