Ministry Houseparent Couple - New Song Mission
Houseparenting Overview: Houseparents at New Song are committed Christ followers who are led by the Lord to care for vulnerable boys and girls. The Houseparenting role is a full-time residential position, where couples provide a safe, loving home to vulnerable children and live out the Christian values among the vulnerable boys and girls, leading lifestyles that model positive, godly character and a daily pursuit of Jesus. Houseparent couples must possess certain personal characteristics unique to this position that will help lead the children to successfully fulfilling this extremely important calling.
Houseparenting at New Song offers several wonderful blessings, including:
· Helping children become a positive influence on one's families and communities
· A short one-year commitment
· Growing in your Christian faith
· Receiving training that enhances your ability to biblically disciple others
· Living on a scenic campus setting in a beautiful, spacious home
· Generous compensation that includes a salary, free room and board, and health care contributions
At New Song, children become equipped for life through compassionate, comprehensive, holistic care. The boys and girls at New Song thrive through biblical discipleship, caring relationships, and academic instruction, leadership training, and other opportunities, by God’s grace. As a ministry team, the staff works together to provide the education, experiential learning, social/emotional growth opportunities, recreational experiences, and spiritual mentoring that kids need in order to grow and thrive. Houseparents must have a close walk with Jesus in order to successfully carry out theresponsibilities and work in unity with fellow team members.
Collaboration: Houseparents are a part of a broader ministry team, and as such, one must be exceptional team players who have a genuine willingness to serve in areas outside of the normal houseparent roles to assist others on campus when the need arises. This includes tutoring in the classrooms, participating in community activities on campus, and welcoming others such as supporters or those touring the campus into the home with a hospitable, open-door mentality. Houseparents also assist with the ministry’s marketing, communications, and fundraising efforts in various ways.
Duties and Responsibilities: Children at New Song thrive best in an encouraging, structured environment that is safe and predictable. Children grow through relationships, and so Houseparents must be able to connect with the children in a personal way. The primary duties and responsibilities of Houseparents are listed below. These duties and responsibilities must be carried out in compliance with New Song’s Policies, Best Practices, and Houseparent Success Indicators, while seeking to achieve Student Success Indicator goals New Song Mission has for the students’ personal holistic growth and transformation.
New Song houseparents’ primary duties are to:
1.Provide a safe, joyful, fun, positive home environment for children
2.Demonstrate unconditional love for the children in home and on campus
3.Compassionately care for and nurture children, showing how much the houseparents values the children and the cilrdren's feelings
4.Biblically disciple, correct, and teach children consistent with New Song best practices and training
5.Help children grow and develop in all aspects of their lives: socially, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, and physically
6.Support the educational growth of the students serving as tutors both in the classroom and in the home
7.Provide and participate in recreational activities with students on a daily basis
8.Give children opportunities to practice the leadership traits that the ministry is emphasizing in the classroom
9.Manage the household and keep the home and its yard clean and well kept
10.Perform routine home maintenance tasks
11.Help with campus groundskeeping and the maintenance of vehicles and equipment as needed
12.Support marketing and community relations, and participate in fundraising activities
13.Support the overall campus community and contribute to a healthy community culture
14.Provide daily reports to supervisors through an online childcare software management system
15.Perform other responsibilities and duties as requested
While there is some autonomy in the home, there is a structure as well as best practices and policies that Houseparents must welcome and adhere to while performing these duties. New Song Mission seeks to fully support the Houseparents and provide the houseparents with all of the training and guidance needed for the houseparents to be successful.
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