Staff Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in joining Students International’s full time staff on the field! Students International has over 100 missionaries that serve full time on the field, using their gifts, talents and passions to love God and love people. We hope you will take time to look through our current staff needs and consider joining in what God is already doing in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala or Nicaragua!

Costa Rica

• Nurse / Community Health Promoter

  We are looking for someone to help launch a new ministry site focused on health care and preventative health care. It would involve a lot of community education, home visits, etc.

  
  
• Social Worker

  Come alongside existing ministry sites to help them have a deeper and more profound impact on the lives of the community members with whom they work. Work with families to be a bridge to programs and resources that exist around them. Work alongside a soon to be launched child sponsorship program.

  
  
• Teacher

  We are looking for someone to work at the existing Tutoring Center or possibly begin a tutoring ministry in a different community.

  
  
• Teaching English as a Second Language

  We are looking for someone to teach English, primarily to youth and adults. This would be launching a new ministry site that would most likely receive referrals from other exiting ministry sites. Speaking English is a skill that opens many doors and potential employment opportunities. English classes are one of the most requested services we receive from members of the communities we serve.

  
  

Dominican Republic (Jarabacoa)

• Doctor

  Plan and direct local clinics, create and present preventative healthcare talks, and complete home health visits with patients within the community. The goal is to create healthcare related opportunities to share the gospel and organize activities to include short-term servants in the evangelization of the community.
  
  Job Duties include:
  Participate in seven local clinics to provide basic primary health care
  Coordinate Short-term service groups
  Plan outreach with integration activities of short-term service groups
  Maintenance of short-term service groups
  Consult with sick students during outreach and provide appropriate care
  Be aware of pre-existing student medical conditions, current medications and allergies
  Preventative Health Care Charlas
  Schedule within community
  Create charla
  Charla presentation
  Home Health Patient Visits
  Schedule as needed
  Perform medical care needed
  Education
  Share gospel

  
  
• Education - El Callejon (Tutoring Center)

  We are looking for someone who is passionate about education and enjoys working with young kids. This person would serve alongside a local national in our Library/Tutoring Center in the community of El Callejon. This Education Site serves Elementary and Jr. High age students through tutoring in the areas of math, reading, and writing while incorporating short term missions participants in the process.

  
  
• English Teacher

  We are looking for teachers to teach English in local public school systems. The English Education site leader position is responsible for developing and facilitating curriculum to teach English at age appropriate levels. The position requires teachers to work with the Directors of local schools to implement the program. In addition, the teacher is responsible for including North American participants on Short Term missions trips and integrating them into the long term work done at the preschool. By serving each student with love, we seek to nurture long lasting relationships within the communities in order that they may see Christ love in us!
  
  Job Duties:
  
  - Provide classroom experiences that are developmentally, culturally, and age-appropriate for the children served.
  - Planning, teaching, and implementing English curriculum and providing quality care for the children.
  - Encourages development of student self-control by utilizing classroom management and modeling techniques.
  - Encourage the participation of North American students by incorporating them into the classrooms.
  
  Skills & Qualifications:
  
  - Associates or Bachelors in Education.
  - Prior teaching experience is recommended but not required.
  - Ability to work in cross-cultural setting.
  - Great organization & communication skills
  - Ability to provide leadership and stability.
  - Fluent in Spanish or willing to train until fluent.
  - Desire to work with high school and college age students.

  
  
• Physical Therapy

  We are looking for a licensed Physical Therapist or technician to work in our clinic. The physical therapy site seeks to treat community members of all ages with varying disabilities. Through serving in love and doing our work with excellence, the PT clinic seeks to establish, build, and nurture long lasting relationships with those in the community in order that they would see Christ's love in us.

  
  
• Preschool Teacher

  We are looking for a teacher to help begin a new preschool in the under resourced community of La Joya. The Preschool Site Leader position is responsible for developing and facilitating gospel-centered activities promoting growth and learning to 3 and 4-year old students. The position seeks to inspire curiosity in students to promote physical, verbal, and cognitive development. In addition, the teacher is responsible for including North American participants on Short Term missions trips and integrating them into the long term work done at the preschool.
  
  Job Duties:
  
  - Provide individualized classroom experiences that are developmentally, linguistically, culturally, and age-appropriate for the children served.
  -Planning, teaching, and implementing curriculum and providing quality care for the children.
  -Establish and maintain a safe and healthy learning environment, including full supervision of children at all times.
  -Work collaboratively with family members, legal guardians, and other staff to achieve positive outcomes for children of all abilities.
  -Keeps parents informed by posting parent information in the classroom; having regular parent meetings.
  -Encourages development of student self-control by utilizing classroom management and modeling techniques.
  -Encourage the participation of North American students by incorporating them into the classrooms.
  
