Caregiver (DSP) - Optimistic, Friendly Woman (SE Portland)

Valley Residential Services (VRS) is recruiting for a Housing Management position. We are looking for a motivated person to join our team and assist our organization as we continue to grow our mission to provide affordable housing to the persons in need in the Mat-Su Valley. This person will help us manage and stay compliant with various agencies we partner with in the 26 properties and 400 residential units we manage. Work Experience for a property manager or developer of Affordable Housing with specific experience with Low Income Housing Tax Credit, HOME Investment Partnership Program, Section 8 (including HVC vouchers, Project-based Section 8, and/or HUD 202 and HUD multifamily) and knowledge of related laws and regulations. Experience in housing rental management, property management, report preparation, and file management. Ensure all paperwork in files and e-files are maintained and required documentation is in order. . Knowledge of and ability to navigate in Yardi Breeze would be a plus . Would maintain HUD and LIHTC compliance for resident qualification, documentation, files and reporting . Microsoft Suites Please submit a cover letter and resume to: rfassett@valleyres.org .

We seek a qualified Direct Support Professional to join our compassionate and reliable care team up to 34 hours a week, Saturday through Wednesday. This person will play an important role in maintaining a consistent, safe and high quality life for our client. You will join a well managed and cohesive care team where flexibility, resourcefulness, and professionalism are valued. We hire through DSP agencies (Rever Grand, Rise, Connections NW etc.) as well as through Lane County for those already certified as a Personal Support Worker. The pay scale is set by these agencies and ranges from $18/hr to $24/hr, includes mileage reimbursement for transportation services. Regular duties will be to support the client's independence for activities of daily living (cooking, budgeting, household chores) and modeling good social skills and positive communication. (No bathing or hygiene care required.) Prior experience with adults experiencing autism or other intellectual or developmental disabilities is required. If you are dependable, kind-hearted, have reliable transportation and looking for a rewarding position where your skills as a supportive caregiver are valued, we want to hear from you. References will be checked.

Join Our Team as a Salvage Material Handler! Are you passionate about environmental justice and sustainability? Do you enjoy hands-on work and helping others? If so, we invite you to apply for the Salvage Material Handler position at The ReBuilding Center Two positions available, apply online at https://www.rebuildingcenter.org/career-blog/salvage-material-handler Job Summary: This job is ideal for individuals who thrive in an active, physical work environment and are motivated by a passion for sustainability. However, it's important to be aware of the physical demands and environmental conditions that come with the position, including exposure to mold, dust, construction chemicals and outdoor elements. Physical Work Environment: *Frequent handling of heavy, bulky items, including bathtubs, sinks, and doors, often covered in dust or dirt. *Work in varying weather conditions in an open air environment akin to working outdoors. *Colder in the winter and warmer temperatures in summer, due to the concrete floors and steel beams. *Low potential for exposure to lead, asbestos, and other hazardous materials. *The ideal candidate will be adaptable, physically resilient, and able to maintain a positive, customer-focused attitude in challenging conditions. Primary Duties & Responsibilities: 1. Store Operations: ○ Ensure the store is clean, organized, and safe for both staff and customers. ○ Safely unload donated materials from vehicles. ○ Move materials to permanent homes within the store using equipment such as hand trucks, furniture dollies, carts and pallet jacks. ○ Accurately price and stock materials in all store areas (lumberyard, appliances, doors, cabinets, etc.) ○ Assist with merchandising and ensuring the store is well-stocked. 2. Customer Service: ○ Provide excellent service by phone and in-person to volunteers, donors, customers, and other visitors. ○ Maintain a safe, welcoming, and accessible space for all. ○ Offer information, inspiration, and alternative solutions to customer needs. 