Job Posting:
House parents for teen maternity home
Who we are: The Sparrow’s Nest Maternity Home is a grass roots, start up ministry in O’Fallon, Missouri. Our target date of accepting our first residents is January 2014.
What we are looking for: A fun-loving married couple of good character who have a strong and vital belief in Jesus Christ and who believes the Bible is the Word of God. The couple should be qualified on the basis of personal character to work with expectant/young mothers in a positive environment and on their ability to serve as part of a loving and non-judgemental team. House parents will have demonstrated as parents a parenting style that involves high acceptance, consistency, and appropriate discipline. Applicants should be flexible, hard-working, dedicated, creative problem solvers.
What we require: The couple are both over 25 years of age and have been married a minimum of 3 years. Minimum education requirement is for both parents to hold a bachelor’s degree. The couple needs to have 5 years of experience involving the supervision of a group of teenagers, or experience of a practical nature in working with youth. In their attitudes concerning teenage pregnancy, the House parents should have a neutral stance on adoption vs. raising the child, but must have a pro-life belief. Neither applicant shall not be the perpetrator in a substantiated report of neglect or abuse ever.
When applying for this position please provide the full names of both spouses, resume, contact information, and reference information to Carissa Figgins Carissa@thesparrowsneststl.org
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