Apply online for job openings with the county.
Questions and Problems
If you have a question and/or you are having issues with the Online Employment Application, please contact Human Resources
Telephone: 785-832-5327
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Special Features
One-Page Editing
Our application's editing is all done within one page, while the old version contained several editing pages for Steps 1-5. This change helps to make the application's experience less complicated for the user.
Expand/Collapse Panels
Three sections how use our expand/collapse feature, which allows for a more efficient use of space on the application. Those sections are: Employment Experience, Educational Experience, and References. To expand a panel, you simply need to click on the "[+] Add/Expand *SECTION NAME* Section" link. Then to collapse that panel, simply click on the "[-] Collapse *SECTION NAME* Section" link.
View Job Details
To view details for a job, which include "Job Description" and "Job Salary/Pay Rate and Benefits", you will need to click on the "Show/Hide Details " link beside the job you are interested in.
Job Tracker
The new Job Tracker feature allows you to view the status of each job you've applied for with Douglas County, Kansas. The job's status is always kept up-to-date by the Personnel Division.
4 Sections
There are four sections to the one-page Online Employment Application, including:
Required Settings and Add-ons
JavaScript Enabled
Several features of this application use JavaScript, so it will need to be enabled within your browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.). Sometimes you will have to close and re-open your browser in order to see the change, but refreshing the page could work as well. To enable JavaScript, please follow these sections depending on your browser:
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Safari
Opera
Up-to-Date Browser Versions
Our application is best viewed in the most-recent browser versions, which include:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Acrobat Reader is needed to view files in PDF format. You can download a free copy at: https://get.adobe.com/reader/
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY. It is the official policy of Douglas County not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in any manner because of race, color, religion, age, military status, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identification, or based on any other factor prohibited by law. All solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by Douglas County will state that qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, military status, sex, or national origin.
QUALIFIED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. It is the official policy of Douglas County not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment in any manner because of a physical or mental disability in regards to any position which the employee or applicant for employment is qualified to perform with or without reasonable accommodation. Douglas County will provide to disabled employees reasonable accommodations that do not impose undue hardship on the County.