About
The Civil Service Commission advises the mayor and the director of human resources on personnel administration in City service. It upholds the interest of the City’s merit-based civil service system. which is vital to the public interest.
The commission:
- Serves as an appellate tribunal for employee appeals.
- Rules on proposed changes to the Civil Service Regulations and the Classification and Pay Plans.
- Rules on requests for exemptions from civil service and waivers of the residency requirement.
The commission is a quasi-judicial body and spends most of its time on its appellate function. It conducts fact-finding public hearings on employee appeals. It also issues formal written decisions containing factual and legal conclusions.
Connect
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Municipal Services Building
1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd., 16th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
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phl.csc |
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Phone:
(215) 686-2320
Fax: (215) 686-2374
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Announcements
Apply for an Office of Reentry Partnerships microgrant by May 17, 2024
The Office of Reentry Partnerships provides microgrants to community-based organizations that are active members of the Philadelphia Reentry Coalition (PRC) and are committed to reentry work.
Five grants will be awarded at $20,000 each. Half of the grant funding ($10,000) will be distributed upon award and the remainder will be distributed after six months. Organizations applying for this grant must meet eligibility requirements. To learn more, view the grant guidelines.
Applications are being accepted online. The application deadline is May 17, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Report on comments regarding proposed health center in NE Philadelphia
Review public comments regarding a proposed new health center in Northeast Philadelphia.
We hire year round!
The Philadelphia Department of Human Services is committed to supporting the placement stability of children and youth in foster care and the juvenile justice systems. As part of this commitment, DHS regularly releases job announcements on the main phila.gov/jobs webpage to support our hiring efforts. Please either apply for an open position or sign up for job alerts. Please share these announcements with your networks.
You can also take a look at this jobs booklet to learn more about working at DHS.
| Class Code | Class Title | Starting Salary | Application Link |
| 5A05 | Social Work Services Trainee (General) (Bilingual) | $44,467 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
| 5A07 | Social Work Services Manager 2 (General) (Bilingual) | $58,316 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
| 5B21 | Juvenile Detention Counselor Trainee (General) | $47,319 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
| 5B23 | Juvenile Detention Counselor 2 (General) | $52,898 | Sign up to be notified when this position is posted. |
May 10 & 13: Public Input and Technical Hearings for TAP-R Proceeding
For more information on how to give input or to observe the May 10 & 13 hearings in the TAP-R Rate Proceeding to determine the appropriate surcharge to support lower rates for low-income customers, see this link.
TAP-R Reconcilation Public Input Hearing, immediately followed by Technical Hearing
May 10, 2024, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Hearings:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83254577708?pwd=QW1naVpsS0Zja2NiWXoxeG5xZCtSQT09
By phone: 267-831-0333
Meeting ID: 832 5457 7708
Passcode: 389286
Continuation of Public Input Hearing and/or Technical Hearing (if necessary)
May 13, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:oo PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Hearing(s):
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89926713905?pwd=N0N0SlM2SEEzMzhSdXZVUG1sZUYwQT09
By phone: 267-831-0333
Meeting ID: 899 2671 3905
Passcode: 633246
