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State of Odisha - Section

Section 48 in Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Orissa Rules, 2002

48. Personnel organisation.

(1)The personnel strength of a home shall be determined according to the duty, posts, hours of duty per day as the base for each category of staff. The institutional organisational set up shall be fixed in accordance with the size of the home, the capacity, work load, distribution of functions and requirements of programmes.
(2)The whole time staff in a home may consist of Superintendent/ Project Manager, Probation Officer (in case of Observation Home/Special Home), Case Workers (in case of Children's Home/Shelter Home/Affair care organisation) Child Welfare Officers, Counsellor, Educator, Vocational Training Instructor. Medical Staff, Administrative Staff, Care Takers, House Father/ House Mother, Store Keeper, Cook, Helper, Washerman, Safai Karmachari, Gardner as required.
(3)The part-time staff shall include Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and other professionals as may be required by time to time.
(4)The staff of the home shall be subject to control and overall supervision of the Superintendent/Project Manager, who by order shall determine their specific responsibilities and shall keep the concerned authority informed of such orders made by him from time to time. The duties and responsibilities of the staff under him shall be fixed in keeping with the statutory requirements of the Act. The Superintendent or the Project Manager and such other staff may be required, shall live in the quarters provided for them within the premises of the home.
(5)The number of posts in each category of staff shall be fixed on the basis of capacity of the institution. The staff shall be appointed in accordance with the educational qualifications, training, experience, etc., required for each category. The suggested staffing pattern for an institution with a capacity of 100 juveniles/ children could be as mentioned below-
Sl. No. Designation No. of posts
1 Superintendent/Project Manager 1
2 Counsellor 2
3 Case Workers/Probation Officer 3
4 House Mother/House Father 4
5 Educator 2(Voluntary/Part-time)
6 Vocational Instructor 1
7 Doctor 1(Part-time)
8 Paramedical staff 1
9 Store Keeper-cum-Accountant 1
10 Driver 1
11 Cook 2
12 Helper 2
13 Sweeper 2
14 Art & Craft-cum-Music Teacher 1(Part-time)
15 Gardener 1(Part-time)
  Total 25
The number of posts in the category of Counsellor, Case Worker/ Probation Officer, House Father/House Mother, Educator and Vocational Instructor shall proportionally increase with the increase in the capacity of the institution.