Title: House Parents (a husband and wife team: both must qualify)

Should be a mature Christian Zambian couple who have a strong desire to work with and develop youth.  This job requires living in a home with up to 8 teenage boys who are being rehabilitated from street life and have no option for reintegration with family.  Must live full time on Abbas Heart campus in Garneton (Itimpi), Kitwe. No one with young children in the home would qualify.

Job Purpose Summary:  House Parents are responsible for the caregiving and development of their children in residence.  This job is comprehensive and designed to rehabilitate, cultivate and disciple the children for independent living and life in Christ.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach and model the ways of Christ and the gospel
• Constant supervision of residents in the home.
• Ensure that the home is clean, well-organized, and maintains an atmosphere conducive to family life.
• Organize and keep a daily time table for the residents that includes chores, meal times, school, recreation, devotions, study time, bath, washing and bed time
• Detailed record keeping of behavior incidents, progress and areas that need improvement.
• Manage behavior issues swiftly and appropriately according to the circumstance and individual.  Consistent discipline and correction
• Communicate all behavior issues to Home Life Coordinator
• Engage relationally whenever possible equipping them with life skills like; cooking, personal hygiene, work ethic, learning, study, games, cultivating gardens, small business etc.
• Prepare a plan with goals and practical steps to achieve for each resident to meet in order to be successful on Exodus and Independent Living
• Manage basic household funds
• Take boys to church
• Take on a ‘work’ responsibility for the AHZ property