June 7,2007
Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Students encouraged to join Kah-Nee-Ta
summer leadership development program
K ah-N ee-Ta High D esert
Resort and Casino this summer
is providing opportunities for
young tribal members to gain
•workplace experience, career ex
posure and personal develop
ment.
• The program assists tribal
m em ber high school and col
lege students in planning for
and securing future employ
m ent, w hile earning hourly
wages.
■ S ponsored by th e .Tribal
Member Program o f the H u
man Resources Department, the
student leadership development
program begins June 15.
> Students who meet the fol
lowing criteria are eligible to employee;
Compliance with the D rug
enroll in the program:
Scrolled Warm Springs tribal Firee Policy;
mefober;
Work on professionalism at
; In good standing academi all times;
: Dress, appropriately for the
cally;
I!" The student must be in the type o f work responsibilities
process o f obtaining a high placed in, with emphasis on
school diploma, GED, college cleanliness and proper groom
degree, or willing to obtain;
ing;
Show motivation in being
Accepting and following di
ready to start and finish the pro rection in a positive manner
gram, putting forth a positive from the department train er/.
effort towards the plan;
supervisor;
GompletC the pre-employ
Be customer service driven;
ment drug testrequired by Kah-
Be accountable to yourself
Nee-Ta High Desert Resort and and program for doing’your
Casino, and be in compliance overall job well;
with random drug testing there
Communicate and coordi
after;
nate with your departments on
Students must be between a regular basis;
the ages J 4-25, and law abiding
Maintain strict confidential
citizens,'*
ity dealing with worksite infor
mation, departmental business
Student Responsibilities
and personal matters;
Students are required to com
Learning and using estab
ply with all Kah-Nee-Ta High lished chain o f command for
D esert Resort and Casino Em problem resolution;
Being punctual to work ev-
ployee handbook policies. These
ifecM fittil 3
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important
| Inpat^ctfr& rolw ow iuils^ % ih(*sucq|s^ 6® you person
own success, shouldering the ally and Kah-Nee-Ta;
majority o f responsibility for
Practice safety at all times;
Refrain from behavior or
being successful;
Acquiring good work habits conduct deemed offensive or
and ethics is an important part undesirable.
o f being a successful future
Hours and Wages
The Student Leadership D e
velopment Program will begin
June 15. Each student in the
program is allowed up to but not
guaranteed 12 weeks per season.
14 and 15 year olds:
K^HNEtTA
HIGH DESERT RESORT & CASINO
Parent/guardian responsi
bilities
When School is in session*
three hours a school day, eight
hours on non-school days, 18
hours per week maximum;
Only between 7 a.m. and 7
p.m, Working is not allowed dur
ing school hours.
When school is not in ses
sion, eight hours per day, 40
hours per week maximum; from
June 11 through Labor Day, ,7
a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Scholarships offered
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert
Resort & Casino is accepting
applications for the 2007
male and female Scholarship
Award.
This opportunity is for
Warm Springs tribal mem
bers who are choosing to fur
ther their education at an ac
credited secondary learning
institute as a full- or part-time
student.
Applications will be avail
able at the Warm Springs
Education Building and Kah-
Nee-Ta’s Human Resources
Office.
Applications must be re
ceived by the deadline o f July
16,
O f those applicants meet
ing the deadline, one female
and one male will be selected
to receive a $1,000 scholar
ship and a laptop computer.
Mail Scholarship Applica
tion Packet to:
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert
Resort & Casino
Attn: Donation Commtit-
tee
P.O. Box 1240
W arm Springs, O R
97761. / *
16 and 17 year olds:
Federal law does not limit ei
The following basits/w ill ther the number o f hours nor
benefit youf children in sticieed- the time o f day that children 16
ing in the Kah-Nee-Ta student years o f age and older may
leadership developm ent p ro work.
Youth ages 16 and 17 may
gram, and in becoming what
they want to be: i
perform any job not declared
instill in your child the im hazardous or detrimental to the
portance o f education before well-being o f minors.
job/career; .
Youth ages 18 or older are
; Help your child understand not subject to restrictions on
that “affective communication” jobs or hours. Student Leader1
is a key component'qf p^eryday ship Development Program will
life at work and htime; !i
not allow overtime, unless the
Support your child being on student is at least 16 years old
time by arriving at least 10 min and the department wants to uti
utes early for work;
lize its own budget.
Reinforce having a great
The Participants rate o f pay
work ethic with ybuf child;
is based on the grade level o f
education they are attending that
Be a positive role model;
. Take time to listen, share, en current year.
courage and stay involved with
High school freshmen and
your child’s wo/k and schooling sophomores: $7.80 an hour, fl
during the year; J
H igh
sch o o l juniors:
A tten d sdhool and w ork $8.05 an hour.
functions in support o f your
H igh • sch o o l seniors:
$8.30 an hour.
child;
/ |
: / Give praise to your child for
College students: $9;30. to
there accomplishments, even foj$ $12 an hour, based on experi
ence.
the smallest ones; *
C om m unicate' w ith your
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For m ore inform ation or
to make good decisions.
concerns, please contact Human
Resources at 553-1112.
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