Job description
World Gospel Outreach is looking for the right person to join our team as the Vocational Education (Voc Ed) Coordinator at Rancho Ebenezer and Ebenezer Academy in Honduras. For youth aged 10-18 living at the Ranch and attending the school, this person will guide them towards their future careers. This role is meant to help prepare children to enter the workforce in Honduras after graduation. The Voc. Ed. Coordinator will work in tandem with the Ranch Director, CS Manager, teaching staff, Mentor Parents, Caregivers and others involved in childcare to ensure each child is receiving the guidance they need. The Voc. Ed. Coordinator will be responsible for developing and implementing programs and systems to encourage good work ethic and money management in the children. They will also be responsible for encouraging and teaching good work habits and workplace behavior.
The essential requirements and responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:
Essential/Key Responsibilities include:
● Oversee and manage the Vocational Education program. This may include changing aspects of it as needed to better meet the needs of the children
● Complete reviews for individual children and document their progress
● Teach children or inform teaching staff of codes of conduct, program explanation and participation expectations (see corresponding documents and policies as needed)
● Help the teenagers and their mentor parents manage money-tracking worksheets
● Provide education and training for the Voc. Ed. Program to staff members who work with children (mentor parents, Caregivers, Ranch director and teachers)
● Conduct regular evaluations of work ethic and responsibilities of each individual child. Share your evaluations with mentor parents, Ranch Director, and any other staff members it may affect
● Maintain accurate records of evaluations of each child’s work ethic and hours
● 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 North American and Honduran cultures and a sensitivity to differences that may arise
● Good communication skills, both verbal and written with supervisors, peers, coworkers and especially children
● Attention to detail, especially in keeping records
● Strong conversational and interpersonal skills
● Strong interviewing and evaluation skills
Education, Experience & Other
● Be a U.S. citizen
● Bachelor’s degree or higher in teaching, education, child development, counseling or related field
● Experience teaching is a plus, but not required
● Experience working with children
● Experience in program development and implementation is a plus
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)