  Skills & Qualifications:
  
  -Associates or Bachelors in Education.
  -Ability to work in cross-cultural setting.
  -Great organization & communication skills
  -Ability to provide leadership and stability.
  -Fluent in Spanish or willing to learn.
  -Desire to work with high school and college age students.

  
  
• Student Life Coordinator

  We are looking for someone to help coordinate details for the teams that come on short-term trips to Jarabacoa. This person would work closely with team leaders, students, and our International Service Center on all short term trips. In addition, they would recruit our short term spring/summer staff and walk alongside them as they serve at SI for several months.

  
  
• Women's Social Work

  We are looking for someone to work at our Women's Social Work Sites in the community of El Callejon. Our social work sites build unity among women and teenage girls through home visits, Bible studies, craft projects, and various other activities while intentionally sharing the gospel. Many of the women we work with come because of brokenness, abuse, or neglect in their home and are looking for a place to escape. Must be passionate about working both with women in the local community and working with North American participants that come to serve on Short Term missions throughout the year. Strong relational and communication skills, problem solving and work ethic are highly important.

  
  
• Women's Sports

  We are looking for someone who is passionate about sports and has a heart for teenage girls. This person would work alongside a national staff member and would help coach several of the volleyball teams while building long lasting relationship with the girls. In addition, the site partners with local public schools and would assist them as they run their physical education programs.

  
  

Dominican Republic (Santiago)

• Education

  We are looking for a north-American teacher to join our staff in the preschool in the under-resourced community of Quinigua. The Preschool Site Leader position is responsible for developing and facilitating gospel-centered activities promoting growth and learning to 3 and 4-year old students. The position seeks to inspire curiosity in students to promote physical, verbal, and cognitive development. In addition, the teacher is responsible for including North American participants on Short Term mission trips and integrating them into the long-term work done at the preschool.
  
  Skills & Qualifications:
  -Associates or Bachelors in Education.
  -Ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
  -Great organization & communication skills
  -Ability to provide leadership and stability.
  -Fluent in Spanish.
  -Desire to work with high school and college-age students.
  -Passion to share the gospel and disciple

  
  
• Media

  We are looking for someone that is passionate about using film and photography to creatively tell stories of what God is doing here in Santiago, Dominican Republic. They would be starting a Media & Communication Site and must possess great technical skills in both photography and film as they will be creating a variety of video content to support our staff and local community. Additional opportunities would include managing social media accounts, helping our ministry sites send out their quarterly newsletters, and additional content for fundraising projects.

  
  
• Micro-Finance

  We are looking for someone that can help us in the area of micro-finance. Through this ministry site our goal is to financially and spiritually empower the people of Santiago, DR through small business loans.

  
  
• Pastoral Care

  The Pastoral Care function is responsible to proactively support the spiritual, emotional, relational, and physical wellness of the staff through on-going training, mentoring, counseling, acts of service, and nurturing a culture of caring community.
  This position is available for either a north-American or a National with a heart for Jesus and pastoring and developing the leaders around you.
  
  Skills & Qualifications:
  -Associates or Bachelors in Biblical Studies
  -Ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
  -Great relationship skills
  -Ability to provide leadership and stability.
  -Fluent in Spanish.
  -Desire to work with high school and college-age students.
  -Passion to share the gospel and disciple

  
  
• Trade School Site

  We would like to start a new site, the goal is to focus on running a small trade school, specializing in electrical engineering, plumbing, and basic home appliance repair. We envision being part of the journey of a small group of young people that have either dropped out of school or have not found something to continue doing. We hope to teach them some useable skills that eventually they can use to succeed as good and responsible citizens, as well as disciple them spiritually along the process.
  
  Skills & Qualifications:
  -Associates or Bachelors in Engineering, or Licensed Electrician/Plumber
  -Ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
  -Great relationship & communication skills
  -Ability to provide leadership and stability.
  -Fluent in Spanish.
  -Desire to work with high school and college-age students.
  -Passion to share the gospel and disciple

  
  
• Women's Social Work

  We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with women of all ages and has a heart to see them redeemed and transformed. This person will work alongside a national staff member and will work toward building unity among women and teenage girls through home visits, Bible studies, craft projects, and various other activities.
  
