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Department of Information Technology
(DOIT)
MENTAL HEALTH
Career
Opportunities
For Chemical-Dependency Professionals...
The C o rp o ra tio n : C O D A, Inc. a private non-profit corpora­
tion, has pioneered comprehensive addiction treatment servic­
es to a diverse and complex population throughout Northwest
Oregon Operating from one large outpatient site and three
residential sites (which also provide child development and
limited outpatient services), our services include intensive
drug-free outpatient, methadone maintenance, short - and
longterm residential, and detoxification. Our client population
is extremely large and diverse. We are a leader in designing
services for pregnant women, women with young children, and
to families.
W ith our range o f services, locations, and client profiles,
CODA offers a challenging and multifaceted environment in
which chemical dependency professionals can grow and ad­
vance. C ODA further encouraged professional advancement
with an energetic training program consisting o f monthly in-
service events, frequent special events, and cash and paid-time
allowance for off-premises training.
Recent and continuing expansion has created and exceptional
range o f career opportunities. Dedicated chemical-dependen­
cy professionals are encouraged to apply. C ODA is currently
recruiting for the follow ing positions:
Positions:
Counselor C-V Clinical Supervisor: Available at our Alpha
Family Treatment Center. Starting salary $1.917 - $2,100 per
month plus benefits. Provides treatment to complex caseloads,
performs clinical supervision, develops and implements c lin i­
cal procedures. Requires Master’ s Degree and relevant expe­
rience. Inquire about C 5A 6I.
Part-Time Dispensary RN: Works 22 to 32 hours per week,
prim arily after-noon and early evening shifts, at our methadone
dispensary. Pays $1 1.06 to #13.50 per hour plus benefits.
Inquire about RND63.
Outpatient Counselor III: Provides individual and group
counseling in our methadone maintenance department. Pays
$1,494 to $1,640 per month plus benefits. Inquire about C3O47.
Detoxification Technicians: I part-time (24 hours per week)
and one full-tim e position available. Pays $7.76 to $8.94 per
hour plus benefits. Inquire about C2T33 (PT) or C2T35 (FT).
Counselor I and II: positions available at our New Directions
Family Treatment Center. C -I pays $ 7 .15 to $8.00 per hour plus
benefits, provides milieu supervision. C -II pays $1,345 to
$ 1,450 monthly plus benefits, provides services to residential
and outpatient patients. Inquire about C1F2I or C2F35.
Clerical Specialist 2: Client Information Specialist to provide
admissions and medical-records support at our outpatient
center. Pays $1,239 to $1,375 monthly plus benefits. Inquire
about S2C26.
Individuals currently serving any federal, state or county parole
or probation are ineligible for these positions. Candidates must
consent to a criminal background check.
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TO APPLY, obtain a standard C O D A application form and
detailed position announcements for each position sought.
Screening questions responses are demanded for each position
sought. CO D A cannot accept resumes in lieu o f application
forms. Application Materials Are Available A t And Must Be
Returned To C O DA, Inc. 210 NE 20th Ave. Portland, OR
97232; Tele:(5O3) 236-2290 Ext. 254.
CODA
T reatment R ecovery P revention
CODA is an Equal O pportunity/Affirm ative Action Employer
Administrative
Specialist II
Portland Development
Commission
$21,259-$30, 187
Provides administrative support
for the rental housing section.
Work includes providing cus­
tomer service in fast paced
environm ent, including re­
search, word processing, fil­
ing, and special projects. Re­
quires: Advanced WP 6.1, ex­
cellent organizational and in­
terpersonal skills, three years
secretarial experience, ability
to work collaboratively in a
team based organizational
structure. Understanding of
construction, real estate and
loan underwriting terminology
requires.
Interested applicants should
pick up a more detailed job
description and application
packet at PDC. If outside Port­
land metro area, cal! the job
hotline at (503) 823-3463 and
request a packet. Application
packets must be returned by
5:00 D .m ., October 11, 1996.
Pontand Development
Commission
Attn: HR/ Admin II
1120 S. W. 5th Avenue, »1100
Portland, OR 97204
The P o rtla n d D e ve lo p m e n t
Commission values diversity
in its workforce and is com ­
mitted to equal employment
opportunity and affirm ative
action.
