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Click Her toJoin WPRA Now!

(click on the 2009 membership application link above)

Join WPRA Now to be connected to the state of Wisconsin Network of Park and Recreation Professionals. Your Membership in WPRA guarantees that you are able to stay connected to other professionals as well as be able to attend educational opportunities offered through WPRA.

Careers

The Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association, Inc. Online Career Center (WOCC) provides a continuum of services related to job placement and job searching. Below is a partial listing of what the WOCC can provide: Job Listings and Internship Postings

Available Jobs

Jobs Available	Closing Date for WPRA Website Posting
Community Center/Recreation Director -Fitchburg, WI	August 29, 2008
Recreation Management/Therapeutic Rec Associate Lecturer - UW La Crosse, La Crosse, WI	August 30, 2008 - Website closing, however, open until filled
Executive Director - Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association	September 8, 2008
Park and Recreation Director - St. Paul, MN	September 9, 2008
Parks and Landscape Superintendent - Juneau, Alaska	September 26, 2008
Program Coordinator - Wauwatosa School District, Wauwatosa, WI	September 30, 2008

Career Resources

		Career Tips: Resume related forms
		Interviewing Tips/Interviewer and Interviewee
		Job Hunting Basics Handouts
		Four Tips to Sell Yourself With Your Cover Letter
		Develop Your Career Portfolio
		Powerful Resume Words Handout
		Interview Tips (10 things to consider)

Internships Available

Summer Intern - Sister Bay, WI
Intern - Recreation and Community Education - Whitefish Bay, WI
Intern: Landscape Architect/Urban Forestry - Weston, WI
Recreation Intern (Fall, Winter/Spring, or Summer) - MSCR
Student Intern: Project Coordinator - Wisconsin Park & Recreation Association
Student Intern - West Bend Park, Recreation, and Forestry, WI
Student Intern - Village of Germantown Park & Recreation, WI
Student Intern - Village of Hartland Recreation Department, WI
Student Intern - Village of Waunakee , WI
Summer Recreation Intern - Elm Grove, WI
Internship: Adult and Senior Programmer - Port Washington Senior Ctr, Port Washington, WI

New in 2008:

Internship - School District of South Milwaukee

Submit a Job or Internship to be

posted on the WPRA website

WPRA's Online Career Center receives an average of 1,000 weekly visitors. How can you not afford to post your job announcement, internship placement or resume? Online posting is far cheaper than a newspaper ad or a recruiter where you would be charged well over $2,500 for a month. You may chose to pay by credit card or, if you are a member, be invoiced for the posting. Typically jobs and internships will be posted within 2 working days from the time they are submitted unless the office staff is away.

Fees

Jobs:

Member: $75 one month posting of a job announcement
Non-Member: $125 one month posting of a job announcement

Internships and Resume Posting:

Member: $35 annually
Non-Member: $100 annually

Post a Job, Internship or Resume on the WPRA Website

** Please note NO JOBS or INTERNSHIPS can be posted from August 8th - 18th. Any jobs submitted during this time will be posted on August 19th.