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Were you previously employed by St. Joseph's or the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart?*
Have you ever been promoted, given special awards or other recognition of merit by previous employers?*
Are you capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation?*

Education

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Discussion Questions

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Are you and your spouse applying for a position as a houseparent couple?*
Will you have a dependent living with you?*
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Children Living with You*
In order to fulfill the role of caring for the children of St. Joseph's Indian School, the number of children an employee may have is limited. A married couple may have up to two children living with them in the home. An employee working as a single houseparent may have no more than one child in the home. If applicable - Please list the dependent children who will be living with you in the home:
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Resumé/Essay/Letters of Recommendations

When applying for any Information Technology position, please upload your resumé here. All other applicants may also submit a resumé here if desired.
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    When applying for any Information Technology position, please upload your resumé here. All other applicants may also submit a resumé here if desired.
    Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 2 MB.

    Sacred Heart Center Background Checks

    As part of the Sacred Heart Center hiring process, applicants are required to complete background checks employing tribal, state and federal records. Some of these checks are made employing fingerprints and require basic information; i.e., name, birth date, gender and Social Security number. Fingerprint cards are destroyed after background checks are conducted.

    Sacred Heart Center employment is contingent upon the successful completion of the following:
    • Review of the National Sex Offender Registry;
    • Drug screening; a Tribal background check;
    • State and Federal background checks requiring fingerprints;
    • Review of SD DSS Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect.

    Results of the criminal history do not include juvenile offenses, sealed records or minor traffic violations.

    Sacred Heart Center will not employ a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence, a sex offense or trafficking in narcotics. Sacred Heart Center is not prohibited from considering any criminal conviction in making a hiring decision.

    South Dakota law requires criminal background checks of all school employees hired on or after July 1, 2000. The intent of the law is to help schools protect children. This law pertains to all new employees of a school. These checks will be made utilizing fingerprints and will access both state and federal records.

    • Upon hire, employees will be required to provide basic information including name, date of birth, gender and Social Security number on fingerprint card.
    • Fingerprint cards will be destroyed after the background checks are conducted. * Results of the criminal history will not include juvenile offenses, sealed records or minor traffic violations.
    • A School may refuse to employ a person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.
    • A School may not employ a person who has been convicted of a crime of violence, a sex offense or trafficking in narcotics.
    • A school is not prohibited from considering any criminal conviction in making a hiring decision.

    Request for Reasonable Accommodation

    Applicants have the right under the Americans with Disabilities Act to request reasonable accommodations during the application process to ensure equal access to available positions. To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact St. Joseph’s Indian School’s Human Resource Department: apply@stjo.org or 605-234-3275.

    At-Will Statement

    This application is not intended to and does not create a contract or offer of employment. If hired, employment is on an at-will basis and could be terminated at the will of either party per South Dakota Codified Law 60-4-4.

    Information Release and Attestations

    The facts set forth in my application for employment are true and complete. I further certify that I, the undersigned applicant, have personally completed this application. I understand that if employed, false statements or omissions on this application shall be considered sufficient cause for dismissal. You are hereby authorized to make any investigation of my personal history and financial and credit record through any investigative or credit agencies of your choice. In making this application for employment, I authorize you to make an investigative consumer report whereby information is obtained through personal interviews with my neighbors, friends, or others with whom I am acquainted. This inquiry, if made, may include information as to my character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode of living. I understand that I have the right to make a written request within a reasonable period of time to receive additional, detailed information about the nature and scope of any such investigative report that is made.

    Authorization, Information Release and Attestations

    I, the undersigned, attest that the facts set forth in my application for employment are true and complete. I further certify that I, the undersigned applicant, have personally completed this application. I understand that if employed, false statements or omissions on this application shall be considered sufficient cause for dismissal. You are hereby authorized to make any investigation of my personal history and financial and credit record through any investigative or credit agencies of your choice. In making this application for employment, I authorize you to make an investigative consumer report whereby information is obtained through personal interviews with my neighbors, friends or others with whom I am acquainted. This inquiry, if made, may include information as to my character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode of living. I understand that I have the right to make a written request within a reasonable period of time to receive additional, detailed information about the nature and scope of any such investigative report that is made.

    I hereby authorize Sacred Heart Center, an outreach of the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart to obtain information about me at any time after receipt of this authorization and throughout my employment, if applicable. This includes, but is not limited to: references, investigative consumer reports including motor vehicle and criminal history reports, and background checks via fingerprint submission to DCI/FBI as mandated by the state of South Dakota. I am aware that I have five (5) business days to challenge the accuracy of any reports with the reporting agencies. To this end, I hereby authorize, without reservation, any law enforcement agency, administrator, state or federal agency, or institution to furnish any information requested I agree that a facsimile (“fax”), electronic or photographic copy of this Authorization shall be as valid as the original.
    I agree to the above.*
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    Native American/Alaskan Native Preference: “The Sacred Heart Center, Inc. of South Dakota, located on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation and primarily providing services to Native and Indigenous peoples and communities within the boundaries of the Reservation, strives to provide Native American hiring preference whenever possible. In compliance with federal law and to best serve our clients, Sacred Heart Center will provide a hiring preference, whenever reasonably appropriate, to Native American/Alaskan Native applicants who meet the minimum qualification of the job, the best interest of our clients, and company mission."
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