Missionary Houseparents

About the role

New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home (NMBCH) seeks married couples to serve as houseparents at its Portales and Estancia campuses. Houseparents live in a family‑style cottage, provide a safe, Christ‑centered home for up to nine resident children, and bring the love of Christ to children from hard places.

Responsibilities

• Make a difference: be on the frontlines of the mission field, providing love and care to children from difficult backgrounds.
• Enjoy a challenge: experience a rewarding yet demanding role where you see God move in unexpected ways.
• Live in community: be part of a committed Christian community, not doing the work alone.
• Provide a stable home: reside in a large home on the NMBCH campus and parent up to nine resident children.

Requirements

• Committed Christians: actively involved in an evangelical church.
• Passionate caregivers: a strong calling to work with children from hard places.
• Team‑oriented: able to work with a team of committed staff focused on providing a safe and loving home.
• May have up to two dependent children (preferably over age 10) and one well‑behaved pet (case‑by‑case basis).

Benefits

• Generous benefits package.
• Scholarship opportunities at SBC seminaries and colleges.
• Housing and utilities, including internet.
• 100% paid health, dental, long‑term disability, and life insurance premiums for employees and dependents.
• Employer contributions to a 403(b) retirement plan with additional matching options.
• Scholarship opportunities for dependent children.
• Relocation assistance.

Pay

$83,000 per couple (competitive salary).

Schedule

16 days on and 8 days off, providing over 15 weeks off each year.