Director of Missionary Care

Supervise, formulate, and implement the care of personnel and Missionary Care programs of OMS USA. Closely coordinate all activity of OMS USA Missionary Care (clinical/pastoral) and work in cooperation with the VP of Human Resources.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Possesses an earned master’s degree or higher in ministry, counseling, pastoral theology, or equivalent. Counselling/psychological degree preferred.
• Possesses a minimum of two years of cross-cultural, pastoral, or other mission related ministry.
• Committed to the mission and vision of OMS.
• Living in accordance and in support of the theological distinctives of OMS.
• Capable of effective written and verbal communication.
• Willing and able to assist in setting departmental budgets.

Skill Requirements:

• Counseling skills required; pastoral skills preferred.
• Be in general good health.
• Some travel required.
• Team player.
• Self-motivated.
• Proficient in Office 365 software

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a system of care for pre-field candidates and members to help prepare them for self-care while serving with OMS.
• Develop and maintain a debriefing model for those on Homeland Missionary Assignment, leaving the field, and/or retiring.
• Work alongside other departments to coordinate and promote consistent mutual care and support for missionaries.
• Cultivate an OMS culture of caring.
• Connect regularly with the OMS Global Director of Missionary Care to ensure seamless and consistent care for OMS USA missionaries when they travel to and from their field of service.
• Serve through identification of significant mission specific mile markers for corporate celebration and individual membership recognition.
• Develop a clinical network of Christian counsellors and organizations to allow for prompt access when referrals are needed.
• Encourage cooperation with sending churches to provide re-entry care to Missionaries returning from the field.
• Enable through identification and development of means to provide nurture, encouragement, and critical care for all active OMS membership.
• Lead through coordinating and/or providing member (clinical/pastoral) care, thereby preserving, and promoting OMS membership retention.
• Take an active role in most or all conflict resolution issues pertaining to OMS USA missionaries at the invitation of leadership.
• Oversee OMS USA Missionary Care departmental budget.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise all the personnel related to the OMS USA Missionary Care team.
  Conduct annual Missionary Ministry Appraisals related to the OMS USA Missionary Care team.
• Supervise, evaluate, and reformulate as necessary all the OMS USA Missionary Care programs.
• Oversee the (clinical/pastoral) care of all active OMS USA homeland personnel and field personnel when back in the US.
• Relate closely with Global Training Solutions Group (training department) regarding new candidates.
• Represent OMS USA at Missionary Care professional events.

This is a support-based position that involves raising financial support through ministry partners for salary and other expenses.