Adventures Thailand Hostel Leader

Supervisor: Base Leader

Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand

Classification: Salary

Fundraising Goal: TBD

Commitment: 3 Year minimum

Summary of Job

The Adventures Base Hostel Leader provides oversight, spiritual support, and guidance for the execution of hostel/guesthouse operations and drives the business operations necessary to accomplish the vision, goals, and objectives of the hostel and ministry activities. The Adventures Base Hostel Leader leads, through servanthood, all of the hostel/guesthouse staff.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• The Adventures Base Hostel Leader is responsible for the following ministerial duties:

  • Develop and execute guesthouse operations and infrastructure necessary to accomplish ministry goals and objectives.

  • Ensure quality execution of guesthouse schedules, annual goal setting, performance reviews, and programs.

  • Dedicate time to discipling and developing hostel staff in an effort to create a continually health staff team and culture

  • Support the Base Leader and Adventures Base Team in prayerfully driving initiatives that contribute to long-term operational and ministerial excellence.

  • Develop a team of ministry partners to complete the fundraising goal. (Amount to be determined). Through this process ministering to partners through prayer and teaching biblical truths is essential. (I Corinthians 9:14, Philippians 4:17) Training for this located at: www.support.adventures.org

• The Adventures Base Hostel Leader accomplishes these ministerial duties through the following administrative tasks:

  • Developing lodging partnership agreements with local ministries

  • Supervise day-to-day financial processes alongside the Operations Manager

• Present the Base Leader with monthly reports on financial performance and upcoming needs.

• Regular communication with the Long-Term Missions department

• Regular communication with the Adventures Base Team to ensure operational and financial stability

• Research and implement common best practices, hostel market trends, methods of cost-savings, and marketing strategies for hostels/guesthouses

Competencies Required

• Professing Christian with established record of high Christian character,  integrity, servant leadership, maturity, and a positive attitude

• Character and Integrity –must have strong Christian moral principles, be trustworthy, honest, fair, and display the Fruit of the Spirit in both word and action

• Servant leadership – must lead as Christ did with humility, considering their needs above your own and making it your priority to improve those you serve

• Maturity –must be strong spiritually, responding appropriately with respect to the time and place of every situation

• Positive attitude – must always be willing to do your best with what is asked of you

• Understand and embrace the core values, culture, and ministry of Adventures in Missions.

• Ability and desire to teach locals how to live in Christian community

• Maintain an active role in both the local American community and local community

• Commitment to fostering a healthy team environment that is focused on building God’s Kingdom in local country.

• High attention to detail and administrative tasks