Hostel Parents

Hostel Parents provide care and supervision for children and young people living in residential facilities such as boarding school residential colleges and hostels.

What the job involves

• Plans and implements programmes of supervision and care for children in residential care

• Supervises and arranges activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in residential care

• Wakes children and ensures they are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities

• Supervises children during domestic activities such as eating meals and showering

• Maintains discipline, enforces regulations and behaviour standards, compiles disciplinary reports and assists in implementing remedial measures