  Skills & Qualifications:
  -Associates or Bachelors in Education.
  -Ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
  -Great relationship & communication skills
  -Ability to provide leadership and stability.
  -Fluent in Spanish.
  -Desire to work with a wide range of ages in the setting of under-resourced communities
  -Desire to work with high school and college-age students.
  -Passion to share the gospel and disciple

  
  
• Women's Sports

  Are you passionate about volleyball and want to use your skill to build relationships with teenage girls and see their lives transformed through the Gospel? SI is looking for a woman with a vision for building a volleyball program that, through hard work and faithfulness, would give high school girls a chance to play for the highest level volleyball team, compete with other teams in the community, and, best of all, have the opportunity to hear about the transforming love of Jesus.
  
  Skills & Qualifications:
  -Associates or Bachelors in Physical Education.
  -Ability to work in a cross-cultural setting.
  -Great relationship & communication skills
  -Ability to provide leadership and stability.
  -Fluent in Spanish.
  -Desire to work with a wide range of ages in the setting of under-resourced communities
  -Desire to work with high school and college-age students.
  -Passion to share the gospel and disciple

  
  

Guatemala

• Kids Club

  We are looking for someone that can help us start a new ministry site. We want to build a ministry site called kids clubs. We want to be very intentional with the roughly 150 kids that we have in our Child Sponsorship Program. We are looking for someone to partner with us in creating a new ministry site to reach kids and teenagers through building long-term relationships, discipleship, and life on life sharing. Partner with us in seeing lives transformed and helping others discover their true calling through kids clubs.

  
  
• Mechanic/Handy Man

  We are looking for someone that can help us in caring for our facilities, vehicles, and that can support our staff in all areas of repair and maintenance. If you have a heart to serve God on the mission field and are good at general maintenance and construction, then you can be a huge support to our ministry here in Guatemala.

  
  
• Media

  We are looking for someone that can help us in the area of media. Through this ministry site we are looking for someone with experience in capturing professional pictures and videos. This ministry site not only produces pictures and videos to show people back in North America and all over the world what we are doing, but it also is used in reaching out to the local community.

  
  
• Micro-Finance

  We are looking for someone that can help us in the area of micro-finance. Through this ministry site our goal is to financially and spiritually empower the people of Magdalena through small business loans.

  
  
• Special Education / Physical Therapy / Psychology

  We are looking for someone that can help us in the area of Special Education. We are launching a new ministry site (Spring of 2015) to people with special needs in Magdalena and the surrounding communities. So we are looking for people with training or a heart to serve people with special needs. Physical therapy and phycology are two specific areas that would also be helpful in helping us minister to and reach a community that is in need of God’s love.

  
  
• Teacher / Tutoring

  We are looking for teachers that can help us run our Tutoring site. We need help in reinforcing the students education and studies through our Child Sponsorship Program that supports roughly 150 kids. If you love kids, math, grammar, and literature, then you could be a huge to support in helping kids read, write, and grow in their education. Partner with us in seeing lives transformed and helping others discover their true calling through tutoring.

  
  

Nicaragua

• Education

  We are looking for someone to serve in our ABC Education ministry site. This site offers tutoring in two communities, helping elementary age children master basic skills like math and reading. Through the academic interaction we are also able to visit the children in their homes and establish relationships with their parents in order to share the gospel at every level.

  
  
• English Teacher

  We have an English tutoring program to help children from the local communities learn and better their English. The focus is to help the younger children learn more before they go to high school, where the program becomes much more difficult for them.

  
  
• Maintenance Person

  We are looking for someone that can help take care of the SI base. This person would help maintain the base facilities, including electrical, mechanical, landscape and any problems that arise. This person would also help out with special projects at sites.

  
  
• Media

  We are looking for someone to help tell the story of what God is doing in Nicaragua through SI. This person would help maintain the blog, Facebook page, help national staff with newsletters and various fundraising projects.

  
  
• Micro-Finance

  We are looking for someone to serve in our micro-finance site. The micro-finance ministry works with women in three communities; Nindiri, Valle de Volcan and Jocote. The site provides savings accounts, small business loans, and financial education to women with the deliberate intention of sharing The Gospel. Finance or accounting background needed.

  
  
• Physical Therapy

  Our Physical Therapy site helps treat members of the community from all ages with varying disabilities. Must have a degree in Physical Therapy.

  
  
• Special Education

  We would like to start a new ministry with special education. Many special needs people are shut-ins. We would like to provide education and life skills to help improve the quality of life for them as well as for their families. This site will work closely with education, medical and physical therapy. Studies or background in special education needed.

  
  
• Trade School Educator

  We would like someone with trade experience and general maintenance knowledge. We would like the trade school site to take a group of young men, or teenagers, and take them through different teaching modules each month. Every month changing to teach something new (ie; masonry, carpentry, plumbing, electrical) and then after teaching them, to take them out into the communities to do odd jobs for community members.

  
  

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