Medical Worker (1)

DEPARTMENT: Street Impact Team
PLACE OF SERVICE: Metro Manila, Philippines
DATE REVISED: April 2011

PURPOSE OF THIS POSITION:
To assist and develop the SI Team medical ministry to street children, street families, and the urban poor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF MINISTRY:
Probably the biggest, most important need to be stressed is the need for a medical worker who can administer, organize, and be in charge of the medical ministry. This person needs to be able to organize people, materials, resources, information, etc. This person also needs to have a big heart for the poor and willing to work close to them. (Tagalog Level 2 minimum required).

LIST OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. To coordinate and supervise the medical ministry of SI Team. (Also known as the "in-charge" or "head" nurse.)
2. To be in charge of the medical resources. This includes gathering resources (medicines) and personnel, handling medical requests for medicine, and inventory, stocking and organizing of medicines.
3. To develop and help provide medical service at the future provincial home.
4. To provide medical lectures/health education for workers and ministries associated with Street Impact Team.
5. To help regularly in the various evening street outreaches.
6. To train church workers in Basic First Aid.
7. To help with street visitation programs, including health education, follow-up, cleaning wounds, etc.
8. To be involved in ACTION clinics.
9. To be involved in street family/children camps, in the clinic and as an assistant counselor.
10. To be involved in any ACTION-Street Impact Team join activities, i.e. provincial medical/dental outreaches in provincial areas as schedule allows.
11. Strive to raise at least US$100 per month for the Street Impact Team medical ministry. This is in addition to the standard work fund guidelines.

PREFERRED PRE-FIELD EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

1. EDUCATION / TRAINING: College/university/Bible school or applicable professional/vocational training as appropriate for the attached job description if preferred.
2. BIBLE TRAINING: At least one year of Biblical studies, formal or informal.
3. EXPERIENCE:
   1. For those in professional/technical skills at least two years of experience in services related to job description if preferred.
   2. At least two years of part-time Christian service experience recognized by a local evangelical church. Christian service experience recognized by a local evangelical church. Christian service related to future missionary service under job description is strongly recommended.
   3. Must obtain a comprehensive knowledge of world missions (i.e. Studies from the World Christian Perspectives course).

LENGTH OF SERVICE: Prefer 4 year term to career commitment.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Completion of a pre-field missionary training course is required. Once on the field complete all field orientation requirements.

SUPPORT: individual required to fully raise their own financial support prior to arrival on the field. ACTION Philippines can provide general support level guidelines upon request.

FIELD TRAINING REQUIRED

LANGUAGE: Tagalog Level 2 minimum is required before entering the medical ministry. After arrival in the Philippines, complete one full year of Tagalog study and at least six months of language-consolidation ministry activity related to street-children work. Must enter into language-consolidation activities that are in direct relation to their job description. The overall goal is for the missionary to achieve at least a Level III in Tagalog proficiency within 4 years of field service.

ACTION Philippines 2011-2012 Personnel Needs List
Updated April 2011