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Note: Conviction of a crime is not an automatic bar to employment by the Authority

IT IS THE POLICY OF THE PORTLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL CANDIDATES FOR EMPLOYMENT REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, SEX, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITIES OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Any falsification of information or misleading information on this application shall be fully sufficient grounds to refuse to employ or, having been employed, shall be immediate grounds for dismissal.

My electronic signature below constitutes authorization to check my employment history, including, without limitation, criminal arrest and conviction record, references, and release of investigatory information possessed by any state, local, or federal agency. I further authorize those persons, agencies, or entities that the Portland Housing Authority contacts in connection with my employment application to fully provide the Portland Housing Authority any information on the matters set forth above. I expressly waive in connection with any request for or provision of such information, any claims, including, without limitation, defamation, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, or interference with contractual relations that I might otherwise have against the Portland Housing Authority, its agents and officials or against any provider of such information.

In consideration of my employment with the Portland Housing Authority, should I be selected, I agree to conform to the rules and regulations of the Authority. I understand that I am an “employee at will” and that my employment and compensation can be terminated with or without cause and with or without notice at any time at the option of either the Authority or myself. I understand that no employee or representative of the Portland Housing Authority has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time, or to make any agreement contrary to the foregoing.

I have read this application form carefully and I understand the meaning of its provisions and agree to abide by them.