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State of Punjab - Section

Section 64 in Punjab Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2014

64. Staff of a Home.

(1)The staff of a home shall be determined according to the duty, posts, hours of duty per day and category of children that the staff is meant to cater to.
(2)The organizational set up of a home shall be fixed in accordance with its size, the capacity, workload, distribution of functions and requirements of programmes.
(3)The whole-time staff in a home may consist of Officer-in-charge, 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, Counselor, Educator, Vocational Training Instructor, Medical Staff, Administrative staff, Care Takers, house father and house mother, child mentors, volunteers, store keeper, cook, helper, washer man, safai karamchari, gardener as required.
(4)The part-time staff, shall include Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational therapist, and other professionals as may be required from time to time.
(5)The staff of the home shall be subject to the control and overall supervision of the Officer- in charge, who by order, shall determine their specific responsibilities and shall keep the concerned authority informed of such orders made.
(6)The duties and responsibilities of the staff under the Officer-incharge shall be fixed keeping in view the statutory requirements of the Act.
(7)The Officer-in-charge and such other staff, who may be required, shall live in the houses provided to 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 qualifications, training and experience required for each category.
(9)The suggested staffing pattern for a home with a capacity of one hundred juveniles or children may be as mentioned below:-
Serial Staff Number of No. posts
1 Officer-in-Charge (Superintendent) 1
2 Counsellor 2
3 Probation Officer or Child Welfare Officer or CaseWorker 3
4 House Mother or House Father 4
5 Educator 2 (voluntary or part time)
6 Doctor 1(part time)
7 Paramedical staff 1
8 Store-keeper cum Accountant 1
9 Art and Craft cum Music Teacher 1 (part time)
10 Instructor cum Yoga Trainer 1
11 Driver 1
12 Cook 2
13 Helper 2
14 Housekeeping 2
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 home.
(11)In case of institutions housing infants, provision for ayahs and paramedical staff shall be made as per the need.