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Union of India - Section

Section 48 in The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2001 (Model)

48. Personnel/Staff of a Home.

(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.
(2)The institutional organizational set up shall be fixed in accordance with the size of the home, the capacity, workload, distribution of functions and requirements of programmes.
(3)The whole-time staff in a home may consist of Superintendent/Project Manager, Probation Officer in case of Observation home or Special home). Case Workers (in case of Children's home or shelter home or after care organization), Child Welfare Officer, Counsellor, Educator, Vocational Training Instructor, Medical Staff, Administrative staff, Care Takers, house father and house mother, store keeper, cook, helper, weatherman, safai karmchari, gardener as required.
(4)The part-time staff, shall include Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational therapist, and other professionals as may be required by time to time.
(5)The staff of the home shall be subject to control and overall supervision of the Superintendent or 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.
(6)The duties and responsibilities of the staff under the Superintendent or the project Manager shall be fixed in keeping with the statutory requirements of the Act.;
(7)The Superintendent or the Project Manager and such other staff who may be required, shall live in the quarters provided for them within the premises of the home.
(8)The number of posts in each category of staff shall be fixed on the basis of capacity of the institution; and the staff shall be appointed in accordance with the educational qualification, training and experience required for each category.
(9)The suggested staffing pattern for an institution with a capacity of 100 juveniles or children could be as mentioned below.
SI. No. Designation Number of Posts
1. Superintendent or Project Manager 1
2. Counsellor 2
3. Case Worker or Probation Officer 3
4. House Mother or House Father 4
5. Educator 2 (voluntary or part-time)
6. Vocational Instructor 1
7. Doctor 1 (part-time)
8. Paramedical staff 1
9. Store-keepercum Accountant 1
10. Driver 1
11. Cook 2
12. Helper 2
13. Sweeper 2
14. Art& Craft cum Music Teacher 1 (part-time)
  Total 25
15. Gardner 1.(part-time)
(10)The number of posts in the category of counsellor, case worker or probation officer, house father or house mother, educator, and vocational instructor shall proportionally increase with the increase in the capacity of the institution.