3. Teamwork: ○ Arrive on time, enthusiastic, and ready to work. ○ Foster positive relationships with co-workers, volunteers, and customers. ○ Maintain clear and respectful communication with those around you. 4. Safety: ○ Conduct daily store walk-throughs to ensure safety protocols are followed. ○ Follow all safety rules and regulations, ensuring both staff and the public remain safe during material loading/unloading and forklift operations. ○ Help identify and address any hazards to maintain a safe working environment. Required Qualifications and Skills: ● Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 75 lbs safely throughout the workday, using ergonomically correct methods. ● Comfortable performing repetitive tasks, including bending, lifting, and stacking. ● Experience working on concrete floors in varied weather conditions. ● At least 1 year of experience in a lumberyard or warehouse setting. ● Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to resolve conflicts effectively. ● Enjoys working with diverse groups of people and providing positive customer interactions. ● Ability to work with steel-toed or safety shoes from the first day. ● Self-motivated, reliable, and enthusiastic, with a “can-do” attitude. ● A commitment to ReBuilding Center’s core values: Sustainability, Inclusion, Scrappiness, Fun, Compassion, and Respect. Compensation and Benefits: ● Starting Pay Rate: $19/hour, with an additional $1/hour bilingual pay differential available. ● Health Benefits: 100% employer-paid Kaiser medical coverage for employees, with 40% coverage for spouses and dependent children (Silver or Bronze plans). Gold buy-up plan available at additional cost. ● Dental and Vision: 100% employer-paid dental coverage for employees, and 50% for spouses and dependent children. Vision benefit included. ● Other Benefits: ○ Flexible Spending, Health Savings, and Dependent Care Accounts available. ○ 5 weeks paid time off and 7 paid holidays annually. ○ Employer-paid Life and Short-Term Disability Insurance. ○ 401(k) with pre- and post-tax options. ○ Employee Assistance Program (EAP). ○ 20% discount at the ReBuilding Center store. ○ Free RBC Education Class attendance (material fees may apply).

Are you looking for an awesome job where you get to make a difference every day? If so, UCP Oregon might have the perfect job for you! UCP Oregon is an exciting and empowering place to work. We help adults who experience developmental disabilities to live the life of their dreams—whether that’s living independently, working in a great job, or pursuing their interests and hobbies. We’re currently seeking a caregiver “Personal Assistant” who will support a woman who lives in her own apartment in SE Portland and experiences developmental disabilities. She is a friendly, charming woman that likes to access the community. She is eager to work with a “Personal Assistant” who will value time spent in the community as well as downtime in the home. Together, you will enjoy shopping at Walmart, getting coffee, and going out to her favorite lunch spots. You will also work together on household chores, cooking, attending medical appointments, and running errands. She needs substantial assistance with showering, dressing, taking medications, shopping and cooking, physical therapy, and using adaptive equipment. You will work two shifts per week totaling 42 hours: 8am to 6pm on Friday & 12pm on Sunday to 8pm on Monday. *You’ll also work your regular hours on Agency holidays. Benefits: • $18.00 per hour. • Eligible for overtime pay for hours worked over 40 hours per week. • Holiday pay (double pay for the first 12 hours of any agency holiday shift that you work). • Great medical, vision, prescription, and alternative care coverage (including massage therapy and naturopathy) for employee, spouse/domestic partner, and children. • 3 weeks of paid time off, rising to 4 weeks after 5 years of service at UCP. • Mileage reimbursement. • 401k retirement plan with up to 4% employer match. • Fun, casual work environment, with lots of opportunities for advancement and growth, at one of the top-ranked non-profits in Oregon. Requirements: • High school diploma or GED. • Be able to pass our pre-hiring screenings, including a reference check, a physical with a lifting test of 50lbs, and a criminal history background check. • Be able to drive on the job: must be at least 18 years old, have a current driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle, at least two years of driving experience, auto insurance, and a clean driving record. • Experience in the developmental disability field preferred, but not required. To Apply: • It’s easy to apply! Visit http://www.ucpaorwa.org/careers.html and look for the “Caregiver (DSP) - Friendly, Charming Woman” job opening. Then answer a few fast questions and send a resume and cover letter. • UCP Oregon is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and actively seeks applicants from diverse backgrounds. UCP considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or gender identity, military/veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We encourage BIPOC, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people who experience disabilities to apply. • Find out more about UCP Oregon at: http://www.ucpaorwa.org/.

