Employment Opportunities

The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority staff on the Rivanna Reservoir in Charlottesville, Va.  Photo/Andrew Shurtleff

Serving the businesses and residents of Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville, the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority and its employees provide treatment, storage and transmission of quality drinking water and collection and treatment of wastewater.  The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority and its employees provide municipal and household hazardous waste disposal and recycling opportunities to the community.

The Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority and Rivanna Solid Waste Authority are equal opportunity employers.

                     

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Apply online

Please see our current job openings and apply online.  Please review the Authority’s General Information for Applicants, Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement, and the Employee Benefits Overview (see below).


Benefits

  • Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
  • Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield
  • Health Savings
  • Ameritas Dental
  • Ameritas Vision
  • Minnesota Life Insurance
  • Optional Coverage through AFLAC
  • Mission Square Retirement Accounts
  • Optional Gym Membership Discounts
  • Optional Legal Services

Employee Benefits Overview

Generally, eligibility for benefits is the first of the month following thirty-days of employment.

Medical, Dental and Other Health Related Benefits

The Authority offers health insurance through Anthem and the employee may select from a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) or a traditional Point of Service Plan.  Employee Only, Employee and Child; Employee and Children; Employee and Spouse; and Employee and Family coverage options are available.

The HDHP carries with it components that include a Health Savings Account (HSA) and a Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA).  The Authority makes an annual contribution and employees can contribute to their HSA and those monies can be used to meet any eligible health care expense and assist with the higher deductibles.  The employee can defer pre-tax dollars into the HSA.

The Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) is the Authority’s promise, after certain eligibility requirements, to reimburse the employee up to a specified dollar amount for deductible expenses for claims incurred in-network.

The Authority offers dental insurance through Ameritas.  The Authority pays in full for all its employees to have vision coverage through Ameritas.

Click here to view 2023 – 2024 Employee Rate Sheet (pdf)

Voluntary Cancer/Accident/Disability Insurance is available, through AFLAC, at a monthly premium cost to all regular employees. Coverage is offered for individual/family inpatient or outpatient cancer claims, as well as accident and disability claims. Intensive Care and Short-Term Disability coverage are also available.

Life Insurance

Group Life Insurance through the Virginia Retirement System/Minnesota Life pays double the employee’s annual creditable compensation for natural death; quadruple for accidental death at no cost to employee. Additional life insurance may be purchased by the employee for the employee and employee’s family members at the Authority’s group rate.

Virginia Retirement System

Participation through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) is required. The Authority pays a percentage, determined by VRS bi-annually, of the employee’s annual creditable compensation. The employee is required to contribute a pre-tax amount equal to 5% of their creditable compensation. Vested rights in this system occur after 4 years of membership. http://www.varetire.org

Flexible Benefit Plan

This program allows eligible Authority employees to take a voluntary salary reduction and then use those pre-tax dollars to pay for many medical and dependent care expenses that are currently being paid for with after-tax dollars.

Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan

This program, through Mission Square Retirement, allows employees to save additional funds by payroll deduction.  Funds are deducted before taxes and are only taxed upon withdrawal.  The Authorities offer a company match as well.

Employee Assistance Program

This program is free to all employees and their families.  It provides a wide range of resources to help employees overcome personal issues or concerns.

Fitness Club

Fitness Club Memberships through ACAC and Piedmont YMCA are offered at a reduced price to regular employees and their families.

Legal Resources

Employees can purchase comprehensive legal coverage on a broad range of services for an affordable low monthly rate.

Sick Leave

All employees start employment with 20 hours of sick leave and accrue 8 hours per month.  Employees that participate in the VRS Hybrid retirement plan are provided, at the Authority’s cost, with short-term and long-term disability coverage. All employees have an option to join the Sick Leave Bank. The Sick Leave Bank is designed to help an employee through an extended illness, should the employee not have accrued leave available.

Vacation Leave

Holidays

  • New Year’s Day
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Floating Holiday
  • Presidents’ Day – Floating Holiday
  • Memorial Day
  • Juneteenth – Floating Holiday
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans Day – Floating Holiday
  • 1/2 before Thanksgiving
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Day after Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day