CURE International

Spiritual Director (CURE Children's Hospital of Zimbabwe)

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Job Description

About the job
CURE Children's Hospital of Zimbabwe has an exciting opportunity for a Spiritual Director in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. CURE is a faith-based non-profit organization operating a network of eight children’s hospitals throughout Africa and the Philippines. We provide world-class surgical care and intentional spiritual care to children living with treatable disabilities, all of which is free of charge to the patients and their families.

As a member of the hospital senior management team, the Spiritual Director serves as the spiritual leader to the hospital staff and specialty programs, counseling coordinators/care coordinators under the hospital country model, patients, patient families, and the community that the CURE hospital serves.

The spiritual leadership that the Spiritual Director provides is both creative and innovative, and is done in accordance with the CURE Essential Standards for Spiritual Ministry with a particular focus on the three pillars of spiritual ministry, which are patient ministry, co-workers’ discipleship, and community engagement.

Duties and Responsibilities


Essential Duties

Collaborate with the hospital senior management team and the Head of Spiritual Ministry (as a resource) to identify ministry objectives, strategies and resources under the three pillars of spiritual ministry. This should be done in a way that promotes Integral Mission.
Design, implement and supervise ministry programs in all three pillars that seek to carry out the CURE mission.
Lead and mentor Spiritual Team members and any other co-worker(s) under his/her leadership.
Establish and model standards of Christian conduct for CURE co-workers, patients, patient families and the community that the CURE hospital serves.
Communicate effectively with department leaders, physicians and other co-workers to ensure that proper spiritual patient care emanates from every department within the hospital.
Oversee provision of spiritual care (discipleship, mentorship, etc.) for CURE co-workers for ministry multiplication within and beyond the hospital.
Collaborate with the Executive Director and Medical Director in planning for the ministry participation in mobile clinics and other CURE-sponsored outreaches as part of the integral hospital community engagement efforts.
Identify strategic ministry partners (Churches and pastors etc)
Establish and oversee spiritual outreach events under the CURE Church engagement model that meets hospital objectives.
Participate in the Spiritual Ministry calls and any other related meetings.
Submit ministry related reports and/or other related information as requested by the Executive Director, Head of Spiritual Ministry, or a member of the Mission Support Center (MSC).
Provide mentorship/leadership to other ministry team members in the network upon request by the Head of Spiritual Ministry.
Undertake any other duty as assigned by the Executive Director or Head of Spiritual Ministry.

Qualifications and Experience

Required Education, Experience, And Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Bible or Theology from an accredited institution.
Minimum of two (2) years supervisory experience as a pastor or chaplain within a health institution or similar setting.
Prior experience with coordinating and directing evangelistic outreach programs, preferably for children and their families.
Fluency in English and national language(s) of his/her respective country.
Demonstrate mature Christian faith with a close personal relationship with the Lord, evidenced by a strong prayer life, commitment to and love for the Word of God and a call to ministry.
Demonstrate qualities prescribed in 1 Timothy 3:1-7
Demonstrated ability to share the gospel and lead to Christ individuals of all ages.
Demonstrated ability to lead small groups, inductive Bible studies, departmental devotions, etc.
Demonstrated ability to conduct counseling in a Biblically appropriate manner.
Demonstrated ability to lead conflict resolution/mediation (e.g., Peacemaker materials).
Demonstrated ability to minister to oral learners (e.g., Orality materials).
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent team building and networking skills.

In addition, all candidates should be familiar with CURE’s Statement of Faith and will be required to agree with the declarations of the Statement of Faith to be considered for this position.

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