On-Call Resident Specialist

Home Forward is seeking On-Call Resident Specialists for our Bud Clark Commons property
. Selected candidates will be able to pick up various shifts that include daytime (8:00 or 8:30 am – 3:30 or 4:00 pm), swing (3:30 or 4:00 pm – 11:30 pm or 12:00 am), and graveyard (12:00 am – 8:00 or 8:30 am) on weekdays, weekends, and holidays. We are prioritizing those willing to work our 10‑hour graveyard shifts as they are integral to supporting our residents and program participants.

On-Call Resident Specialists are provided 8 hours of training upon hire and on an ongoing quarterly basis, and required to pick up at least one shift per quarter.

The Resident Specialist supports Home Forward's strategic and operational objectives in the following ways: to support, interact and communicate with a resident population who may have special needs including mental or physical disabilities and/ or substance abuse issues; to answer and respond to resident concerns and questions regarding lease compliance, safety, disturbances on site, noise or unauthorized guests or other issues impacting residents or the community;

to perform activities in support of resident Residential Services Plans; and to work closely with security staff to ensure resident and community safety.

The Bud Clark Commons is a public partnership between the City of Portland, Home Forward and Transition Projects, Inc. (TPI) to create a 90‑bed men’s shelter, a community resource center with programmatic services and 130 units of permanent supportive housing, all targeting the most medically vulnerable and chronically homeless citizens of our community. It is located at NW Broadway and Hoyt Street in Portland, OR.

Through public funding sources, Home Forward develops and manages the entire project. Transition Projects is responsible for the services within the men’s shelter and the day access center.

The pay rate for this position is $31.58 per hour to provide coverage for the following shifts:

• Sunday - Wednesday, 10:30 PM - 9:00 AM
• Thursday - Saturday, 10:30 PM - 9:00 AM
• Sunday - Wednesday, 3:00 AM - 1:30 PM
• Thursday - Saturday, 3:00 AM - 1:30 PM
• Sunday - Wednesday, 4:30 PM - 3:00 AM
• Thursday - Saturday, 4:30 PM - 3:00 AM
• Sunday - Wednesday, 6:30 PM - 5:00 AM
• Thursday - Saturday, 6:30 PM - 5:00 AM

The posting will close on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM. We reserve the right to close the posting early should it reach a certain number of applicants.

• Two (2) years of social services/property management/direct service experience in a social service setting. Related education may substitute for work experience requirement.
• Applicants comfortable working up to 10‑hour graveyard shifts preferred.

Please apply today! The property is located at Bud Clark Commons, 655 NW Hoyt St., Portland, OR 97209.

Home Forward recognizes that knowledge, skills, and experience may be gained through lived experience as well as education, professional experience, volunteering, or other means.