Location: Portland, OR
Company: Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Health Board: The Northwest Tribes have long recognized the need to exercise control over the design and development of health care delivery systems in their local communities. To this end, they formed the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (also referred to as NPAIHB or Board) in 1972.
NPAIHB is a nonprofit tribal organization that serves the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington on health-related issues. Tribes become voting members of the Board through resolutions passed by their governing body. Each member Tribe designates a delegate to serve on the NPAIHB Board of Directors. The vision of NPAIHB is health for the seventh generation and
our mission is to eliminate health disparities and improve the quality of life of American Indians and Alaska Natives by supporting Northwest tribes in their delivery of culturally appropriate, high quality health programs and services.
More on the NPAIHB Strategic Plan 2020-2025 can be found here: www. npaihb. org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/About-5-Strategic-Plan-Final. pdf Job Summary : Tribal Health Reaching out In Volves Everyone (THRIVE) is the suicide prevention project at the NPAIHB and works to reduce suicide rates among American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the Pacific Northwest by increasing tribal capacity to prevent suicide and by improving regional collaborations.
THRIVE has received funds to collaborate more closely with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's in the region and the NW Tribes to improve access to and the services connected to local call centers.
This project will carry out suicide prevention grant activities required by SAMHSA's 988 Tribal Response grant. The Project Coordinator will work closely with both the THRIVE Project Director as well as the 988 Project Director. The team will collaborate with the Tribes, call centers, states, and other organizations invested in this work. The project coordinator will provide technical and specialized support to the Project Directors to support the overall grant goals and objectives.
The Project Coordinator will aid the THRIVE 988 Project Director in improving intertribal and interagency collaboration and communication about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, suicide prevention, and treatment. This position will promote mental health and work to improve the social acceptability of mental health services for AI/AN people. The Project Coordinator will assist in developing Tribal partnerships to increase the capacity of local 988 centers to implement a comprehensive and coordinated response to individuals at risk for suicide. This position will work to increase tribal capacity and expand their delivery of suicide and substance use disorder prevention, early intervention, and crisis intervention strategies in NW tribal settings.
The Program Coordinator will also provide technical and specialized support to both THRIVE Project Directors to support the overall project goals and objectives. Essential Functions: Coordinate quarterly partner calls with local 988 call centers, NW Tribes, and State representatives to improve effective 988 response and linkage to tribal resources. Review current 988 crisis call center training and continuing education curricula and materials to ensure they are culturally appropriate and trauma-informed.
Develop, update, print, and disseminate suicide prevention social marketing and media campaign materials tailored to AI/AN populations. Assist all sub-awarded 988 crisis centers with creating a plan that will identify and track referrals and develop a response for staff to establish follow-up contact protocols for AI/ANs after crisis encounters. Help develop a quality improvement plan focusing on procedures, policies, backssment, referral, and access to local care to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated response to Tribal individuals at imminent risk for suicide.
Works with the Project Director and local evaluator for data collection and reporting Works with the Project Director to write continuation application and budget modifications for the funding agencies as required. Coordinate and facilitate QPR and ASIST workshops per requests. Responsible for preparing, initiating, and tracking purchasing requests. Record and transcribe minutes of project meetings. Collaborate with other NPAIHB programs to meet related goals and objectives. Attend training for trainer workshops to support suicide intervention training requests by the NW Tribes, workshops may include (Question Persuade Refer, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Safe TALK, etc.
). Coordinate and provide presentations to NW Tribes and at conferences and tribal gatherings. Take part in speaking engagements to further the message of suicide prevention. Maintain regional and organizational relationships which further the work of suicide prevention. Prepare a Monthly Activity Report (MAR) and provide it to the Project Director at the end of each month. Manage and update project partners contact lists (email and physical addresses, contact numbers, correct list for the email listserv, etc.
). Promote NPAIHB projects at regional and national meetings and conferences. Maintain well-organized filing system for documents and computer files. Seek opportunities for ongoing suicide prevention education and professional development. Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Directors. As a community of professionals and NPAIHB Staff, we agree to: Act in service to the Tribes and the tribal communities we serve. Professional integrity and excellence. Contribute to a community of respect, collaboration and collectivity.
