Office of Human Resources

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Welcome to the Office of Human Resource. These pages provide information on the services offered by the Office of Human Resources for City and County of Denver employees. If you have trouble finding what you're looking for, please contact us.

Our Mission and Vision

Mission
To provide essential services, benefits and support to the employees, departments and agencies at the City and County of Denver, while ensuring a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce by recruiting and retaining top talent.

Vision
To secure the City and County of Denver as the employer of choice in the region, where employees are engaged, have the tools they need to thrive, and reflect the diversity of the community they serve.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Statement

We strive to be a diverse and resourceful team of people from various backgrounds, identities, and experiences, who are open to being inspired, and challenged by one another. We are committed to equity in every policy, action and decision made, to build healthy, equitable, and resilient communities where everyone thrives and belongs. OHR is committed to ensuring our staff reflects the City and County of Denver.

  
Get details about our benefits for eligible employees and dependents, including information on the Denver Wellness program.  

We provide a wide variety of resources for our employees and their dependents. Our confidential resources are available to help employees and their dependents deal with a wide range of work-life issues.
 

Working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose. See yourself joining our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce. #SeeYourselfHere

   Learn how the city ensures market-competitive and equitable pay. 
 

Our employees get a discounted RTD EcoPass and other options for getting to work and back.

   Our employees can get reimbursed up to $1,500 each year for accredited coursework.
 

We believe that our employees are our most valuable asset. Our recognition programs celebrate our employees and honor their achievements.

  

We call our employee volunteer program Denver Good Deeds. Denver Good Deeds lets our employees give back to their community and serve Denver residents in a meaningful way.
 

We encourage our employees to develop their career within the city. Employees can take advantage of a multitude of learning and development opportunities. We have instructor-led and online opportunities along with career development resources.

  

Refer to public notices including classification notices, Career Service Board agendas and minutes, Career Service Rules and revisions, Public Hearing notices and Class Action notices. 
   

Guidelines for our employees and programs administered by the Office of Human Resources.

    

See Yourself Here: The City and County of Denver

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Learn more about the See Yourself Here campaign.

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Denver Employee Engagement Survey

We take pride in our highly engaged workforce. Results from the 2022 employee engagement survey(PDF, 718KB) indicated that the City and County of Denver's favorable engagement rating rose to 78.2 percent — over three percentage points higher than 2019.

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