If you require special accommodations for testing, interviewing or other employment-related activity, you must provide 48 hours notice to City of Bend Human Resources Manager Janice Grady at (541) 388-5502, or through the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) which enables people who have difficulty hearing or speaking in the telephone to communicate to standard voice telephone users. If anyone needs TDD (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf) or STS (Speech To Speech) assistance, please call 1-800-676-3777 for information (voice or text); 1-877-735-7525 (STS English); 1-800-735-3896 (STS Spanish); 1-800-750-1232, or 7-1-1 (TDD); and for assistance with Voice Carryover Device communication, 1-800-735-3260.
The City of Bend's employment application form is currently available in fillable, Word format by clicking on the link below:
Application Form -- Navigate from field to field in this form easily by using the Tab key. Please take care to maintain the font size used in each field to ensure accurate data entry into our application database. This form will allow information entered to wraparound and fields to enlarge as data is entered. Clicking on a check box will mark it with an X; clicking a second time will remove the X.
If you click on the Application Form link above and you are unable to open the form from your computer, you can click here to access a pdf version of the application form. This form is not fillable -- you must print it out and fill it in manually.
NOTE: These formats will not allow you to submit your application directly from the City of Bend's website. To send your completed application electronically, you must rename it and save it to your personal computer, then attach it to an e-mail and send it, using only the posting number (from the job announcement) in the subject line of your e-mail.
To obtain an employment application by other means, Contact Us.
Please review the following suggestions before completing and submitting your application:
Submit a separate application for each position. Applications will not be retained for future positions.
A completed City of Bend employment application is always required, along with any other materials listed in the formal job announcement. When submitting a resume with your application, please do not indicate "see resume" in lieu of completing sections of your application.
Keep a copy of materials submitted; your application package will not be returned, nor will copies be made for you.
Verification of receipt of application materials is provided only upon request and as time permits.
Please refer to the formal job announcement for required application materials, as incomplete application packets will not be considered.
Application materials may be submitted in any one of the following ways:
E-mail to: jobs@ci.bend.or.us
Important: Please list only the posting number (from the job announcement) in the
subject line of your e-mail.
Mail to: City of Bend
Human Resources
P.O. Box 431
Bend, OR 97709
Fax to: (541) 385-6676
Note: This is the least reliable method of submission, as fax machines may get backed
up due to high volume, and deadlines may be missed.
Deliver in person to: City Hall (upstairs front desk) 710 NW Wall St., Bend, OR
