Application Information
Please Note: A City of Topeka Application for Employment is required. You may submit a resume with the employment application but a resume alone will not be considered for employment. Please submit employment application to the City of Topeka Human Resources Department at 215 SE 7th Street, Room 170, Topeka, KS 66603. An application must be submitted for each position applied for. The City of Topeka is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City of Topeka posts all job opportunities on this site, with the Topeka Capital-Journal and on our job telephone hotline at (785) 368-2588.

All new hires must successfully complete a pre-employment health assessment and/or a drug screening as well as a criminal background check. Criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify you from employment, but will be considered in relation to the position you are seeking.

With the exception of temporary or seasonal employment, City Code requires that all new employee's reside within Shawnee County. At the time of employment they need not be residents of the county, but shall establish residency in Shawnee County within (6) months after the successful completion of the initial probationary period.

The City of Topeka Employment Application is available in two formats

• Click on the format below that is compatible with your system to download the permanent position application.
  (formats available: Flash or PDF)
  
  
• Click here for a temporary and seasonal position application

Please Note: The PDF application for employment is an Acrobat form which requires Acrobat Reader 3.0 or above.

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If you are unable to access the PDF format, select the Flash format. Only on the PDF form are you able to enter your information directly; however, neither format can be returned electronically. The form should be printed on your local printer, filled out, and either mailed or hand delivered to the address above. If you are unable to download the form in either version, please email msmith@topeka.org to request a copy of the application via e-mail.

Thank you for your interest in employment with the City of Topeka. Please visit the remainder of our site to learn more about Topeka and the many wonderful aspects of this unique capital city in the heartland of America.