Company Profile
City of Newberry
Company Overview
Our community is a fast-growing, full-service community of over 6,300 residents situated in North Central Florida, near Gainesville and the University of Florida. Residents enjoy the great atmosphere, warm friendly people, and sense of community that you only find in a small town while remaining close to the recreational, cultural, and college town activities offered minutes away in nearby Gainesville.
We are a team that strives for excellence in public service. We do this by hiring ambitious, forward-thinking employees and then providing them with the tools and autonomy to raise the bar in their area of our organization. We love creative thinkers that implement new ideas for improving our service level. Our employees want to be part of the team and understand the importance of contributing to it.
Newberry’s economy is keeping pace with its growth. While experiencing a modest increase in manufacturing in recent years, the community remains close to its agriculturally based roots. Newberry’s Annual Watermelon Festival is the longest continuously operated festival of its kind in the world.
Newberry offers highly rated schools and world-class recreational facilities such as the Easton Newberry Sports Complex (designated as a Community Olympic Development Program), Champions Park of Newberry, Gatorback Cycle Park, and Canterbury Equestrian Center. Those that love the water appreciate that Newberry is close to the Santa Fe and Suwannee Rivers which feature an abundance of natural springs. In fact, North Central Florida features a higher concentration of springs than anywhere else in the world. The Gulf of Mexico is a short 45 miles to the west and the Atlantic Ocean is 80 miles to the east. Major metropolitan areas Jacksonville, Orlando, and Tampa are all within a 2-hour drive of Newberry.
Benefits
4-10 hour workdays. Casual and fun work environment. Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance all provided at no cost to the employee. Generous vacation and sick leave policies, including parental leave. 10 holidays per year. Member of the Florida Retirement System with supplemental retirement options available.