Waukesha County Applicant Policy
Individuals who wish to be considered for an open position within the County are required to complete an online application. Subsequent communication is conducted via email and/or your Workday Candidate Account. If this is the first time you are applying for a position with Waukesha County, create an account and select a username and password. Creating an account and profile and applying for a position are separate steps. To formally submit an application for an open position, click on the job opportunity then click the "Apply" button.
It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. Typing "See Resume" or attaching a resume in lieu of listing work experience will not constitute a completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Technical Problems: For technical assistance (i.e. username or password retrieval) you will need to click on “Forgot Your Password?” to reset.
In general, job opportunities are published for a minimum of five (5) calendar days. After that time, the hiring department can choose to remove the job posting from our jobs page and no longer accept applications. If the posting has a specific application deadline date or is continuous, see the closing section of the posting.
When you apply for an opportunity expect to receive an email confirming receipt of your application. Online applications are stored on a secure site and only authorized employees and hiring authorities have access to the information submitted. Consider adding waukeshacounty@myworkday.com address to your contacts to ensure you do not miss out on emails and/or check your Workday Candidate account regularly for messages.
If you are interested in a position that we are currently not recruiting for, you may subscribe to receive job posting notifications. Click on Job Alerts on the upper right-hand side of the career page.
Waukesha County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring, promotional practices, and other terms and conditions of employment shall be maintained and conducted in a manner which does not illegally discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, political or religious affiliation, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, membership in the national guard, state defense force or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United States or of this state or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours. A copy of the Equal Employment Opportunity Plan is available on Waukesha County's website, under Departments, Administration, Human Resources, EEO & Diversity.
If you need any accommodations during the selection process because of a disability, please notify our office at (262) 548-7044 and we will provide appropriate accommodations.
If you accept a job with Waukesha County you are required to attest to your employment eligibility and to produce documentation that is legally acceptable in order to establish your identity and employment eligibility. For a list of acceptable documents visit the US Citizen and Immigration Services website. Search word I-9 Acceptable Documents. No inquiries will be made regarding your citizenship or national origin.
Waukesha County complies with all employment laws. Anyone seeking information about the Family Medical Leave Act click here: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/civilrights/fmla/
