Regional Host Coordinator, Children's Heart Project

About the role

At Samaritan's Purse, the Gospel really is the center of all we do! We start each day with a time of devotions and spend time praying for each other, our staff, and our volunteers who serve around the globe.

Responsibilities

• Maintain your personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be an effective witness for Him.
• Identify and recruit host churches, host families, and key volunteers in North America, Grand Cayman, Barcelona, and South Korea.
• Train and supply these individuals with safeguarding and training materials.
• Engage with these key volunteers to enrich partnerships.
• Involves domestic and international travel.
• Maintain constant contact with volunteers and beneficiaries for the duration of their stay in order to provide emotional and spiritual support. Address questions or problems that arise.
• Maintain databases of applications, orientations, safeguarding materials, and other pertinent files for host churches, host families, and ITLs.
• Aid in interviewing ITL (Interpreter/Team Leader) candidates and supervise them as they serve. Provide ongoing contact and support, and evaluate their performance.
• Conduct post program interviews with host churches and host families to assess the program impact and the role of Samaritans Purse within that context.
• Keep host families and volunteers engaged by supplying updates from the field offices, follow up reports, and photos of the beneficiaries they hosted.
• Empower Childrens Heart Project international staff to maintain an approved, qualified, and passport/visa ready pool of ITLs for beneficiary groups.
• Develop training workshops for potential and active ITLs and lead those events. Provide updated policies, information, support materials, and evangelism training to ITLs.
• Visit project locations that require intervention due to crisis, death, serious medical complications, and other unexpected issues. Serve as a transport when needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree (BA) from four-year college or university and three (3) to five (5) years related experience/training working with church leadership and volunteers; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Cross cultural experience required.
• Language proficiency in Spanish preferred.

Benefits

• On-site Medical Clinic (staff and dependents)
• Medical, prescription, dental & vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Long-term and Short-term disability insurance
• Paid Family Medical Leave
• Term Life Insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• 10 paid holidays
• 12 vacation/personal days
• 10 sick days