Job Details

Housing Monitor

ALM-Baton Rouge LA Corps - Baton Rouge, LA 70805 Start Date 09/24/2026 End Date 10/08/2026

Overview

Salary Range $11.00 Hourly Category Housing

About This Opportunity

This position is responsible for:

Accepts and processes residents staying in shelter overnight; monitors the activity of residents on an assigned shift ensuring safety, security and compliance to house rules; maintains accurate and complete records and logs containing pertinent information; ensures that shelter is maintained in a neat and proper order.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all rooms are in proper order before and after arrival of residents; checks fire equipment and ensures proper working order.
• Monitors the activities of the shelter residents ensuring safety and compliance with house rules; checks the security of all windows and doors; monitors cameras and makes periodic rounds of entire facility; records any unique situations occurring on assigned shift.
• Responds to emergencies in a calm manner and initiates appropriate corrective actions in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Completes required paperwork representing client intake for the day; inputs data into the computer in order to maintain computer records and generate client lists; prepares, tallies, and balances monies with receipts; drops the money in the safe.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Knowledge of general office procedures and practices.
• Knowledge of basic recordkeeping practices and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients in order to control, lead, and motivate behavior.
• Ability to work with the public encompassing all types of behaviors.
• Ability to work independently and with limited supervision while enforcing established policies and procedures.
• Ability to meet attendance requirements.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate the English language.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations quickly and calmly while maintaining control and initiating the proper corrective action.
• Ability to perform combinations of sitting, standing, and walking on a frequent change basis. Distance of travel is usually within the same building.
• Limited amount of physical effort required associated with walking, standing, lifting and carrying light objects (less than 25 lbs.) 5-10% of work time.

Work requires performance of duties in social services environment where exposure to communicable and infectious diseases are possible.

All employees recognize that The Salvation Army is a church and agree that they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

What We Are Looking For In You

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or G.E.D.
• and
• one year experience performing security work or working in a social service environment,
• or
• any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Licenses and Certifications:

• None.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Veterans | Disabled