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Operations Officer
Community
Development
Seeking operations officer for
nationally known nonprofit in­
termediary supporting com ­
munity-based development in
Portland. Responsibilities in­
clude management of com ­
munity organizing grant pro­
gram, grants compliance and
reporting, bookkeeping, orga­
nizational management assis­
tance to grantees, and ad­
ministrative support to NPF
Director. Resume and cover
letter by 10/15/96 to the Neigh­
borhood P artnership fund,
621 SW Morrison, Suite 725,
Portland, Oregon 97205. M i­
norities and women strongly
encouraged to apply. An equal
opportunity employer.
Washington County
Administrative Specialist ii
Bilingual-Spanish/English
$1902 - $2312/mo
Closes October 11,1996
Call (503) 648-8606/TTY (503)
693-4898 fo r in fo rm a tio n .
C o u n ty a p p lic a tio n a nd
s u p p le m e n ta l a p p lic a tio n
forms required. Apply to:
Washington County Human
Resources Division
155 N. First Avenue, Suite 210
Hillsboro, Oregon 97124
Women, minorities, and people
with disabilities are encour­
aged to apply.
The Department of Information Technology provides services to the
City of Vancouver and Clark County government agencies. DOIT
provides and maintains a highly distributed network running Ethernet
TCIPIP. The primary hardware platform is Hewlett Packard, support­
ing HP MPE-ix and HP-Unix minicomputers. DOIT is rapidly moving
to an NT server environment to support their customer base of
approximately 1300 networked PCs.
The Department of Information Technology has immediate
openings for the following positions:
Networks and Operations Manager (96-79)
$4,564 - 55,825/monthly
The individual selected for this position will manage the organization,
staffing, and operational activities for the Networks and Operations
Divisions. Responsibilities will include: participation in the develop­
ment and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities
for the division: selection, training, motivation, and evaluation of
division personnel: direction, coordination, and review of division
work plan; coordination of activities with other divisions, outside
agencies, and the general public; providing highly responsible and
complex staff assistance to the director of Information Technology,
Minimum qualifications include: principles of management, business
analysis, business planning, and budgeting. Current computer-based
technologies, such as : various platforms (microcomputers, minicom-
' puters, mainframes); various architectures (distributed, centralized,
de-centralized); current data communications (LAN/WAN, wired/
wireless, copper/optical. CDDI/FDDI, frame relay/ATM); and current
directions (client/server, imaging, multimedia, online access to gov­
ernment, the Internet, security firewalls).
Senisr_Ana!y$t/PrQgrammer - 2 positions (96-8Q)
$3,187 - $4,069/month
The individuals selected for these positions will perform complex
analyst and programming duties including: analyzing, designing,
developing, modifying, and maintaining software: managing the imple­
mentation and maintenance of vendor-supplied software. Cobol,
Speedware, Oracle, MS-Access, Visual Basic are the primary lan­
guages currently supported. Minimum qualifications include: equiva­
lent to a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
with major course work in computer science, business administration,
public administration, or a related field and two years of professional
| programming experience preferably in a municipality
Senior Security Administrator (96-81)
$3,187 - 54,069/month
The individual selected for this position will be responsible for plan­
ning, designing, and implementing security measures which safe­
guard access to City and County files and data; establishing, main-
I taining, and monitoring all network access; recommending security
software and their applications; establishing alternative security mea­
sures to support disaster recovery; participating with vendors in
assessment of advanced data security systems. Minimum qualifica­
tions include: High school diploma or GED, five years experience
within information systems, two within data security, and a strong
working knowledge of MPE, UNIX, NT, utilities and security environ­
ment software.
Workflow Analyst (96-82)
$2,843 - $4,016/month
The individual selected for this position will be responsible for provid­
ing work flow automation and business process re-engineering analy­
sis for City and County departments; assisting departments in iden­
tification and quantification of opportunities for improvement through
business process changes and/or automation. Minimum qualifica­
tions include: a Bachelor’s degree providing training in the analysis of
physical systems (e.g.physical science, mathematics, accounting,
engineering, business or public administration) and at least five year's
progressive professional experience in manual or automated sys­
tems analysis, design, development, and implementation, including
two year's experience developing process models, flowcharts, and
written procedure instructions using recognized tools and methodolo­
gies. Five year’s additional process/procedure analysis and design
experience, two years of which must have been at the Workflow
Analyst level, may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree require-
! ment.
