Street Children Worker (4)

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

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
To evangelize, disciple, befriend, care for, love and supervise street children on the street and/or in a temporary or long-term shelter-home environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Study Tagalog full-time for the first year on the field.
2. Teach classes, i.e. Bible study, math, English, etc. at a street children center.
3. Oversee mealtime, shower time, overnight duty, etc. and general center operations.
4. Maintain records on each child.
5. Give training as assigned and oversight to coworkers.
6. Be involved in street research, outreach and follow-up as scheduled.
7. Strive to raise at least US$100 per month for the Street Impact Team Department to be used at the place of ministry assignment. This is in addition to the standard work fund guidelines.

PREFERRED PRE-FIELD EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

1. EDUCATION / TRAINING: Has at least two years Bible school education.
2. EXPERIENCE: Preferably this is a person with some inner-city ministry experience, or at least is willing to learn about inner-city life. Needs to have a love for Christ and love the poor and be willing to become personal friends with them. Friendship evangelism is the style of ministry, and leading street people to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is the worker's primary ambition. The second objective is to disciple these children and street people in a sanctified walk with the Lord.

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

OTHER REQUIREMENTS: Completion of a pre-field missionary training course is required.

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

1. LANGUAGE: Tagalog Level 2 minimum is required. 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.
2. SUPERVISED MINISTRY: After language study is completed, the worker may work in a Street Impact Team ministry or be on-loan to a partner ministry depending on which fits best with the ACTION missionary. Must work for one full year under the supervision of that ministry's supervisor.

ACTION Philippines 2011-2012 Personnel Needs List
Updated April 2011