Mentor Parents
- HN
- Full-time
- Published: 2025-12-22 17:44:36Z
Overview
Mentor Parents are married Christian couples that live at Rancho Ebenezer to participate as members of Children’s Services, whose focus is developing critical relationships with ministry children in order to provide for their developmental needs.
Essential/Key Responsibilities include:
● Spend time with ministry children according to the approved schedule. Engage with each child in a way that fits their personality, developing constructive relationships of support and inspiration
● Supervise and evaluate the practices and environment in family groups, collaborating with the Children’s Services team to implement positive improvements
● Manage caregivers in the assigned family groups, including supervising, training and evaluation and mentoring as needed
● Monitor the individual spiritual, physical, academic and mental health needs of each child, ensuring each child receives necessary care
● Communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms with children, coworkers, supervisors, etc.
● Submit required reports and follow administrative procedures
● Ensure proper resources are available for the care of the children. Solicit and procure missing ones as needed
● Collaborate with Children’s Services, Education, and Ranch staff members to develop and implement suggested strategies for positive growth
● Maintain status as a full-time fundraising missionary
● Maintain a personal walk with Christ. Be involved in a local church, Bible studies, etc. Display this spiritual growth and maturity to those around you, both professionally and in your personal life
Required Skills/Abilities include:
● Be a born again believer in Jesus Christ
● Bi-lingual, speaking both Spanish and English fluently, or willing to learn
● Demonstrated ability to study, utilize and understand child care discipline and developmental strategies used by WGO
● Good communication and interpersonal skills to be used in communicating with children, supervisors, coworkers, etc.
● Understanding of cultural differences and issues that may arise
● Aware of and sensitivity to trauma backgrounds and home environments that many of the children come from
Education, Experience & Other:
● Be a U.S. citizen
● At least three years of marriage
● Minimum education of high school diploma or equivalent, preferably with a university level degree with some relevance to the duties listed above
● Understanding of or willingness to learn the basics of clinical concepts, foster care systems and other human services in Honduras
● Training in or willingness to be trained in concepts of foreign missions and cultural issues
● Experience working with children, especially those from a traumatic background preferred