PC Software Specialist (96-83)
$2,706 - $3,822/month
The individual selected for this position will be responsible for estab­
lishing PC programming standards; identifying and estimating poten­
tial PC applications; assisting City and County departmental staff in
specifying requirements for PC applications and assisting City and
County departments in the design, development, and administration
of PC-based computer applications; developing prototype or demon­
stration applications; providing a forum for disseminating PC pro­
gramming skills among City and County departments. Minimum
qualifications include: a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or
related field and at least four year's progressive experience in PC
applications using recognized tools and methodologies including
Microsoft Windows, visual Basic and Access. Five year’s additional
application software development experience, two years of which
must have been at the Senior programmer-analyst level, may be
substituted for the Bachelor’s degree requirement. MC-Access and
Visual Basic expertise a must.
Application materials are available at the Citizens Service Center,
Fourth floor, 1313 Main Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 or by calling
(360-8419. Completed application, resume, and supplemental ques­
tionnaire must be Received on the 4th floor of the Citizens Service
Center, Attn: HRRS by 5 p.m. Friday, October 18, 1996. Candidates
applying for more than one position please list all position titles and
recruitment numbers on your completed City of Vancouver applica­
tion.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Our Most Important Asset is People
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oregon/HMO Oregon is currently
recruiting for the following positions: for more information about
current openings call our Job Information Line:
• Methods and Procedures Analyst (#321)
• Member Service rep. (#339)
• Medical Claims Analyst (#347)
Teams Leader
Portland Development
Commission
$53,359 - $80,038
The City’s agency for urban re­
newal, housing and economic
developm ent is seeking a
teams leader for its rental
housing section. This senior
level position is responsible
for setting and monitoring pro­
duction goals, lo n g-ran g e
planning, direct supervision
of all Section employees and
facilitating the effectiveness
of work teams meet produc­
tion and custom er service
goals. Position acts as a liai­
son for section to Housing
Director and other depart­
ments, and is responsible for
coordinating the housing fi­
nance approval system, de­
velopment of new delivery
system components and man­
agement of budgets and au­
dits. R equires: a d va n ce d
knowledge of management
practices, including dem on­
strated knowledge of self-
managed work teams; strong
communication, facilitation,
negotiation, conflict resolution
and public speaking skills;
Bachelor degree or equiva­
lent specializing in business
or finance; m inim um fo u r
years experience in real es­
tate finance and development,
project/construction m anage­
ment, federal housing pro­
gram administration and su­
pervision or equivalent.
Interested applicants should
pick up a more detailed job
description and application
packet at PDC. If outside Port­
land metro area, call the job
hotline at (503) 823-3463 and
request a packet. Application
packets and resumes must
be returned by 5:00 p.m., O c­
tober 11, 1996.
Portland Development
Commission
Attn: HR/Teams
1120 S. W. 5th Avenue, #1100
Portland, OR 97204
The P ortlan d D e ve lo p m e n t
Commission values diversity
in its workforce and is com ­
mitted to equal employment
opportunity and affirm ative
action^___________________
Safety Manager
Eugene Water & Electric Board
is a municipal utility facing
changing times. We are look­
ing for an energetic, flexible,
and forward-looking individual
to lead and supervise a safety
program that results in a safe
and healthy environment that
this in compliance with ali fed­
eral and state safety laws and
regulations and embraces a
“Best Practices” approach to
employing safety procedures
and processes.
Experience in all aspects of
safety related to an electric
and water utility is preferred.
