Planning Assistant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Catalog and Maintain Departmental map files, updating maps related to road systems, housing infrastructure, land use, zoning, and proposed economic development planning.
• Responds to inquiries from community members and, when necessary, forwards them to the appropriate department.
• Maintains Planner's calendar, arranges travel schedules and itinerary, coordinates meetings of the Planner, prepares agenda, arranges for facilities, and maintains minutes of meetings.
• Organizes and maintains departmental files and routes incoming/outgoing mail.
• Prepares departmental correspondence, orders and maintains office supplies, and arranges for equipment maintenance.
• Assists as a liaison between community groups, government agencies, developers and Tribal Council officials in developing infrastructure plans.
• Assists in resolving citizen and customer issues.
• Assists in conducting field evaluations and assessments of Tribal infrastructure.
• Collects a variety of statistical data and prepares reports and maps on topics such as census information, land use, tax base data, and occupancy rates.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to create graphic designs, development strategies, and render site plans via sketches and/or computer graphics highly desirable.
• Creative problem-solving skills to gather relevant information to solve practical problems and address Tribal members’ inquiries and concerns. Ability to facilitate in-person and virtual public participation activities

*All applicants must be 18 years or older to apply*

We Offer Great Fringe Benefits for our Full-time Positions

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K Plan with Employer Match, Ancillary Benefits (AFLAC, VTL)

Disclaimers :

There are suitability standards that all applicants must meet to obtain employment with Cocopah Casino and the Cocopah Indian Tribe. Applicants who have felonies, warrants, outstanding tickets, and misdemeanors for shoplifting, weapons, theft, domestic violence, or numerous drug convictions will not be eligible for employment.

Per our policy and procedure manual, newly hired employees' pay shall be set to at least the minimum value of the pay schedule to which the position has been allocated according to our Pay schedule based on education and experience, but pay shall not exceed the midpoint for the pay grade.

AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The opening and closing of these positions are subject to change upon the needs of each department. For more information, please contact Cocopah Human Resources at 928-627-2102.

NATIVE AMERICAN AND CURRENT EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE POLICIES ARE APPLICABLE TO ALL POSITIONS. MUST BE ABLE TO PASS PRE-EMPLOYMENT AND ONGOING RANDOM DRUG/ALCOHOL TESTS.