Employment Overview

Welcome to northern wasco county parks and recreation

Thank you for your interest in joining the Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation District (NWCPRD) team. Here at NWCPRD, we embrace an employee-first approach and value the talents and passion of our staff members.  Our goal is to hire great people, to keep our employees fulfilled, and to keep them long-term. We believe in empowerment, accountability, respect, collaboration, and innovation. We’d love to meet like-minded people who care about creating great opportunities for recreation throughout The Dalles community.

Salary and Benefits

NWCPRD offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package and a supportive and positive work environment. The benefits package includes generous paid vacation, holidays, and sick leave.

NWCPRD pays 100% of the Health, Vision and Dental insurance for full time employees, and participates in PERS.  Healthy, happy staff are an important element of our success and we believe in work/life balance.

Employee handbook

The NWCPRD Employee Handbook can be found HERE.

Application process

  1. Complete an NWCPRD employment application. Download the application HERE.

  2. Submit the NWCPRD employment application and any other required documents. There are two ways to submit your employment application documents (application, resume, cover letter, etc.):

    1. Email digital copies of all required employment documents to admin@nwprd.org.

    2. Drop off documents at the District office during regular business hours. The District office is located at 602 W 2nd Street in The Dalles, Oregon.


Current openings

Current Openings — Aquatics Department

All 2025 Season positions are filled! check back later for new openings.

Current Openings — Recreation Department

Recreation and Community Education Leader

Recreation Special Events Coordinator

Recreation Youth Sports Coordinator

Current Openings — Parks Department

Part Time Parks Maintenance Technician