However, experience in other
utilities such as gas, telephone
and other industries with a
comparable mix of workplace
complexity is acceptable. A
Bachelor’s Degree in related
field such as Safety, or Indus­
trial E ngineering and two
years of safety-related work
experience; or an equivalent
combination of appropriate
training and experience that
provides the desired knowl­
edge, skills and abilities such
as; five years experience in
planning, organization and
im p le m e n tin g
c o rp o ra te
safety programs, or safety pro­
fessional certification through
the A m e rica n S o c ie ty of
Safety Engineers and five
years of safety related work
experience. Submission of
salary history is required. For
application packet contact,
Eugene W ater & E le ctric
Board, P.O. Box 10148, 500
E 4th Avenue, Eugene OR
9 74 4 0 A ttn : H um an R e ­
sources or (541) 484-3769.
Position closes on Friday,
October 18, 1996 - 5:00 p.m.
EWEB values diversity in tne
workforce and is an equal
opportunity employer.
Survey Field
Technician
W&H Pacific, a rapidly growing
leader in engineering, plan­
ning and consulting services,
is seeking a talented profes­
sional who can provide cre­
ative solutions and superior
service.
Requires two years experience
in all aspects of surveying.
F a m iliarity with e le ctro n ic
thedolites and data collection
required. Experience with wild
total station/data collection a
plus. LSIT registration or col­
lege education in a related
field also a plus. Successful
candidate must have a B.S. in
surveying or related field and
must be a licensed land sur­
veyor with a minimum of 10
years experience including
m a n agerial and te c h n ic a l
competence in large fee, com­
plex survey projects. S uc­
cessful candidate must have
good; current relationships
within professional and trade
groups related to the survey­
ing community. A high degree
of business development and
client maintenance skills re­
quired. Competent in possess
excellent listening, writing,
and presentation skills.
As on of the Oregon Business
100 B est companies to work
for in Oregon we can offer
excellent benefits, advanced
equipment, and opportunities
for growth and development.
If you value team oriented
environment with profession­
als who work hard and play
hard, w e’d like to hear from
you. Please mail or fax re­
sumes to:
W&H Pacific
8405 SW Nimbus Avenue
Beaverton, OR 97008
Fax: (503) 526-0775
We value diversity and are an
Construction
Management
Coordinator/
Specialist
Portland Development
Commission
$39,435 - $59,205
Responsible for analysis and
oversight of construction re­
lated issues for existing prop­
erties and new construction.
Monitors construction to en­
sure projects meet schedule,
budget, quality standards and
funding re q uirem en ts. In ­
spects sites, reviews specifi­
c a tio n s , and n e g o tia te s
changes, and approves bud­
gets. Works within self-m an­
aged team, sharing responsi­
bility for team performance,
decision making and continu­
ous improvement. Requires:
ability to work collaboratively
in a team; 3 years construc­
tion management experience;
knowledge of City building
codes, Housing Quality Stan­
dards and Federal labor Stan­
dards and strong computer
skills, particularly in spread­
sheets and cost estimating.
Interested applicants should
pick up a more detailed job
description and application
packet at PDC. If outside Port­
land metro area, call the job
hotline at (503) 823-3463 and
request a packet. Application
packets and resumes must
be returned by 5:00 p.m., Oc­
tober 11, 1996.
Portland Development
Commission
Attn: HR/Construction
1120 S. W. 5th Avenue, #1100
Portland, OR 97204
The P ortlan d D e ve lo p m e n t
Commission values diversity
in its workforce and is com ­
mitted to equal employment
opportunity and affirm ative
action.
Social Service
Meals-on-Wheels Coordinator
- Northeast Portland. M-F, 5
hrs/day. Mgmt, or volunteer
Mgmt. Apply at Loaves &
Fishes, 6125 SE 52nd by
October 11,1996. EOE
• Occupational Health Nurse (#050)
• Medical Management Coordinator (#351)
1-800-231-1617
We are strongly committed to equal opportunity in all phases of
employment. Blue Cross and Blue Shield is a smoke-free workplace
BlueCross BlueShield
of Oregon
HMO Oregon
©
Port of Portland
Career Opportunities Information about career opportunities
with the Port of Portland can be obtained by calling the Job
Hotline at (503) 731-7480. Hearing impaired applicants may
call TDD. (503) 731 -7485. Applications for open positions are
available at the Port’s employment office, located at 700 NE
Multnomah, 14th. Fir. Office hours are Monday through
Friday, except Holidays, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The Port of Portland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.