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State of Jammu-Kashmir - Section

Section 65 in Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2014

65. Personnel or Staff of a Home.

(1)The institutional organizational set up shall be fixed in accordance with the size of the home, the intake capacity, workload, distribution of functions and requirements of programmes.
(2)Every institution mentioned here in above or in the Act shall consist of Officer Incharge, 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 Officers, Counsellor, Educator, Vocational Training Instructor, Medical Staff, Clerical Staff, Care Takers, storekeeper, cook, helper, washerman, safaikaramchari, driver, security staff, gardener as required.
(3)The part time staff may include Psychiatrist. Psychologist, Occupational the rapist, 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 Officer Incharge 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.
(5)The duties and responsibilities of the staff under the Officer Incharge shall be fixed in keeping with the statutory requirements of the Act and these rules.
(6)One of following officials shall remain present in the institution during night by rotation as per the devised Roaster by the Officer Incharge :-
(a)Officer Incharge (Superintendent) ;
(b)Probation Officer ;
(c)Child Welfare Officer ;
(d)Case Worker.
(7)The Officer Incharge and such other staff, who may be required, shall live in a separate quarter provided for them outside the building in the proximity of the institution.
(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 qualifications, training and experience required for each category.
(9)The suggested staffing pattern for an institution with a capacity of 50 to 70 juveniles or children could be as mentioned below :-
  (a) Permanent staff :  
S. No. Personal No. of Posts
1 Officer Incharge (Superintendent) 1
2 Counsellor 1
3 Probation Officer/Child WelfareOfficer/Case Worker 3
4 Doctor 1
5 Paramedical staff (I Pharmacist and I Nurse) 2
6 Storekeeper-cum-Accountant 1
7 Driver 1
8 Cook 2
9 Helper 3
10 Sweeper 2
11 Security Guards 2
12 Washerman 1
  Total 20
  (b) Part time staff:  
1 Educator 2
2 Art and Craft-cum-Music Teacher 1
3 PT Instructor 1
4 Gardener 1
  Total 5
(10)The number of posts excluding Officer Incharge shall proportionally increase with the increase in the capacity of the institution.