Patient Care Technician / PCT Renal Med Surg

NATURE OF WORK: This position is responsible for training and supervising a group of trainees in the vocational skills of building construction.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Supervise and provide leadership to interns in construction skills training. Demonstrate skills and oversee intern's work on demolition, rough framing, roofing, drywall, insulation, finish carpentry, siding, concrete, and other related trades involved with the construction industry.

Provide timely evaluations of intern's knowledge and skills in construction. Develop & apply approved standards, including daily project plans and on site procedures. Provide a safe workplace by delivering safety procedures training and ensuring the proper use of hand tools, power tools, and other related construction practices.

Maintain an accurate inventory of all tools and equipment used in the shop and on the jobsite; ensure tools are in good working order and are safe to operate. Interface with sub-contractors and inspectors as requested by Housing Director. Assist in vocational counseling and development of trainee's skills.

Serve as a mentor to students to develop successful construction and personal skills. Attend all staff meetings pertaining to intern related topics as directed. Assist in the scheduling, budgeting, and review of construction related housing projects.

Seek to establish job placement sites for interns. Coordinate outside speakers for construction related development topics regularly throughout the year. Establish, meet deadlines and achieve program goals.

Be able to complete and build a house turnkey if funding availability. Perform other duties as assigned. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction and repair homes and other related buildings. Knowledge of mathematics such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, and how that relates to construction practices. Knowledge of current building related code requirements.

Knowledge of other resources and how to acquire them. Skill in selecting and using appropriate instructional methods and procedures when new maintenance/construction practices are available. Skill in critical thinking relating to the identification of student strengths and weaknesses and the ability to come up with alternate solutions or conclusions.

Ability to multitask effectively. Ability to demonstrate patience with interns and provide assistance in their growth. Ability to communicate effectively with the Housing Director, management, and home owners or other clients on all proposed projects.

Ability to read blueprints, drawings, and specifications at a journeymen level. Ability to provide an educational training curriculum that will assure the success of students and their retaining of construction knowledge. Ability to mediate student conflict, confrontation and reconcile differences.

Ability to provide the leadership needed to bring people together in order to complete tasks requiring teamwork. Ability to follow personnel policies. Ability to follow directions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or GED. Must have 10 years' construction experience which must include providing related customer service.

Must have Journeymen carpenter status or the ability to perform at the Journeyman level. Must have experience leading others in the construction industry. Must have a valid Washington State driver's license and be insurable under the Nisqually Indian Tribe's insurance policy.

Must be willing and able to work on all Nisqually Tribe owned properties which may include travel. Must be able to lift 50 lbs.