Benefits:

Kingdom Treasures!

On-site Housing/Moorage & Utilities Provided

Access to a Fully Equipped Workshop

Fitness Facility Access

On-Site Laundry Facilities

Meals, Food & Snacks Provided on Campus

403B Retirement Plan

Paid Training

Dental Insurance Buy-in Option

Health Care Reimbursement up to $250 per month

Paid time off

Opportunity for advancement

Jacksonville, Florida | Waterfront Campus | 14 Days On / 7 Days Off

Safe Harbor Boys Home & Maritime Academy is seeking Christ-centered married couples and single men to serve as House Parents, mentoring young men ages 14-17 in our Jacksonville waterfront ministry.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

$28,000-$30,000 annual salary per individual

$56,000-$60,000 combined base salary for married couples

On-site housing and utilities provided

Meals, food, and snacks provided while on campus

Health care reimbursement up to $250/month per individual

Dental insurance buy-in option

Paid time off and paid training

403(b) retirement plan

On-site laundry, fitness facility, and workshop

Vessel moorage for qualified personal vessels

RV space with hookups when available

WORK SCHEDULE

House Parents serve on a repeating 21-day rotation:

7 days on the morning/day schedule

7 days on the afternoon/evening schedule

7 consecutive days completely off

This 14-days-on, 7-days-off rotation provides a full week away from scheduled duties to recharge, travel, and reconnect with family.

THE ROLE

House Parents share everyday life with young men through discipleship, mentoring, school support, recreation, transportation, vocational training, meals, projects, life skills, prayer, devotions, church, and biblical teaching.

They provide steady guidance, loving accountability, healthy boundaries, and consistent relationships while helping young men grow in faith, character, responsibility, and practical life skills.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The right House Parent is mature, dependable, relational, teachable, and steady under pressure.

Candidates should have a mature, active, growing relationship with Jesus Christ; combine compassion with firm guidance; demonstrate sound judgment, reliability, communication, and conflict-management skills; work well within a team; and be comfortable with active residential and waterfront life.

Helpful backgrounds include youth mentoring, Christian ministry, residential care, foster care, education, coaching, social services, military/public safety, skilled trades, facilities, outdoor work, and maritime work.

Practical skills such as carpentry, mechanics, boat repair, boating, sailing, gardening, culinary arts, welding, construction, maintenance, and other trades are welcome.

WATERFRONT LIVING

Safe Harbor operates within a private marina and maritime campus in Jacksonville.

Living arrangements may include a Safe Harbor live-aboard vessel, a qualified personal vessel, or a personal RV on campus when available. House Parents DO NOT live aboard vessels with program residents.

Candidates should be comfortable with docks, boats, stairs, outdoor areas, and waterfront life. Maritime, RV, or live-aboard experience is helpful but not required.

ABOUT SAFE HARBOR

For decades, Safe Harbor has served young men through residential care, education, vocational training, maritime experiences, Christian discipleship, and mentoring. Safe Harbor has been featured in People Magazine and the Hallmark movie Safe Harbor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record

Required background screening

Sound judgment, reliability, communication, and conflict-management skills

Physical ability to safely navigate docks, vessels, stairs, and outdoor areas

CHRISTIAN FAITH & MINISTRY REQUIREMENTS

Christian faith is foundational to Safe Harbor's mission. House Parents serve in ministry roles involving Christian example, prayer, biblical discipleship, spiritual instruction, and devotions. Applicants must be born-again Christians with a mature, growing relationship with Jesus Christ and be willing to uphold Safe Harbor's Statement of Faith and ministry standards.

Safe Harbor is a Christ-centered nonprofit religious organization and retains applicable rights and exemptions under federal and Florida law.

INTERESTED?

If you feel called to invest your faith, experience, and abilities in the next generation, we would love to hear from you.