EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGE & SEPARATION Empower Your Future: Working at Inland Power offers a culture that engages all employees and offers a large range of opportunities. JOB OPENINGS FOR NON-UNION POSITIONS It is the cooperative’s practice to post positions internally and externally, allowing current employees to compete for vacancies and to advance their career. Internal postings of vacancies will be notified via email. External job opening advertisements must be placed with the Washington Department of Employment and may be advertised in various newspapers and trade publications. Such ads shall stipulate the minimum qualifications required for the position. The length of postings, advertisements and the application process may vary depending on business necessity. Internal candidates will be given the same consideration as equally qualified external candidates, with
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our goal at the cooperative to hire the most qualified individual, whether an existing employee or external applicant. All job openings shall have a written job description, which has been approved by the CEO prior to posting. The written job description, including compensation range is available to all prospective applicants upon request. Qualifications are those documented in the position’s job description. Job offers for external candidates are conditioned upon the applicant successfully completing required pre-employment screening which may include a check of prior employment, reference check, physical examination, driving record, drug and/or alcohol screening at the cooperative’s expense.
JOB OPENINGS FOR UNION POSITIONS It is the cooperative’s practice to post positions according to the collective bargaining agreement based on the vacant and/or open position.