Employment Opportunities

The following are employment opportunities with the Baptist Convention of New Mexico and its entities.

The Baptist Convention of New Mexico is seeking a full-time editorial assistant for the convention’s Information Services Team. Candidate will help publish the Baptist New Mexican and other convention information and support missionary staff and churches in their use of media and technology. The position’s primary work is content creation, administration, and social media messaging. Candidate must be a member of a cooperating BCNM church. Send resume or inquiries to kparker@bcnm.com.

For over a hundred years, New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home has brought hope to thousands of hurting children and families. Houseparents are on the frontlines of this mission field as they minister and care for the children entrusted to them.

NMBCH is currently seeking highly committed married couples to serve in the role of Houseparents for its campus located in Portales, NM and soon to open campus in Estancia, NM. Houseparents must have a strong calling on their lives to work with children who have endured trauma. They must be willing to embrace the challenges and opportunities in ministering to children from hard places. They should enjoy an active and energetic lifestyle.

Potential candidates must be committed Christians and are expected to be actively involved in a Southern Baptist Church. Houseparents may have up to 2 dependent children over the age of ten and 1 well behaved pet.

Houseparents live in a large home provided on the NMBCH campus and parent up to 9 resident children. Houseparents work an appealing 16 days on and 8 days off schedule.

In addition to a great team and salary, NMBCH is proud to offer some of the best benefits in the country which include the following:

Salary $65,000/couple
Housing and utilities including internet.
100% paid health insurance premium for employee and dependents
100% paid dental insurance premium for employee and dependents
100% paid long-term disability insurance premium.
100% paid life insurance premium.
Employer contributions to 403b retirement plan with additional matching option.
Scholarship opportunities for dependent children.
Relocation assistance.
Food and meals during 16 days on.
Appealing schedule which allows over 15 weeks off each year.

Portales, NM boasts 17,000 residents and is home to Eastern New Mexico University. Cannon Air Force Base is nearby. Located on the eastern plains of New Mexico, Portales is a welcoming town with a rich archaeological history.

Estancia, which means ‘resting place’, is a beautiful rural community with ample mountains and outdoor space nearby to explore. It is located within an hour of Albuquerque, NM.

Sivells Baptist Camp in Cloudcroft, NM is seeking a full-time (summer), and 28 hrs./wk. (off season), food and guest service director. Applicant must have a food service management certificate and be a member of a Baptist church. Housing is optional. Contact Jay Hammond at (575) 687-3538, (575) 495-6013 or jhammond@bcnm.com.

Since 1919 New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home has been bringing hope to the lives of children in New Mexico. Our Houseparents are on the front lines of this mission field and experience many challenges and difficult days as they labor to bring the gospel to hurting children and families. We are currently searching for husband and wife couples (families with up to two children living in the home) who feel a strong calling from the Lord to work with children. Prospective couples must have a kingdom focus and a gospel-centered life.

Our missionary couples live in provided housing and will be parenting up to 9 children. Just like parents, our Houseparents carry a great amount of responsibility. This includes meeting needs such as cooking, teaching life skills, homework help, recreation, etc. In addition, Houseparents are to encourage spiritual growth and guidance by leading their household in daily devotions, prayer, active church membership and the demonstration of the gospel in their own lives.

Often, our children have never seen a godly marriage lived out before them. The Bible uses the example of marriage as a beautiful picture of Christ and his church. Therefore, before considering this position, a husband and wife should pray diligently and assess their marriage in light of the example they would set before our children. How do you handle frustrations, conflict and challenges? Children need to see their Houseparents work these things out in a God glorifying manner.

Successful missionaries will be flexible, organized, teachable and have a good sense of humor.

Salaries begin at $40K per couple with additional benefits that include housing, utilities, food, insurance and 403(b) retirement contributions.  The children attend school during the day, which has allowed some of our Houseparents to pursue additional education or seminary training online.  Some employees may be eligible for seminary tuition assistance.

When asked what would make someone a great houseparent, 6 year old “J” responded, “Someone who will build Legos with me.”  Because of this, Lego building experience is preferred but not required (he is willing to train).

Click here to view additional information and download applications on the NMBCH website.