Commit to sharing knowledge and building expertise by participating in all virtual spaces in our workplace with our cameras on. Be present, available and responsive for meetings and calls during regular working hours. Respect confidentiality. Use reasonable judgement to dress appropriately for the workday, space or event In lieu of a formal dress code. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in community health, public health, health education or three or more years of experience in a similar position. Three or more years of experience working with tribal communities, tribal organization or other Indian organization, NW tribes preferred.
One or more years of experience with social media technologies. Experience with and feels comfortable discussing sensitive topics in public forums. Experience with public speaking and/or providing training to a variety of different audiences. Experience facilitating or moderating meetings. Must be highly organized and motivated and have the ability to carry out responsibilities with minimum supervision. Proficient spelling and grammar skills. The ability to proofread written materials accurately. Must have experience with organizing and setting up filing systems both electronic and hardcopy.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs including Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word. Must have demonstrated ability to communicate in a friendly, courteous, and professional manager to effectively work with tribal representatives, NPAIHB staff, and other health care related organizations, and the general public. Typical Physical Activity: Physical Demands: Frequently involves sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Physical Requirements: Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and to make fine discrimination in sound.
Constantly requires verbally expressing or exchanging ideas or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly. Constantly requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and/or fingers. Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks. Occasionally requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time. Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hand and arms.
Occasionally requires stooping which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Infrequently requires crouching. Typical Environmental Conditions: The worker 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. Travel Requirements: Travel outside of Portland is occasionally required. Overnight travel outside of the area is required up to 25% of the time.
Disclaimer: The individual must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and or skills required of all personnel so classified. Except as provided by Title 25, U. S. C. § 450e(b), which allows for Indian preference in hiring, the NPAIHB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, interaction, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, interactionual orientation, gender identity, religion, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization citizenship or immigration status, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Tribes have long recognized the need to exercise control over the design and development of health care delivery systems in their local communities. To this end, they formed the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (also referred to as NPAIHB or Board) in 1972.
NPAIHB is a nonprofit tribal organization that serves the forty-three federally recognized tribes of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington on health-related issues. Tribes become voting members of the Board through resolutions passed by their governing body. Each member Tribe designates a delegate to serve on the NPAIHB Board of Directors. The vision of NPAIHB is health for the seventh generation and our mission is to eliminate
health disparities and improve the quality of life of American Indians and Alaska Natives by supporting Northwest tribes in their delivery of culturally appropriate, high quality health programs and services.
More on the NPAIHB Strategic Plan 2020-2025 can be found here : www. npaihb. org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/About-5-Strategic-Plan-Final. pdf. Job Summary: The NPAIHB Tribal Opioid Response (TOR) Consortium works to address the opioid crisis among tribal nations by increasing capacity to address the complex factors associated with a comprehensive opioid response, including access to culturally appropriate prevention, treatment, and recovery activities with the intent of reducing
unmet treatment need and opioid-related deaths, as well as a focus on using cultural and community strengths as prevention.
The project coordinator's (PC) primary responsibilities for the NPAIHB TOR Consortium are to provide coordination and support for the Consortium Tribes. Duties include, but are not limited to: organizing consortium calls, meetings, and/or trainings; coordinate travel for project if needed; track and divide technical assistance requests from Consortium tribes; be the primary contact for Oregon Tribes in the Consortium; maintain and send out resources/announcements for the TOR listserv and; coordinate all purchasing for harm reduction kits and travel payments for any contractors or Tribes.
