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Jobs at Metro    Job openings

Browse current job openings at Metro, the Oregon Zoo and the Metropolitan Recreation Exhibition Commission.

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Whether your talent is administrative or financial, technology, education, maintenance, gardening, zoo keeping or strategic planning, Metro may have a job for you. If you're passionate about nature, zoos, recycling, sustainable living, transportation, map-making or economic forecasting, Metro might be the place to turn your skills and interests into a life-changing career.

Current job openings

Parks and Environmental Services Director

Parks and Environmental Services
One full-time position
$123,771 - $179,480 annually
Deadline: Open until filled. Resume review will begin on July 30,2010

Payroll Technician

Human Resources
One full-time position
$15.51 - $20.76 hourly
Deadline: August 4, 2010

Administrative Assistant

(Administrative Specialist IV)
One full-time position
$43,311.54 - $57,952.50 annually
Deadline: August 6, 2010 

Farm Mentor Relief - Temporary

Oregon Zoo
One temporary part-time position
Pay rate: $14.77 hourly
Deadline: August 9, 2010

Assistant or Senior Assistant Attorney

Office of Metro Attorney
One full-time position
Deadline: August 13, 2010

Climate Project Specialist

NW Service Academy - AmeriCorps position
Service dates: August 31, 2010 to July 31, 2011
Deadline: August 6, 2010 

Guest Services at the Oregon ZooOregon Zoo

The Oregon Zoo is currently accepting applications for all seasonal positions, including Restaurant/Catering, Admissions Services, Warehouse/Custodial and Safety/Security.

Visit the zoo web site for more information and instructions on how to apply: www.oregonzoo.org/Involved/jobs.htm.

Following up on your application

After the application deadline, it usually takes about three to four weeks before the hiring manager selects those individuals who will be interviewed. You can find out the status of a position for which you've applied by:

  1. clicking on the recruitment status updates link at the top left side of this page
  2. calling the job hotline at 503-797-1777 and listening for the recruitment update prompt.

Weekly recruitment status updates will be posted on the job hotline and web site every Friday. When accessing recruitment updates, you will need the title of the job for which you applied.

Jobs hotline

Call 503-797-1777 to learn about new job postings or to follow up on weekly recruitment status updates, which will be posted on the job hotline and web site every Friday.

Need assistance?

Human resources
503-797-1570 | 503-797-1798 fax
jobs@oregonmetro.gov

Working at Metro

Make a difference
People who work at Metro are passionate about what they do. We come to work everyday to help preserve and protect the region's environment and help create its sustainable future. The people who work at Metro do more than dream. We make things happen. And we could use your help!

Why I work at Metro

I work at Metro because I have wanted to be a ranger-naturalist guy since I was about 7 and here I am at 58, doing it in awesome parks and natural areas and working with other great people in the birth of a regional park system. Beat that.

Working at Metro

Metro respects and recognizes the significant benefits received from diversity such as may be expressed through racial, ethnic, religious, gender, cultural, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status and socioeconomic differences.

The value of diversity is achieved through awareness, education and positive recognition of cultural differences within the workplace. These values are expressed in our cohesive relationships within the workplace and the community.

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