Program Assistant - P/T Weekends Overnight

Catholic Charities of Baltimore; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities of Baltimore is seeking a Program Assistant for the Weinberg Housing & Resource Center (WHRC), a low-barrier emergency shelter in Baltimore, MD. This on-site position supports adults experiencing homelessness and helps families maintain safety, dignity, and access to services.

The Program Assistant works in a fast-paced environment, providing direct service, documenting incidents, and assisting with daily resident needs to promote stability and eventual housing.

Qualifications

• Direct-service role supporting adults experiencing homelessness in a busy emergency shelter.
• Not a desk-based or administrative position.
• Requires responsiveness to resident needs, safety monitoring, and de-escalation where needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe, respectful, and supportive environment for residents.
• Respond to resident needs and monitor activity throughout the facility.
• Document incidents and services, de-escalate when necessary, assist with day-to-day resident needs.

Job description

Job Details

Description

Pay Rate: $17.50 per hour

Work Schedule: 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, Saturday, Sundays and Holidays

Location: Weinberg Housing & Resource Center (WHRC), Baltimore, MD

Work Arrangement: On-site

Catholic Charities of Baltimore is seeking a Program Assistant for the Weinberg Housing & Resource Center (WHRC), a low-barrier emergency shelter serving more than 275 adult men and women each night in Baltimore City.

WHRC provides shelter, meals, showers, laundry, case management, convalescent care, and other supportive services designed to help individuals move toward stability, self-sufficiency, and permanent housing.

What This Role Is Like

The Program Assistant is a direct-service position supporting adults experiencing homelessness in a busy emergency shelter environment. This is not an administrative or desk-based role.

Program Assistants help maintain a safe, respectful, and supportive environment while responding to resident needs, monitoring activity throughout the facility, documenting incidents and services, de-escalating difficult situations, and assisting with day-to-day resident needs.

The work can be fast-paced and unpredictable