Position Summary: As a part of the Corporate Support team, this highly motivated person will secure sponsorships from organizations and brands who want to market to Oregon and SW Washington individuals. This position identifies and connects with prospective sponsors, develops and maintains positive relationships with sponsors, maintains records, follows internal processes and guidelines, and reaches personal and department sponsorship/income goals. Working Conditions: Work Environment: Extended use of a computer, zoom and phone. The Corporate Support team is remote, with opportunities to work in office as needed. Schedule: This position may require flexible working hours to respond to client needs and frequent regional travel to attend the following in person: prospect and client meetings, events, and staff meetings. Reports to: Associate Director, Corporate Support Minimum Position Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes): 2 years of successful sales experience, prospecting and growing successful business relationships with a large number of clients. Enthusiasm for cold calling and proven success in new business procurement. Highly motivated and goal-oriented. Ability to develop sales strategies to meet targets and pivot as the market demands. Experience working in a team environment. Proven ability to sell an intangible service. Excellent communication skills including diplomacy, negotiating, writing correspondence, and oral presentations to individuals and groups. Strong computer skills, including experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and CRM software. Proactive, oriented to problem solving, teamwork, systematic thinking and constant pursuit of improvement. Adaptable and flexible to demands of workflow and nature of projects. Must take initiative and balance multiple priorities with speed and accuracy. Ability to project a professional demeanor and perform activities in a manner that benefits OPB, KMHD and the community we serve. Access to transportation to meetings and events as needed. Genuine enthusiasm for the services and mission of OPB. Preferred Position Requirements (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Attitudes): Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Marketing or related field. Media sales experience. Full cycle account management. Ability to sell successfully when the buyer must comply with rules (i.e.: FCC regulations) they may not agree with. Experience using Salesforce. Additional Information: This position reports to Associate Director of Corporate Support and is benefits eligible. The probable hiring range for this exempt position is between $56000 - $66000 annually, depending on qualifications. This position has access to highly sensitive data and therefore must pass a background check. This position requires a valid driver's license and will requires consent to OPB conducting a driving record check. Employees will not be allowed to use a company or personal vehicle for work purposes without completion and satisfactory results of this check. How to Apply: For application instructions, please visit OPB's careers page. You will be asked to create an account, upload your cover letter and resume and answer a few position-related questions. Once you click “submit” you cannot make changes to your application. Your application materials are due by 8:59 PM Pacific Time on September 23, 2025. OPB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About OPB OPB is a leader in public media, serving diverse communities of the Northwest with fact-based, in-depth news and information about politics, the environment, science, arts, history, and cultures; business, education and more. Powered by the generous support of members, OPB seeks out a variety of voices in our communities and lifts up authentic stories of the people, places, events and issues of the region, providing context and a deeper understanding. OPB’s independent journalism and programs are available at opb.org, on OPB Radio and OPB TV. Follow us on Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook. The Opportunity The Senior Event & Partnership Associate is a dynamic, results-driven professional who will play a crucial role on OPB’s engagement initiatives team. They will be responsible for planning, execution, and oversight of our engagement initiatives, partnerships, and events in partnership with the Director of Strategic Engagement & Events. This role will have a direct impact on audience and member experiences, expanding OPB’s content across the region, and developing pipelines for revenue and audience growth. This person understands the importance of OPB in the community and works effectively with the team and OPB volunteers to ensure our engagement initiatives reflect OPB’s longstanding reputation and public service journalism. The Senior Event & Partnership Associate will be an on-site event expert and will develop systems for event management that are inclusive of: volunteer management; partner and vendor relations; venue communications; catering; brand awareness; and engagement experiences. The Senior Event & Partnership Associate is comfortable speaking to a variety of stakeholders and has a holistic people-first approach. As