Houseparents
About Us:
New Song Mission, Inc. is a nonprofit Christian ministry that provides transformational
growth opportunities for vulnerable children through holistic, compassionate care on a 100-acre children’s home campus, by the grace of God.
We offer safe, loving homes, a tailored education, biblical discipleship, and enriching experiences to disadvantaged boys and girls so that they will grow and thrive in life. Through this holistic care, significant mentoring relationships, and the transforming love of Jesus, children will become fully equipped to fulfill God’s wonderful purpose for their lives. New Song’s educational campus community is located in beautiful Brown County,
Indiana where children live in a family-like, Christian environment, to the glory of God.
Equipping Children For Life Through the Love of Jesus Christ
Life at New Song:
New Song’s vision is to bring holistic growth and transformation into the lives of children, to the glory of God. We are very thankful for the support of hundreds of volunteers and financial contributors who have helped us create an incredible, life-changing opportunity for vulnerable children. Key Characteristics of New Song are: A beautiful campus setting, spacious homes. highly personalized care, an exceptional education, loving houseparents, teachers, and administrators , a caring Christian community offering spiritual growth and biblical guidance, social and emotional support, outdoor recreational opportunities, and free to low-income parents.
Academic Life
Campus Life
Christian Discipleship
New Song’s on-site educational program, the New Song Leadership Academy, has been created utilizing advice and ideas from dozens of Indiana educators. Our strategy with students is to provide them with highly individualized instruction led by licensed teachers who are uniquely gifted and trained to work with students who have emotional and educational deficits.
Living on the New Song campus helps kids develop a meaningful sense of belonging and also instills in them the importance of personal responsibility that comes from being an important member of a broader campus community. Recreational opportunities on campus include organized activities, informal games, hiking on trails, team sports, participating in the arts and music, developing personal hobbies, therapeutic physical activities, and simply relaxing in nature. Off-campus outings such as educational field trips, church youth group outings, and cultural experiences like local plays and musical concerts are also an important part of the kids’ experience at New Song. We believe that it is extremely valuable to provide kids with a wide variety of enriching activities to meet the developmental needs of children of all ages.
Children are growing up in America confused by the lack of values they see and experience in society. At New Song, we believe one of our primary roles is to teach our students godly character and principles. Through our Christian Discipleship Program, students learn about the Gospel of Jesus Christ which transforms lives.
About the Position:
Houseparents at New Song are committed Christ followers who are led by the Lord to care for vulnerable boys and girls. The Houseparenting role is a full-time residential position, where married husband and wife couples provide a safe, loving home to vulnerable children and live out their Christian values among them, leading lifestyles that model positive, godly character and a daily pursuit of Jesus. Houseparent couples must possess certain personal characteristics unique to this position that will help lead them to successfully fulfilling this extremely important calling.
Houseparents are a part of a broader ministry team, and as such, they must be exceptional team players who have a genuine willingness to serve in areas outside of their normal houseparent roles to assist others on campus when the need arises. This includes tutoring in the classrooms, participating in community activities on campus, and welcoming others such as supporters or those touring the campus into their home with a hospitable, open-door
mentality. Houseparents also assist with the ministry’s marketing, communications, and fundraising efforts in various ways.
Hours: Full-Time Exempt
Salary: $35,000 – $42,500 per couple + room and board
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Benefits: $1,000 signing bonus, stipend for health care, and 6 weeks paid vacation (3 in summer, 3 during school year)
Location: Nashville, IN
Job Duties
- Provide a safe, joyful, fun, positive home environment for children
- Demonstrate unconditional love for the children in their home and on campus
- Compassionately care for and nurture children, showing them how much you value them and their feelings
- Biblically disciple, correct, and teach children consistent with New Song best practices and training
- Help children grow and develop in all aspects of their lives: socially, emotionally, spiritually, intellectually, and physically
- Support the educational growth of our students serving as tutors both in the classroom and in the home
- Provide and participate in recreational activities with students on a daily basis
- Give children opportunities to practice the leadership traits that the ministry is emphasizing in the classroom
- Manage the household and keep the home and its yard clean and well kept
- Perform routine home maintenance tasks
- Help with campus groundskeeping and the maintenance of vehicles and equipment as needed
- Support marketing and community relations, and participate in fundraising activities
- Support the overall campus community and contribute to a healthy community culture
- Provide daily reports to supervisors through an online childcare software management system
- Perform other responsibilities and duties as requested
Minimum Qualifications
- Christian Faith and Development: Has received Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior and are committed to having Him be the Lord of their lives; are spiritually developing in their walk with the Lord
- Resiliency: Having the capacity to be resilient in light of the stress and emotional ups and downs that working with vulnerable kids who have behavioral problems can create
- Emotional Stability: Is able to maintain emotional strength, health, and vitality by abiding in Christ
- Unconditional Love: Loves children unconditionally and demonstrates this love appropriately
- Enthusiasm and Joy: Is an enthusiastic, joyful, and encouraging person
- Discipline and Discipleship: Has the ability to command the respect of children who have behavioral difficulties and the desire and capacity to learn how to disciple them in the Lord
- Student Conflict: Can manage student conflict in appropriate ways and has the ability and desire to learn and grow in child management through training and mentoring
- Educational Requirements: College diploma or trade school certification is preferred
- Experience: Experience working with children is preferred; having knowledge of the unique challenges emotionally impaired children pose is helpful
- Statement of Faith: Is in strong agreement with New Song’s Statement of Faith
- Maturity: Has demonstrated maturity in working with others, particularly in stressful or difficult circumstances
- Accountability: Agrees to being accountable to supervisors
- Coachable: Is open to training, mentoring, and coaching
- Household Management: Can manage a household of at-risk children
- Personal Characteristics: Possesses those personal characteristics which are necessary and beneficial to effectively raise emotionally-impaired children
- Minimum Length of Marriage: 2 years
- Number of Children: Couples may have up to two children of their own in the home
- Culture, Guiding Principles, & Core Values: Commitment to New Song’s Culture, Guiding Principles, & Core Values Statement
- Physical Capacity: Has the physical capacity to fulfill each of the duties and responsibilities listed, as well as physical activities such as general lifting, light athletics, and family outings such as hiking and camping. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
- Continuous Learning: Demonstrates the desire and ability to continually learn how to best meet the needs of children and has a willingness to continually improve in all areas
- Valid Driver’s License: Has and maintains a valid driver’s license and be able to operate a ministry vehicle to transport children without restrictions
- Vehicle and Driving Skills: Has a dependable motor vehicle; has demonstrated good driving skills and has a clean driving history
- Background Check: Passes the criminal background check and other possible background checks
- Other Abilities: Has the abilities to fulfill each of the duties and responsibilities listed above
- General Qualifications: Meets the general qualifications for employment as outlined in the personnel policies