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JOB OPPORTUNITIES
INtERNaL OPENINgs
n Compliance technician
Land & Culture
Grade: 8
Closing date: aug. 18
n tribal Court Program specialist
Tribal Court
Grade: 8
Closing date: aug. 18
Internal applicants are
1. Current Regular Employee, past
their six-month Introductory pe-
riod, receiving at least a “meets
expectations” on most recent per-
formance 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 mini-
mum qualifications an interview will
be given in the following ranking
order:
1. Grand Ronde Tribal members
a) Qualified Grand Ronde Tribal
members who show they meet
the minimum qualifications of the
position during the course of the
interview process will be given
first consideration 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
EXtERNaL OPENINgs
n aFC Caregiver
(on-call)
Adult Foster Care
Grade: 5
Open until filled
n Executive Director
Housing Authority
Grade: 17
Open until filled
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
INtERNaL/EXtERNaL
n Pharmacy Director
Pharmacy
Grade: 21
Closing date: aug.
Drug-Free
Workplace Policy
n Effective January 1, 2004, all
employees are subject to random
drug and/or alcohol testing.
n All pre-employment offers.
n When there is reasonable
suspicion.
n Post accident.
For a detailed job description, please contact the
Tribe’s job line at 503-879-2257 or 1-877 TRIBEGR.
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Grand Ronde Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program
The Grand Ronde Tribe is
operating its own Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance
Program (LIHEAP) to assist
Grand Ronde Tribal member
households with energy
payments (utility bills,
firewood, etc.), energy
emergencies and weatherization
(e.g. furnace repairs). Income
eligible households within Polk, Yamhill,
Marion, Washington, Multnomah and Clackamas counties with a
Grand Ronde Tribal member are eligible to apply. CTGR members in
these counties need to contact Grand Ronde to receive assistance
instead of from the community action agency in their area. Grand
Ronde’s program enables more CTGR members to be served than
would otherwise have been possible.
If you are interested in obtaining services contact Social Services at
1-800-242-8196 for energy assistance and the Grand Ronde Tribal
Housing Authority at 503-879-2405 for weatherization. The Tribe’s
LIHEAP program also serves all income eligible Indians on Grand
Ronde Reservation or trust land.
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Forum attracts all
nine candidates
By Ron Karten
Smoke Signals staff writer
More than 50 Tribal members
and some staff members attended
the Tribal Council Candidates Fo-
rum held Wednesday, July 23, in
the Community Center.
All nine candidates running for
Tribal Council introduced them-
selves, answered two rounds of
questions and gave closing state-
ments. The forum lasted 90 min-
utes.
The scheduled question-and-
answer session was in the same
format as in the last three years,
said master of ceremonies Chris
Leno, Acting General Manager of
the Tribe.
Candidates were given one min-
ute to introduce themselves, two
minutes to respond to audience-
generated questions and two-and-
a-half minutes to make a closing
statement.
Questions from the audience fo-
cused on such long-standing Tribal
issues as improving communication
between Tribal Council and the
general membership, bringing a
more respectful tone to the commu-
nications, and making Tribal Coun-
cil proceedings more transparent
to allow Tribal members to better
participate in Tribal affairs.
There was a comment that Tribal
adults are not modeling good be-
havior for Tribal youth, an area
that received much attention.
Other questions asked how to in-
volve community youth with more
opportunities and reduce the wait
list for the Tribe’s K-5 programs.
The definition of Tribal blood,
what the Tribal position on mari-
juana use ought to be, term limits,
prioritizing per capita and creating
a more unified and respectful Tribe
also received attention.
AV Sound Technician Wendell
Olson and his son, summer intern
Jacob Olson, taped the event for
broadcast over the Tribal website,
where it remains available for view-
ing at www.grandronde.org under
the Video tab.
The nine running for Tribal Coun-
cil include incumbents Reyn Leno,
Kathleen Tom and June Sherer.
Challengers include former three-
term Tribal Council member Chris
Mercier. The remaining candidates
who have not previously served on
Tribal Council are Brenda Tuomi,
Ann Lewis, Tonya Gleason-Shepek,
Cory Meneley and Kevin Sim-
mons.
Ballots were mailed to Tribal vot-
ers with verified signatures on July
23, the day of the forum, and are
due back by Election Day, which is
Saturday, Sept. 6.
Tribal members must be regis-
tered to vote and may register by
creating a verified signature card
at any time up to and including
Election Day.
The Election Office is open
through Election Day from 9 a.m. to
3 p.m., Monday through Thursday,
excluding a half-hour lunch from
noon to 12:30 p.m. The Election
Office phone number is 503-879-
2271.
As of June 30, the day of nomi-
nations for Tribal Council, 3,996
Tribal members were 18 or older,
making them eligible to register to
vote. In 2013, 1,205 ballots were
cast out of 3,924 Tribal members
who were eligible to vote.
Tribal members may vote for up
to three candidates to fill three
positions on the next Tribal Coun-
cil. The three top vote-getters will
serve for the next three years. n
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