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There are currently positions available in the following areas –

• Project managers
Project managers are required to liaison with other volunteers and national staff on specific projects. They will be responsible for reporting and monitoring the project to insure all objectives are met or exceeded. This will involve this ongoing running of existing projects and also assisting the design and implementation of new projects.

The goal of all projects is to try to make them sustainable once external funding ceases, with this in mind, the project manager will also need to oversee the starting and running of small businesses designed to make the project self funding within the nation. In addition to working with the national chairman, project managers will be required to work in close contact with Destiny Rescue International Oversight, and must be willing to be both accountable and totally transparent in all activities.

• Administration Officer
Administration Officers will be required to liaise with the Australian head office (largely via email). Reporting on all areas of the projects being run, eg updates on children, photo’s, newsletter articles, letters from children, budget etc. This is a vital role, people applying need to be well organised and have an administrative gift.

Nursing
Nurses are required to run basic medical clinics within the slum communities we operate in, and also give medical care to all families and children within our projects. Nurses will be required to give training on basic hygiene and general health education.

• Children’s home house parents>
House parents are responsible for the overall care of the children within the home. You will be required to assist in cooking, cleaning, playing with children, bible studies with children and lots of hugs and kisses.

• Counsellors – specialising in child abuse
Counsellors will be required to work with children that have gone through abusive situations, i.e. children who have been rescued from child prostitution. Along with house parents and other staff, counsellors will be responsible for the emotional wellbeing of the children.

• Grandparent role in a children’s home setting
Grandparent role is similar to that of a house parent, but would be less hours. Local staff would carry the bulk of the cooking and cleaning, however on their days off you would be required to assist more in these areas.

• Gardener/grounds person
This person would be responsible for keeping the grounds, including the design and construction of new gardens. The gardener would also be required to help with the vegetable and fruit garden, having an overall goal of making the children’s home self-sufficient.

• Teacher
Teachers will be required to teach western children of other western volunteers (home school curriculum will be provided), also teaching of English studies to native children within the programs. Design and deliver other training as needs are identified.

Countries in which positions are available –

Cambodia
• Project manager
• Administration officer
• Nurse
• Children’s house parents or grandparents
• Counsellor
Project overview – Our Cambodian project is based around the Phnom Penh dump communities, working with the families and children who scavenge from the dump in order to survive. Within the project we offer schooling scholarships, small business loans, housing repairs/construction, medical assistance and we are about to begin a street kids home and a trafficked children’s home for children rescued from prostitution.

India
• Project manager
• Administration officer
• Children’s home house parents
Project overview – Our Indian project is based both on the Eastern Indian coast where the tsunami hit in December 2004 and also inland in a number over villages. We are working primarily in one coastal village assisting the villages in long term development opportunities, helping them to once again became self reliant as they were prior to the tsunami. This is being done through school scholarships, small business loans and emergency food aid as required.

Inland we have one children’s home and a small work in several villages offering the same support as is provided for the tsunami struck village.

Mozambique (Africa)
• Project manager
• Administration officer
Project overview – Our Mozambique project has over 500 children in it. We have a well established children’s home with over 30 children being cared for. We have close 200 widow’s living in average to poor living conditions, their homes needing regular attention. We help those within this program through schooling scholarships, vocational training, small business loans, medical assistance, housing repairs/reconstruction etc.

Thailand
• Nurse
• Teacher
• Gardener/grounds person
Project overview – Our Thailand work is based both in Bangkok working in the slums and in the Northern Thailand city of Chiang Rai working both with poor hilltribe villages and our children’s homes.

We have a small orphanage, a children’s home for poor hilltribe children so they can attend school and we also have a prevention home targeting poor hilltribe girls at risk of being lured into prostitution.

We are assisting the children in our programs through schooling scholarships, food aid, vocational training, agriculture training, pig breeding, small business loans etc.

How long do I have to commit to?
This would depend on which position you are applying for, but generally if it is a leadership role then we would want a minimum commitment of 12 months, ideally 2-3 years. For a nonleadership position you could commit to as little as 3 months.

What qualifications do I need?
Other than nursing and counselling where formal training is essential, other positions can generally be filled by those with a passion in that given area; however preference would be given to those with experience in the given field. Each volunteer will be given help and guidance from other field workers until they feel comfortable in the role they are in. Although each volunteer will have set tasks and goals to achieve, it is expected that most positions will overlap in many areas as we work largely on a team basis rather than just individually.

Do I need to know the language of the country I am applying for?
Although it would be an advantage, it is not a requirement. All volunteers will be given informal on the job language training.

How much would I need to raise to cover my living expenses?
As we always try to make funds donated have the biggest effect on the children in our programs, we ask all volunteers to raise their own support so they can cover their living expenses while volunteering overseas. However, unlike in western nations, the cost of living is substantially lower.

The largest expense is your airfares, ranging from approximately $1000 to $2300 depending on which country you choose to serve in. Assuming you live in one of the children’s homes, you wouldn’t be required to cover any rent or utilities, but we do request a $50 - $80 per month (depending on which nation you will be volunteering in) donation towards food. If you chose to live outside the children’s home then these costs could rise substantially.

We also recommend you take out health insurance to cover you if you got ill while outside your home nation. This is something you would need to enquire about as the cost varies depending on what level of cover you decide upon. In each country you will require to obtain a visa, these average around $200 per year, depending on which nation. Our national staff can help you with whatever paperwork is required to apply for visas. As a rough guide we recommend each volunteer have a minimum of $250 per month support plus the cost of airfares in place before they move overseas. Assistance can be given to all volunteers on ways to gain personal support and other fundraising ideas.

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