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OCTOBER 15, 2017
Grand Ronde
Housing Department
Grand Ronde police help
catch suspected bank robber
Sheridan man led police on 25-mile chase through Polk County
By Danielle Frost
Smoke Signals staff writer
Housing Board seeks community input
The Grand Ronde Housing Board is inviting Tribal members and Trib-
al housing residents to provide input to assist its members in carrying
out its advisory role to the Housing Department and Tribal Council
regarding policy guidance. The Housing Board meets at 3 p.m. the third
Thursday of each month in the Housing Department conference room,
28450 Tyee Road. Its chair is Matt Thomas. For more information,
contact the Housing Department at 503-879-2401.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNAL OPENINGS
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
Instructional Assistant
Job #086-17
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 6
Closing date: Oct. 20
Psychiatrist
Job #062-16
Behavioral Health
Grade: 23
Open until filled
College Intern
Job #066-17
Youth Education
Grade: 3
Open until filled
Audit Manager
Job #077-16
Audit Services
Grade: 16
Open until filled
EXTERNAL OPENINGS
AFC Caregiver
(on-call)
Adult Foster Care
Grade: 5
Open until filled
Psychiatric Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner
Behavioral Health
Job #065-15
Grade: 19
Open until filled
Internal applicants are
1. Current Regular Employee,
past their six-month Intro-
ductory period, receiving at
least a “meets expectations”
on most recent performance
evaluation and not under
disciplinary action or perfor-
mance 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 process
For those individuals meeting
minimum qualifications an inter-
view will be given in the follow-
ing ranking order:
1. Grand Ronde Tribal members
For a detailed job
description, contact the
Tribe’s job line at
503-879-2257
or 1-877 TRIBEGR.
A Grand Ronde Tribal Police De-
partment car was slightly damaged
in a high-speed pursuit through Polk
County on Friday, Sept. 29, but no
Tribal police officers were injured.
The pursuit began in Salem,
where officers there pursued Rich-
ard Louis Whittington, 43, of Sheri-
dan after he allegedly robbed a Key
Bank. He then drove his BMW on
Highway 22 at speeds up to 100
mph. Whittington then continued
on Red Prairie Road and crossed
Highway 18.
Polk County deputies joined the
pursuit and Grand Ronde police
were dispatched to assist as well,
Lt. Tim Hernandez said.
Spike strips were laid down to
slow the suspect vehicle and then a
Tribal police officer used his vehicle
to force the fleeing car into a ditch
along Red Prairie Road.
“Our officer took the opportu-
nity, while the pursuit was at
slow speeds, to stop the suspect,”
Hernandez said. “He did what he
needed to do to get him off the roads
so he didn’t hurt anyone.”
The Tribal patrol car sustained
minor cosmetic damage in the
incident, Hernandez said. An esti-
mated damage amount had not yet
been determined.
Whittington was being held at the
Polk County Jail on three charges
including reckless driving and at-
tempting to elude a police officer.
His bail was set at $22,500.
Salem police and the FBI are
investigating the alleged bank
robbery.
Health and Wellness Fair
Pediatrician
Job #025-17
GRHWC
Grade: 23
Open until filled
Psychiatric Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner
Behavioral Health
Job #065-15
Grade: 19
Open until filled
Disabilities & Education
Services Coordinator
Job #063-17
ECE
Grade: 10
Open until filled
Teacher Aide (on call)
Job #061-17
Early Childhood Education
Grade: 5
Open until filled
a) Qualified Grand Ronde
Tribal members who show
they meet the minimum
qualifications of the position
during the course of the in-
terview process will be given
first consideration for hire
and the recruitment process
will end.
2. Tribal member spouses,
parents and/or legal guard-
ians of Grand Ronde Tribal
member children and current
regular employees.
Photos by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal Elder Cherie Butler, left, gets her blood pressure taken by Tribal
Health Promotion Specialist Amber Case during the Grand Ronde Health
and Wellness Fair held in the Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center
Atrium on Thursday, Oct. 5. Community Health, Behavioral Health,
Dental, Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory/X-ray were some of the
departments that had informational tables at the event.
Drug-Free
Workplace Policy
Effective January 1, 2004, all employees
are subject to random drug and/or alcohol
testing.
All pre-employment offers.
When there is reasonable
suspicion.
Post accident.
www.gr a ndr onde. o r g
Tribal Elder Alan Ham talks with Tribal X-ray Technician Niki Mosley
during the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Fair held in the Grand
Ronde Health & Wellness Center Atrium on Thursday, Oct. 5.