OPB continues to develop our event and engagement program, this person will be a crucial thought partner to the Director of Strategic Engagement & Events. This employee will also work closely with the Community Engagement Coordinator to communicate and develop project management schedules for engagement initiatives. In partnership with the Director and Coordinator, this employee will support event budgeting, supply inventory, project management, and marketing collaborations. OPB is a member supported media organization with a strong commitment to our mission and values. The individual selected for this role will keep those values central to their work. Responsibilities 75%: Execute OPB’s engagement initiatives and events • Develop and implement OPB’s engagement initiatives, bringing together stakeholders from across the organization and externally to ensure smooth, efficient engagements and maximize OPB’s impact and content reach • Successfully execute day-of event management, including but not limited to: supply management, vendor coordination, volunteer management, executing sponsorship benefits, and venue coordination. This specialist will also coordinate with OPB’s sound engineering team and content staff as needed for day-of logistics. • Partnership with the director of strategic engagement and events to manage communications and logistics with vendors and partners, including agreement and contract negotiations • Partner with OPB’s marketing and digital teams to collaborate on engagement initiative needs, such as graphic and asset management, coordination of day-of engagement recording plan, and social media distribution • Work closely with community engagement coordinator to develop project timelines and determine task assignments to ensure smooth experience from engagement initiative inception to post-event analysis • Work closely with the manager of volunteer programs to coordinate volunteer needs, maintain an ongoing schedule of communications and timelines for efficiency, and develop volunteers • Work directly with security manager to support OPB’s engagement initiatives’ safety across the region • Collaborate with stakeholders internally to track, measure, and update metrics for OPB’s engagement initiatives • Work with the director of strategic engagement and events on post-event analysis to monitor, track, and report on engagement metrics to the team and OPB staff 15%: • Manage effective communications with stakeholders – internal and external - about upcoming opportunities for partnership, events, content-centered features, and public engagements • Work with the community engagement coordinator to manage the team’s event supply inventory and develop systems and organization for managing and innovating OPB’s supply needs 10%: Other Duties as assigned • Support for OPB’s membership and development events • Draft communications in partnership with the community engagement coordinator Minimum Qualifications • 4 years of full-time progressive professional experience organizing and implementing a variety of events (education may be considered in lieu of experience for some of these years of experience. • Minimum of two years working on hands-on, audience-focused events, or commensurate work experience. • Ability to project managing events, including event production, vendor management, day-of coordination, and volunteer management. • Demonstrated experience organizing cross-team, complex events and developing cross-team collaborations. • Experience developing and managing teams of volunteers. • Demonstrated record of leadership and collaboration under high pressure. • Experience developing and managing event budgets. • Holistic audience-first outlook of organizational engagement strategy and creative thinking for new initiatives. • A strong commitment to OPB’s public service journalism and community impacts. • Enthusiasm for the mission of OPB. Preferred Qualifications • Experience with ticketing and event platforms such as Eventbrite, Webex, etc. • Experience with audio and visual set ups and technology in a variety of venues. • Skilled in developing an events process for ease of execution. • Experience with venue and partner relations, and working directly with venues. • A test-and-learn mentality when approaching event strategy and execution. • Experience working with development teams for event operations and revenue generation. • Supervisory experience. • Bilingual in English and another language, preferably one spoken in communities in the Pacific Northwest (for example, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese and Russian). Additional Information • This position reports to the Director of Strategic Engagement & Events. • The hiring range for this exempt role is $60,000-$73,3000/year. How to Apply For application instructions, please visit OPB's careers page. You will be asked to create an account, upload your resume, cover letter (and other application materials such as a portfolio or links to work), and answer a few position related questions. Once you click “submit” you cannot make changes to your application. Your application materials are due by 8:59 PM Pacific Time on Friday, September 26th 2025. OPB is an equal opportunity employer.