High School Intern

Job Summary:

Provides services essential to Tribal Library operations. Assists with the Library Summer Program in activity sessions and preparing materials. Assists with and promotes the teen summer program.  

Essential Functions:

• Helps maintains the library collection by ensuring that collection items are shelved correctly and items are aligned & standing straight. 
• Be available to assist patrons as needed with information and resource referral.
• Provides circulation services that include check-in and out of collection items.
• Participates in training to learn the Follett software program to include, but not limited to; Circulation Services and Patron Maintenance
• Assists Library staff with the Summer Program material preparation and activity facilitation with the Library K-5 groups.
• Reads a selected titles and writes & displays a review to post in the library.
• Assists Library staff with the Summer Teen Program. Assists teens with book selection and library activity projects.
• Assists with prepping donated items for cataloging as identified by Librarian.
• Performs a variety of other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Education, Experience, and Licenses:

• Preference in hiring will be given to Grand Ronde Tribal Youth in their junior or senior year of High School, who are considering post-secondary education in the academic fields of math, science, or technology.
• Requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.0.  A 2.5 grade point average is preferred.

Driving Requirements:

• This position may require driving.

Qualifications, Registrations, and Certifications:

• Ability to work well with the public, children, youth and staff.
• Dependable and willingness to participate in training.
• Entry level computer skills required.
• Must have good communication skills and be customer service oriented.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to Native American culture required.

Environmental Factors and Conditions/Physical Requirements:

• Continually requires the ability to express or receive detailed information or important instructions through oral communication.
• Continually requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Requires repetitive movement of wrists, hands and/or fingers.  Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks.
• Requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time, raising objects from a lower to a higher position and/or moving objects horizontally.
• Occasionally requires lifting of up to 25 pounds.
• This position is frequently subject to inside environmental conditions which provide protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes, and is occasionally subject to outside environmental conditions.
• Supports a safe work environment by performing all duties in accordance with Tribal safety policies and procedures, and Emergency Management Plan. 
• Due to the nature of the interactions with other employees and the public we serve, employees may be required to provide documentation of, or receive, certain health vaccinations.
• May be called upon to serve as a Disaster Reservist during emergencies, or when the Tribal Emergency Operations Center is opened.
• Local travel is occasionally required. Travel outside of the state is infrequently required. 

Background Check:

Candidates for this position will be subject to criminal and character background checks and may be subject to fingerprinting.

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All positions are located in the greater Grand Ronde area unless specifically noted otherwise.

If you have questions or need more info, please call: 1-800-422-0232 x-2109

Application materials must be received in Human Resources by 5pm on the closing date.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ARE DEFINED AS:

• Grand Ronde Tribal members
• Spouse of a Grand Ronde Tribal member
• Parent or legal guardian of Grand Ronde Tribal member children.
• Current Regular Employee, past their six-month introductory period, receiving at least a "meets expectations" on most recent performance evaluation and not under disciplinary action or performance improvement within the previous six months.

For individuals that meet the minimum 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 and current regular employees.