Student Helper - Cultural Resource

Grant County Public Utility District•Desert Aire, WA

15h•$17 - $36•Onsite

About The Position

This Student Helper position is intended to provide safe, supervised student work and learning experience in Grant PUD’s Power Production Cultural Resources / Traditional Resources area. The position supports Wanapum cultural-resource stewardship, traditional-resource activities, records, events, educational materials, and administrative needs under close supervision. The role is designed for students who are developing workplace skills and who have an interest in supporting the respectful protection, preservation, and perpetuation of Wanapum culture, history, traditions, and cultural resources.

Requirements

Must be enrolled in an accredited high school, GED program, college, or university.
Must maintain full-time student status throughout employment and provide verification upon request
Must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale and provide

Nice To Haves

Experience participating in Wanapum community, family, cultural, educational, youth, volunteer, or school activities.
Familiarity with or willingness to learn Wanapum cultural protocols, community expectations, and the importance of protecting culturally sensitive information.

Responsibilities

Supports Power Production Cultural Resources / Traditional Resources staff with administrative, records, research, event, educational, and community-support tasks under close supervision.
Assists with activities related to Wanapum cultural-resource stewardship, traditional-resource programs, cultural preservation, educational materials, and departmental support.
Helps prepare, organize, scan, file, label, inventory, or distribute documents, photos, meeting materials, supplies, and records as assigned.
Assists with meetings, gatherings, trainings, tours, presentations, and events, including setup, cleanup, sign-in materials, note-taking, supply organization, and follow-up tasks.
Uses or learns to use Microsoft Office, email, calendars, Teams, shared drives, scanners, printers, and other District systems to complete assigned work.
Maintains confidentiality of sensitive cultural-resource, traditional-resource, archaeological, family, community, and District information.
Demonstrates respect for Wanapum elders, community members, cultural protocols, traditional knowledge, coworkers, visitors, and partner organizations.
May participate in supervised field, facility, or event-support activities when age-appropriate, properly trained, and approved by the supervisor.
Does not independently conduct archaeological work, cultural-resource compliance work, Tribal consultation, excavation, monitoring, artifact collection, or handling of culturally sensitive materials.
Demonstrated commitment to Grant PUD’s mission, vision, values, strategic plan, and Grant PUD/IBEW Local 77 Code of Excellence. The incumbent should be familiar with these organizational priorities and behave in a way that aligns with these expectations.
Understand and adhere to compliance requirements for this position that may include laws, regulations, security guidelines, Grant PUD policies & procedures, as well as NERC/WECC.
Actively participate in all aspects of our safety program, including but not limited to: Following all safety policies and procedures, Alerting supervisors and coworkers to unsafe or hazardous working conditions, Reporting any safety incidents or close calls within 24 hours to your supervisor; and Accepting feedback from supervisors and coworkers regarding your own safety performance.
Accept responsibility for the safety of all team members and model safe behaviors by: Clearly defining and completing performance-focused safety activities required of you and your team, Supporting work stoppages by employees when they identify unsafe/hazardous working conditions, Acknowledging compliant safety behaviors and good safety performance from members of your team(s).