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

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

Senior or Principal Management Auditor

Auditor's Office
One full-time position
Senior level - $$60,931 - $84,343 annually
Principal level - $67,118 - $92,907 annually
Deadline: July 3, 2008

Secretary/Receptionist

Oregon Convention Center
One part-time position, job share
$12.65 - $16.44/hour
Deadline: July 9, 2008

Naturalist

Regional Parks and Greenspaces Department
One part-time (20 hour per week) position
$21,171.37 - $28,341.90 annually (based on 20 hour work week)
Deadline: July 16, 2008

Accountant II and Accountant III

Finance and Administrative Services Department
One full-time Accountant II position
Salary range: $45,480.28 - $61,293.85 annually
One full-time Accountant III position
Salary range: $48,027.83 - $64,313.92 annually
Deadline: July 18, 2008

Set-up Custodian

Oregon Convention Center
One full-time position
Revised pay range: $13.78 - $15.52/hour
Deadline: July 18, 2008

Assistant or Associate Regional Land Use Model Planner

Planning Department, Data Resource Center
One full-time position
Assistant level: $46,651.61 - $62,471.02 annually
Associate level: $51,465.09 - $68,847.82 annually
Open until filled. Resume review began on June 2, 2008.

Custodian - Part-time

Expo Center
Multiple part-time positions
Entry rate: $11.36/hour
Open until filled

Demonstration Garden Coordinator - Temporary

Solid Waste and Recycling Department
Blue Lake Regional Park
One part-time temporary position
$16.35/hour
Deadline: Open until filled.

Event Custodian - Part-time

Oregon Convention Center
Multiple part-time positions
Entry rate: $11.43/hour
Open until filled

Seasonal Park Workers

Regional Parks and Greenspaces Department
Multiple part-time positions
Pay range: $8.75 - $9.75/hour
Open until filled

Guest Services at the Oregon Zoo

The Oregon Zoo is currently hiring 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.