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Please note that no positions in NTM are salaried.
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| Job Title: |
Dorm Parent |
| Region: |
South Pacific |
| Country: |
Papua New Guinea |
| Location: |
Numonohi Christian Academy |
| Purpose: |
YOU can be a vital part of the church planting team by providing a family environment for missionary children in your home. This allows missionaries to minister in remote locations where their children's educational and social needs cannot always be met. |
| Responsibilities: |
Function in a parental role for boarding students living in your home (maximum of 12). Students typically range from 6th grade to 12th grade. This would include:
• Involvement in all aspects of students lives, developing loving relationships with each one:
• Discipling students through the daily events of life.
• Caring for the physical needs of the children -- cooking, caring for them when sick, etc.
• Helping students to mature socially.
• Managing the daily operation of a large family: overseeing house-help, buying, teaching responsibility.
• Maintaining healthy boundaries and expectations for boarding students.
• Faithfully correcting students as necessary.
• Helping students with homework, working with teachers, etc.
• Maintaining regular communication with parents.
• Maintenance on the dorm building as able.
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| Min Duration: |
1 year |
| Max Duration: |
career |
| People Needed: |
2 |
| Date Needed: |
01-2011 |
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| Degree: |
NTM Training |
| Experience: |
Must be full-time members of NTM who have completed NTM training program. We cannot make exceptions to this. |
| Skills: |
We are looking for married couples who naturally build relationships with young people, especially with teenagers. Balanced parenting skills, neither lax nor overly strict. Must have good health, energy and a solid marriage. |
| Comments: |
At least one new set of dorm parents is needed every school year due to home assignments and turnover of personnel. Dorm parents need to arrive at least six months before school starts.
There is a continual need for dorm parents. We have occasionally had to turn away students from our boarding program due to a lack of dorm parents. This directly impacts our tribal ministries. During the 2007-2008 school year a family temporarily stepped out of a church planting ministry to fill this vital ministry.
Worldwide, the average career span of a dorm parent is three years. Some have ministered in this role for up to six years. It is typically a four year term ministry.
This ministry is located at the field headquarters with a community of over 250 people. Located in the mountains of Papua New Guinea with an elevation of over 5,000 feet, the climate is spring-like year round. Many ministries are located at this center; including the school for missionary children, flight program and medical and dental clinics.
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