S moke S ignals
june 15, 2014
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
InTeRnAL OPenInGS
eXTeRnAL OPenInGS
n AFC Caregiver
(on-call)
Adult Foster Care
Grade: 5
Open until filled
n Food Service Worker
Grand Ronde Station
Grade: 1
Closing date: june 20
n Caregiver
(2 hours/week)
Adult Foster Home
Grade: 5
Closing date: june 0
n executive Director
Housing Authority
Grade: 17
Open until filled
n Shipping/Receiving Clerk
Procurement
Grade: 5
Closing date: june 0
n Curriculum Specialist
Education
Grade: 13
Closing date: june 0
n Tutor/Advisor K-5
Youth Education
Grade: 6
Closing date: june 0
Internal applicants are
1. Current Regular Employee, past their
six-month Introductory period, receiv-
ing at least a “meets expectations” on
most recent performance evaluation
and not under disciplinary action or
performance improvement within the
previous six months,
2. Grand Ronde Tribal members
3. Spouse of a Grand Ronde Tribal
member or
4. Parent or legal guardian of Grand
Ronde Tribal member children
Internal recruitment
For those individuals meeting minimum
qualifications an interview will be given
in the following ranking order:
1. Grand Ronde Tribal members
a) Qualified Grand Ronde Tribal mem-
bers who show they meet the mini-
mum qualifications of the position
during the course of the interview
n economic Development
Administrator/Manager
Economic Development
Grade: 19
Open until filled
n Support Counselor
Behavioral Health
Grade: 9
Open until filled
n early HeadStart Home Visitor
(on-call)
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 9
Open until filled
n Aquatics Biologist
Natural Resources
Grade: 13
Open until filled
InTeRnAL/eXTeRnAL
n General Manager
Executive Office
Grade: 24
Closing date: june 20
process will be given first consid-
eration for hire and the recruitment
process will end
2. Tribal member spouses, parents and/
or legal guardians of Grand Ronde
Tribal member children
3. Current regular employees
For a detailed job description, please contact the
Tribe’s job line at 503-879-2257 or 1-877 TRIBEGR.
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CTGR TERO seeking construction
workers, Indian-owned Businesses
The Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) is growing a list of
Tribal member construction workers who are interested in obtain-
ing job assignments on construction projects. In addition, TERO
maintains a list of Tribal and Indian businesses (IOBs). IOBs are
certified by TERO to become eligible to participate in contracting
opportunities.
TERO preference requirements apply to all construction projects
on the reservation and a need for workers and contractors experi-
enced in the building trades will create opportunities for employ-
ment and economic benefit.
Also, construction workers are needed for heavy highway construc-
tion on projects throughout the region. The Grand Ronde Tribe and
Oregon Department of Transportation negotiated an agreement
that provides hiring preference to Indians who are dispatched to
projects through TERO.
Those with experience in the construction trades will have im-
mediate opportunities for employment. In addition, those seeking
to begin careers in the construction trades may be eligible for
training opportunities available including on-the job training and
apprenticeship assignments.
Applications and current training events are available at www.
grandronde.org/tero. TERO is located at 9615 Grand Ronde Road,
Grand Ronde, OR 97347 (located on the second floor in the Adult
Education Building). For more information, call 503-879-2188. n
Lewis to speak at ‘Evening
With Wisdom’ dinner
Tribal Historian David Lewis will be one of the featured speakers at “An
Evening With Wisdom,” a fundraising dinner for Native American non-
profit Wisdom of the Elders, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 20, at the Melody
Ballroom, 614 S.E. Alder St., Portland.
Lewis, who also is the current chair of the Oregon Heritage Commission,
will speak about the Chachalu Tribal Museum and Cultural Center, which
will provide a forum to assist with the “transition of knowledge” as Tribal
Elders pass on their culture to younger members of the Tribe.
Tickets to the dinner are $50 and available at www.brownpapertickets.
com.
Portland-based Wisdom of the Elders works to preserve Native culture
and livelihood through an array of projects, from multimedia oral histories
and storytelling to climate change media and programs for youth.
For more information about the dinner, contact Carma Corcoran at
corcorancarma@gmail.com or by calling 503-575-6328.
For more information about Wisdom of the Elders, visit www.wisdo-
moftheelders.org. n
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