Hopitaly Vaovao Mahafaly, Mandritsara – Personnel needs

We are looking for committed evangelical Christians, called by God, to work in the team at Mandritsara.

Here is a list of our current staff needs:

(1 to 3 months)

Gap year students are not usually accepted.
Medical and Nursing electives. Medical and Nursing Students wishing to do their electives at Mandritsara should be evangelical Christians and able to communicate in French.
Volunteers. Volunteers should be evangelical Christians with some skill or experience that may be useful (e.g. surgeon, nurse, laboratory technician, carpenter, mechanic, builder etc). Doctors, nurses and lab technicians may be able to cover for leave or furlough replacement. Doctors and nurses should be competent in French. This is not necessary for short term specialist surgeons, or for lab technicians or builders etc.
Accommodation will normally be provided for volunteers and elective students for a modest cost. Food may be provided or volunteers may need to cook for themselves, depending on circumstances.

(3 months to 1 year)

As for volunteers - doctors, nurses, midwives, lab technicians, carpenter, builder, mechanic etc.
Nurses, midwives or junior doctors can be very helpful for one year.
Primary school teacher (native or fluent French speaker) for the Good News School minimum 1 year
Dentist, physiotherapist, secretary.

(minimum 2 years)

Bible teacher for the follow up of new Christians, planning future outreach etc. We currently have huge opportunities, a wide open door, and complete freedom to spread the Gospel and teach the Bible. The openings and needs far outstrip our present capacities.
Midwives. We are about to construct a maternity department to respond to a desperate need for safe maternity services. So far we do not have any experienced midwife to head up the work. This is a very urgent need.
Surgeon - capable of basic general, gynae and orthopaedic surgery. Our current surgeons are fully stretched.
Laboratory technician - in 2004 the department did 22,000 tests with 2 technicians. The work continues to grow and we urgently need a third qualified technician.
Nurses - for general work and to help in the nurses training school.
Dentist - to set up the dental department
Doctor - for general outpatients and medical inpatients
Physiotherapist - to launch the department and serve the many disabled people in the community
Pharmacist - to run the hospital pharmacy
Primary school teacher (native or fluent French speaker) for the Good News School
Maintenance man to train Malagasy staff in carpentry or electricity or mechanics or building
Secretary/Administrator for Friends of Mandritsara - the group of missionaries.

Doctors - a Malagasy doctor for general outpatients and medical in-patients

Doctors - a Malagasy doctor to train in general surgery

Doctor or nurse - to train as a second anaesthetist

Dentist - to work with a missionary colleague

Nurses

Midwives

Laboratory technician, or someone to train as lab technician at Mandritsara

Primary school teacher (fluent French speaker) for the Good News School

Missionary staff must be committed evangelical Christians, called by God to work in the team at Mandritsara.

Missionaries must be commended to the work by their home churches who will support in prayer and practically.
Short term missionaries may be financially self-supporting
Long term missionaries must have their own financial support either through their home church, or through a mission agency such as Swiss Mission Fellowship, TEAR Fund Belgium etc

Long term missionaries are expected to have Bible school (or equivalent) training

Older candidates who have been involved in ministry over a longer period in the home country would also be considered without formal Bible training
Short term missionaries must have a letter from their home church attesting to their soundness in doctrine and practice

All missionaries should be able to communicate in French
It is helpful if missionaries can also communicate in English
All missionaries will be expected to study Malagasy - long term missionaries will normally spend around 6 months in full-time language study in Antsirabe before coming to Mandritsara. Short-term missionaries will do a shorter period.
All staff will be expected to be involved in the life of the Mandritsara Bible Baptist church

Nurses, doctors and paramedical workers should preferably have 2 years experience post qualification.