Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities

L’Arche Portland is committed to complying fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable disability discrimination state law, and to ensure equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. All employment practices are conducted on a non-discriminatory basis. Hiring procedures are designed to provide persons with disabilities meaningful employment opportunities. Any pre-employment inquiries are made only in regards to an applicant’s ability to perform the duties required of the position. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals, unless to do so would be an undue hardship. All employment decisions are based off the merits of the situation in accordance with defined criteria, not the disability of the individual. Qualified individuals with disabilities are entitled to equal pay and other forms of compensation. Leave of all types will be eligible to all employees on an equal basis. L’Arche Portland will not discriminate against any qualified employees or applicants because they are related to or associated with a person with a disability. This policy is neither exhaustive nor exclusive. L’Arche Portland is committed to taking all other actions necessary to ensure equal employment opportunity for persons with disabilities in accordance with the ADA and all other applicable laws. L’Arche Portland will follow all applicable law that provides individuals with disabilities greater protection than the ADA.

Equal Employment Opportunity

L’Arche Portland is an equal opportunity employer, and does not tolerate discrimination against persons because of gender, race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Employment practices are to ensure that all individuals be recruited, hired, assigned, advanced, compensated, and retained on the basis of their qualifications. Any employees with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination in the workplace are encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of their immediate supervisor. Employees can raise concerns and make reports without fear of reprisal. Anyone found to be engaging in any type of unlawful discrimination will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. L’Arche Portland wishes to support movement of employees of other L’Arche organizations into service with L’Arche Portland. Thus, the hiring supervisor may restrict initial recruitment efforts to qualified candidates internal to L’Arche, and will consider previous L’Arche service when setting compensation and/or benefits.