Job description
World Gospel Outreach is looking for the right person to join our team as a Social Worker at Rancho Ebenezer. The Social Worker’s role will be to support and educate Mentor Parents, Ebenezer Academy, Children’s Services staff and general staff in the understanding of childhood development, trauma and appropriate caregiving techniques for at-risk children residing at Rancho Ebenezer. They will offer consultation and support by creating treatment plans, coordinating approved services, providing training on the ministry’s CS policies and procedures, and advising the Children Services Manager of important current conditions and clinical issues relevant to the care of the children. The social worker will assess the greatest emotional and developmental needs of the children and will partner with Children’s Services staff to provide clinical care through counseling children in either a one-on-one or group setting. In addition, one of the main responsibilities of the Social Worker will be to ensure the physical and emotional safety of the children in their current placement setting.
The essential requirements and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Essential/Key Responsibilities include:
● Provide recommendations to the Children's Services Manager regarding the placement of children
● Implement, update, monitor and report to the Children's Services Manager for individual treatment plans for children as assigned
● Maintain regular documentation on the children in both individual and group settings. Monitor progress and needs
● Attend monthly visitation, per requirements of the Honduras SENAF agency (equivalent to CPS), and keep record regarding the individual visits of each child.
● Carry out training and support strategies for staff and children through group meetings, seminars, workshops, etc.
● Provide crisis intervention as needed on a 24 hr. basis
● Monitor and document Children’s Home activity. Create corrective action plans in collaboration with the Children’s Services Manager as needed
● Maintain status as a full-time fundraising missionary
● Pursue personal spiritual growth
Required Skills/Abilities include:
● Be a born-again believer in Jesus Christ ● Bi-lingual, speaking both Spanish and English or willing to learn ● Understanding of confidentiality laws, rules and regulations ● Microsoft Office and Google experience is a plus ● Understanding of documentation processes and protocol Education, Experience & Other ● Be a U.S. citizen ● Bachelor’s degree or higher in social work, child development, counseling, psychology or related field ● Experience in social work or childhood education ● Currently holding or able to obtain proper licensing (if applicable)
World Gospel Outreach (WGO) is a protestant, non-denominational, evangelical church ministry founded in the United States and doing ministry in Honduras and Belize. Our Belizean and Honduran staff, our full-time missionaries and our North American teams are comprised of people representing many denominational backgrounds. While there may be some doctrinal differences, we choose to lay those differences aside. What we will not compromise on are the essential truths of the Person and Work of Jesus Christ as revealed in Scripture. We choose to unite around and unreservedly adhere to these truths. We ask all who come to serve in submission to these same truths.
Our vision is “Impacting the faith of Christ followers through serving and evangelizing children and the poor.” We are driven to pursue this vision because of three fundamental Biblical mandates:
For more on our beliefs and how we accomplish our vision, please visit Beliefs — World Gospel Outreach (wgoreach.org)