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Duties and Responsibilities of Hostel Superintendent in Navodaya JNVs
We are giving information from the Official Letter of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti. Also we provide official letter of the Duties and Responsibilities of Hostel Superintendent in Navodaya JNVs.
A. Exclusive Duties
1. Ensuring Cleanliness and Maintenance and upkeep of the dormitories :
Hostel superintendent shall ensure that:
- Housekeeping staff clean the dormitories (wash rooms, toilets, staircases, common areas etc) twice a day.
- Drains around the dormitories are cleaned on daily basis.
- Appropriate cleaning materials are used by Housekeeping staff in cleaning of toilets and washrooms.
- Waste generated in the dormitories is disposed two times a day by Housekeeping staff.
- Dustbins are available in the dormitories.
- Regular grass /bush cutting and ensuring cleanliness around the dormitories on regular basis (Once in a fortnight).
- Electrical wiring and switch boards are intact and if found faulty, get repaired immediately through ECP.
- All basic facilities like water, electricity, fans, furniture, and bedding are available in the house. In the event of any shortage or malfunctioning, he/she must report to the Principal/HM and request to address the issues.
- Broken windows, doors, window panes and other M&R related issues of Hostels should be reported to the Principal/ Vice-Principal to address the issue.
- Any other related duty assigned by the Principal.
2. Safety and Security of students :
Following aspects of safety and security are to be ensured by the Hostel Superintendent :
- He/She will visit the dormitories and the surroundings on daily basis and ensure that dormitories & surroundings are neat & clean and free from any risk /danger, any issues/risk of danger, if present in the dormitories /surroundings should be brought into notice of the Principal/ HM for immediate action.
- Keep a close watch on all the activities and movements of the students in a residential area particularly non-academic hours i.e,, own time daily, Sundays and _ holidays, and at night, and report to the HM/VP/Principal about any incident.
- He/She will ensure locking of the dormitories through Caretakers when students are out of the dormitory for different activities.
- Record of visitors visiting the hostels must be maintained and submitted to the Principal for Counter Signature
- Any other such duties assigned by the Principal.
3. Distribution of Items of Student Entitlements :
- The JSA(Storekeeper) / office superintendent shall provide following items to Hostel superintendent for onward distribution to students.
- Daily use items
- Bedding items
- Stationery items.
- Uniform
- The Hostel Superintendent shall distribute the items to students as per schedule and keep the records.
4. Daily Routine :
Following aspects of daily routine are to be ensured by the Hostel Superintendent :
- He/She must ensure that students get up in the morning as per the schedule of the daily routine.
- He/She must ensure that students report for different activities as per the schedule of the daily routine
- He/she will supervise that all students get up and sleep on time.
- He/She must ensure that Care takers/Matrons escort the students while going for different activities.
- Lights are off of the dormitories as per schedule of the daily routine.
- Rounds are to be carried out even after the lights are off so as to ensure security and to keep the wards away from mischief.
- Students shall not sneak out of the dormitories.
- Any other such duties (Principal shall assign duties to caretakers, guards, housekeeping staff in a staggered manner and put them under the supervision of Hostel Superintendent)
5. Leave to students :
Following aspects regarding leave to students are to be ensured by the Hostel Superintendent.:
- Hostel Superintendent shall process the leave application of students received for approval after recommendation of House Master and signed by the Principal (for grant of leave to students). After approval of the leave, the Hostel Superintendent shall allow the students for out pass under an authentic escort (parent/guardian as per record).
- Hostel Superintendent shall provide the information of out-passed students to the concerned House Masters on real time basis.
- Hostel Superintendent shall allow in pass to a student reporting back after availing leave, when reported under the escort of an authentic escort (parent/guardian as per record) and report to the concerned HM.
- Hostel Superintendent shall provide the information of in-passed students to the concerned House Masters on real time basis.
- Checking of the belongings of the students shall be done at the time of reporting after availing leave (other than vacation and break). (Students belongings shall be checked by HM and AHM when students report after vacation /break).
B. General Duties
- He/she should be very affectionate and polite with the children.
- He/she will attend all sort of the well-being, comfort, and happiness of the students in the Hostel.
- He / she will work in coordination with VP/HMs/AHMs/ Office-Superintendent.
- He/she will be very courteous to the parents and create confidence in them that their child is living in a very safe and secure environment.
- To ensure that he/she is always impartial and fair equally to all the students. Interact with the children by providing regular orientation on the important aspects of Safety precautions, guidelines, and principles to be followed.
- He/she needs to be cautious of his/her own conduct, behaviour, character, habits, punctuality, and sense of moral values at all times.
- To brief the Principal immediately in order to solve any problem of the house beyond his reach or domain.
- Hostel Superintendents shall report to the Principal only. However, Hostel Superintendent shall intimate the house related issues/reports to the concerned House Masters/ Associate House Masters, also House Masters may bring into the notice of Hostel Superintendents the necessary M&R work and cleanliness issues for early solution.
- Any other duties assigned by the Principal.
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