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Applying for a Position with the Village of Oak Park
Current employment opportunities are posted at the bottom of this page. In order to be considered an applicant for a position with the Village of Oak Park, you must …

  • Identify a specific job opening.
  • Meet the minimum qualifications stated in the job announcement with regard to the required education and training, as well as possess the required knowledge, skill and ability as stated on the job announcement.
  • At a minimum, submit a completed Village of Oak Park Application for Employment Form, and when specified in the job announcement, submit an up-to-date resume. Even if not specifically requested in the job announcement, an applicant also may include an up-to-date resume along with the Village of Oak Park Application for Employment.
  • Complete any other application process or forms as specified on the job announcement.
  • Submit your application materials as specified in the job announcement.

Please note...

  • Applications for a particular opening are not used for subsequent openings in the same classification unless specifically stated. You will be notified by the Human Resources Department if a job opening will be filled from previously-submitted applications.
  • Unsolicited resumes not identifying a specific job opening will neither be accepted, nor acknowledged.
  • The application process for Police Officer and Firefighter/Paramedic uses a different Application for Employment Form that will be posted or available as needed for specific recruitment efforts.

Directions to Complete the Application for Employment Form and Other Application Materials

  • Make sure that the position applied for is the same as the job title on the Job Announcement.
  • The Application for Employment Form may be downloaded and printed to be filled out by hand. However, an electronically completed Application for Employment Form emailed as an attachment to the e-mail address stated on the job announcement is preferred. If you are filling out the Application for Employment Form electronically, please confine your answers to the fields specified on the form.
  • Complete all of the questions in Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • In the event a resume or additional application materials are required on the job announcement, such materials must be completed and submitted as directed on the job announcement and prior to the close of the application period.
  • If you are completing the Application for Employment Form electronically, you may type your name at the end of the application preceded by a /s/ to indicate your signature. You will be required to actually sign the Application for Employment Form in the event you are selected for employment.
  • Please complete the Applicant EEO Data Form. This information is filed separately from your application and is necessary for the Village to satisfy certain reporting requirements.
  • All required materials, including the Application for Employment Form and EEO Data Form, should be submitted via e-mail to hr@oak-park.us or U.S. Mail to Human Resources Department, Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302.

Current Positions

Deputy Chief Financial Officer - Finance Department
(applications accepted until filled)

Job Description in Adobe Acrobat
Employment Application in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat
EEO Data Form in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat

Summer Seasonal Student Workers - Public Works Department
(applications accepted thru March 1, 2012)

Job Description in Adobe Acrobat
Employment Application in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat
EEO Data Form in MS Word or Adobe Acrobat

For more information, call 708.358.5650 or e-mail the Human Resources Department email the Human Resources Department


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Useful Information

Contact Number:
708.358.5650

Email:
HR@oak-park.us

Related Commission:
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners

Employment Forms:
Job Application Form
- MS Word
- Adobe Acrobat

Applicant EEO Data Form
- MS Word
- Adobe Acrobat

Contract Services
- Crossing Guard - Andy Frain Services

Free Adobe Acrobat Reader Software


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