The PC will also help the Project Manager with coordination of communication across NPAIHB projects closely related to TOR to respond to the needs of the NW Tribes. This may include sharing resources, implementing activities that cross NPAIHB projects, and visiting sites when requested or needed. This position reports directly to the TOR Project Director. Essential Functions Support to the Project Director & Managers and the efforts of the project Serve as the primary contact for Oregon Tribes in the Consortium Work with the Funding & Contracts manager to prepare, initiate and track contract payments for these Consortium Tribes Work with the Funding & Contracts Manager to maintain database tracking systems pertaining to the project and sub-recipients Monitor and update sub-recipient project work plans Review and update topical content on the npaihb.
org/opioids webpage Assist PM on media material development, scheduling and dissemination Complete and submit electronic monthly activity reports (e MAR) Maintain the project listserv to disseminate important information on a schedule Maintain relationships with project partners Collaborate with other NPAIHB programs to meet related goals and objectives Work with PD and PM on the preparation of all required project reports Work with the external evaluation team to compile monthly activity reports submitted by the sub-recipients Review monthly activity reports for any TA needs Schedule and prepare materials for partner calls, meetings, and events Take notes for partner calls, meetings, trainings, etc.
and disseminate when necessary Coordinate and disseminate resources to Tribes and partner organizations, including NARCAN, Harm Reduction supplies, and print outs Maintains project files and records Regularly update project partners contacts Perform other duties as assigned As a community of professionals and NPAIHB Staff, we agree to: Act in service to the Tribes and the tribal communities we serve Professional integrity and excellence Contribute to a community of respect, collaboration, and collectivity Commit to sharing knowledge and building expertise by participating in all virtual spaces in our workplace with our cameras on Be present, available, and responsive for meetings and calls during regular working hours Respect confidentiality Use reasonable judgement to dress appropriately for the workday, space or event In lieu of a formal dress code Qualifications: Bachelor's level degree in a health-related field required One year of experience in health promotion/disease prevention programs One year of experience working with tribal communities or tribal organizations Experience in project coordination and project planning Must have the ability to make professional oral presentations in settings at the national level, regional level and community level, as well as in tribal settings Experience using Microsoft Office package (Access, Excel, Word, Publisher, Power Point) Excellent writing and communication skills Must be highly organized and motivated, and be able manage complex projects and carry out all responsibilities of the job requirements with minimal day-to-day supervision Must demonstrate discretion, tact, knowledge, judgment, and overall ability in working effectively with federal, tribal, and other professionals and facilitating participation and partnership in the activities of the program Must be sensitive to cross-cultural differences, and able to work effectively within their context Typical Physical Activity: Physical Demands: Frequently involves sedentary work: exerting up to 10 pounds of force and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Physical Requirements: Constantly requires the ability to receive detailed information through oral communications, and to make fine discrimination in sound. Constantly requires verbally expressing or exchanging ideas or important instructions accurately, loudly, or quickly. Constantly requires working with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm. Constantly requires repetitive movement of the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
Often requires walking or moving about to accomplish tasks. Occasionally requires standing and/or sitting for sustained periods of time. Occasionally requires ascending or descending stairs or ramps using feet and legs and/or hand and arms. Occasionally requires stooping which entails the use of the lower extremities and back muscles. Infrequently requires crouching. Typical Environmental Conditions: The worker 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.
Travel Requirements: When travel restrictions are lifted and when travel is safe, travel may be needed for this job, up to 25% of time. Disclaimer: The individual must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately without causing a significant safety threat to self or others. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and or skills required of all personnel so classified.
Except as provided by Title 25, U. S. C. § 450e(b), which allows for Indian preference in hiring, the NPAIHB does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, interaction, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital status, interactionual orientation, gender identity, religion, politics, membership or non-membership in an employee organization citizenship or immigration status, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry or any other characteristic protected by law. Job Posted by Applicant Pro
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and ensure client satisfaction. Team Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including architects, surveyors, and environmental specialists, to deliver comprehensive and successful projects.
Quality Assurance: Conduct quality control on engineering plans, reports, and specifications to ensure accuracy and compliance with project requirements. Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all projects adhere to local, state, and federal regulations, obtaining necessary permits and approvals. Site Design: Develop and implement site design plans, ensuring optimal functionality and adherence to project goals. Project Management: Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively
to achieve project success. How to Apply: If you are a motivated and experienced Senior Project Engineer with a background in Land Development and a PE license, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
Please submit your resume to xyz X@. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, interaction (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, interactionual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990.
