Working With Us

A career with the City of Medicine Hat is rich in rewarding opportunities. Our team members have a passion for public service and take pride in helping make Medicine Hat a strong, safe and healthy place to live and work.

Whether they’re delivering essential services, maintaining infrastructure and facilities or running community programs, City of Medicine Hat employees enjoy diverse and fulfilling careers that make a positive impact on our community.

Our Values: How we work together

At the City of Medicine Hat, our culture is grounded in four core values that guide how we show up for our team, our community, and the people we serve.

We’re a team that believes how we work is just as important as the work we do. Grounded in our values — Own It, Team Up, Be Curious, and Service with Care — we’re committed to delivering meaningful impact for our community while supporting each other along the way.


Accountability & Delivery - “Own It”

We take responsibility for our actions, decisions, and results. We follow through, fix mistakes quickly, and stay focused on delivering what matters most for our team, our community, and each other.


Collaboration - “Team Up”

We work together across teams, departments, and communities to achieve better outcomes together. We communicate openly, honestly clearly and always with respect. We value connection, diversity of thought, and shared success.


Learning & Evolving - “Be Curious”

We foster a mindset continuous learning and improvement — both individually and as a team. We stay curious, seek feedback, and adapt to meet new challenges.


Care & Service - “Service with Care”

We put people at the heart of everything we do – leading with empathy, delivering excellent service, and building trust through every interaction. We keep each other and our community informed to create a culture of openness and respect.

 

For more details on how our values guide and unite us, we invite you to view our Employee Culture Playbook. 

Employee benefits

Beyond the benefits of working with an organization where bright ideas shine, the City of Medicine Hat offers an attractive compensation package that includes a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a great work environment with endless opportunities for professional growth, learning and development.

Our standard benefits package includes:

  • Extended health care and vision
  • Dental
  • Flexible health-spending account
  • Life, accidental death and dismemberment, and dependant life insurance
  • Income replacement for ill or injured employees
  • Employee assistance program
  • Pension (see above)
  • Progressive vacation allotment

We also offer optional benefits for purchase. These include life insurance and spousal life insurance; critical illness insurance for yourself, spouse and/or children; and group RRSP and Canada Savings Bond options.

We understand that many employees thrive in non-traditional work environments, and we’re committed to supporting work/life balance however we can.

With that in mind, we’re excited to announce that the City recently adopted a remote work program

And through earned days off (EDO), City employees may be eligible to work longer shifts in exchange for fewer working days.

Every year, the City’s City Manager Awards recognize and celebrate employees whose contributions and initiatives reflect and enlarge our organization’s core values.

We are deeply committed to our employees’ professional growth and believe that ongoing training and development is essential to success—theirs and ours alike. We create and support learning opportunities that enhance our employees’ abilities to perform in their current roles while preparing them for future opportunities.

Internally, we have developed a robust selection of in-house workshops and programs that align with our corporate values and objectives—everything from corporate safety training to hazard identification, assessment and control to our Management Growth Program, designed to help new and aspiring leaders gain confidence in managerial roles.

The City also provides financial assistance for employees to pursue external professional development courses or post-secondary education. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Our workforce

Go to our Plans, Reports and Studies page to find detailed reports about our workforce.

Contact Us

People Services

City Hall - Third Floor
580 1 St SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta
T1A 8E6
403-529-8352
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