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This position requires in-office administrative support that will vary on day-to-day office activities and administrative needs. Salary: $32-$38/hour (based on experience) Who You Are A Project Coordinator or similar administrative role with a minimum 10 years working, preferably, in the consulting industry.
An associate or bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, or communication is preferred. Additional experience will be considered, and salary will be commensurate. Knowledgeable: Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure, while producing quality work and maintaining confidentiality. Ability to quickly adapt to a variety of computer-based project management
software programs and advanced proficiency in MS Office Suite (Project, Visio, Word, Excel) and Adobe Acrobat. Proficiency in in establishing programs and operating software, such as Primavera P6 or MS Project would be considered as preferred and advanced qualifications.
Experienced: Share Point, Deltek Vision, and/or Vantagepoint experience strongly preferred. Experience in the implementation of Earned Value Management based Project Control systems, in accordance with PMO best practices, strongly preferred. Planning and controls experience at a similar level within large multi-disciplinary projects. Previous experience using document control procedures or software, including version
tracking, naming conventions, and electronic filing. Previous experience editing - specifically technical editing - would be considered a strong asset.
Interpersonal & Organizational Skills: Exceptional oral and written communication skills and solid attention to detail. Ability to problem solve and provide solutions. Ability to use resources and to make sound judgements and prioritize projects. Ability to interface with all levels of staff in a fast-paced team- oriented environment. Provide optimal customer service and focus on building relationships and trust amongst staff. Ability to manage time and organizational activities, with the ability to quickly adjust priorities to work effectively with clients and team members.
Ability to independently determine workload availability and proactively communicate with project team members to coordinate deliverables Additional Requirements Must possess permanent authorization to work in the United States. Must be willing to travel and possess a valid driver's license. About the Position The position provides an exciting opportunity for an applicant with a positive " can-do attitude" towards new task and challenges. Specific duties include: (1) support Project and Program Managers by monitor and coordinating project logistics (scheduling meetings, assist with project status reports, subconsultant coordination, invoicing); (2) prepare and format contractual or draft documents and technical reports; (3) contribute to the preparation of accurate project bids, proposals, and estimates; (4) develop/monitor/report on integrated master schedules and feed changes; (5) assist with scheduling/project controls by using scheduling software; (6) maintain internal schedule of tasks, milestones, and QA/QC reviews; (7) monitor and track the performance of project, key milestones, major project communications, and safety requirements; (8) act independently on behalf of the Project Manager while completing project coordination tasks; (9) determine workload availability by proactively communicating to coordinate deliverables, managing time and adjusting priorities; (10) assist professional staff with travel arrangements; (11) office administrative duties for the Portland, Oregan office staff.
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Our people are passionate, engaged, and enjoy learning from one another while working on unique and creative projects. Technical excellence is at the heart of our continued success, and we strongly encourage learning and continuous improvement to create professional growth and new opportunities for our employees. Benefits Competitive salary Bonus Program Comprehensive medical/dental/vision package 401(k) with 4% match employer match and 100% immediate vesting 10 Floating Holidays Paid Time Off Short-Term Disability Paid Parental Leave Tuition Assistance Employee Ownership Kleinschmidt is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.
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by which project success will be measured. Responsible for establishing project inspection criteria, coordinating the review of project designs and ensuring the proper implementation of project elements. Focusing on multi family, commercial, healthcare, and public works projects built from the ground up.
Description Responsibilities Will Include But Will Not Be Limited To: Provide planning, design and construction services for commercial projects Ensure tasks will be completed on time and within budget Assists in preparations, tracking and coordinating of all RFIs/RFPs. Distributes and tracks all drawings and specifications to all subcontractors and the Project Superintendent Interpret
local building/zoning codes, ordinances, design manuals and review plans Draft correspondence, reports and communicate effectively with all project stakeholders Profile Bachelor's Degree in Construction Science/ Management preferred College degree and experience in commercial, multi-family, or public works construction working for a GC Proven track record of effective people management High attention to detail regarding project organization Career oriented individual who wants to progress further in their career and take on additional responsibility Job Offer Competitive compensation ($80k-$90k) and benefits including medical and dental insurance 401(k) Paid holidays and vacation Company Cell
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