Hostel Warden - Female / Couple

Sanjay Ghodawat International School; Kolhapur District, Pune District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanjay Ghodawat International School in Kolhapur district seeks a Hostel Warden to oversee resident welfare, supervision, and act as a mentor supporting emotional and pastoral needs.

The role covers hostel administration, attendance records, room allocations, health and safety, and coordination with parents, teachers, and school administration. On-site residence is expected to ensure a safe, disciplined living environment.

Qualifications

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in any discipline.
• Prior hostel warden experience in residential schools preferred.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, counseling, and communication skills.
• Ability to handle adolescents with empathy and discipline.
• Knowledge of hostel administration and student welfare practices.
• Willingness to reside on campus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety, security, health, and well-being of hostel residents.
• Act as mentor and guide for students, providing emotional and pastoral support.
• Monitor student behavior, discipline, attendance, and hostel rules.
• Address student concerns and resolve conflicts promptly.
• Manage daily hostel operations and maintain discipline.
• Maintain attendance registers, leave records, and incident reports.
• Coordinate room allocations and monitor hostel facilities.
• Ensure cleanliness, hygiene, and upkeep of hostel infrastructure.
• Serve as liaison between students, parents, teachers, and school admin.
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding welfare and development.
• Coordinate with academic and administrative teams to support student growth.
• Ensure compliance with school safety policies and hostel regulations.
• Handle emergencies and coordinate with medical personnel as required.
• Monitor food quality and overall living conditions.
• Supervise hostel support staff and security staff.
• Ensure efficient functioning of all hostel services.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Counseling

Communication

Discipline

Team coordination

Student welfare

Education

Graduate/Postgraduate degree

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Student Welfare & Supervision

• Ensurethesafety,security,health,andwell-beingofallhostelresidents.
• Actasamentorandguideforstudents,providingemotionalandpastoralsupport.
• Monitorstudentbehavior,discipline,attendance,andadherencetohostelrules.
• Addressstudentconcernsandresolveconflictsinatimelyandprofessionalmanner.

Hostel Administration

• Managedailyhosteloperationsandmaintaindisciplinewithinthehostelpremises.
• Maintainhostelrecords,attendanceregisters,leaverecords,andincidentreports.
• Coordinateroomallocationsandmonitorhostelfacilities.
• Ensurecleanliness,hygiene,andupkeepofhostelinfrastructure.

Parent & School Coordination

• Serveasaliaisonbetweenstudents,parents,teachers,andschooladministration.
• Communicateregularlywithparentsregardingstudentwelfareanddevelopment.
• Coordinatewithacademicandadministrativeteamstosupportstudentgrowth.

Health & Safety

• Ensurecompliancewithschoolsafetypoliciesandhostelregulations.
• Handleemergenciesandcoordinatewithmedicalpersonnelwhenrequired.
• Monitorfoodquality,hygienestandards,andoveralllivingconditions.

Staff Management

• Supervisehostelsupportstaff,housekeepingpersonnel,andsecuritystaff.
• Ensureefficientfunctioningofallhostelservices.

Eligibility Criteria

• Graduate/Postgraduateinanydiscipline.
• PriorexperienceasaHostelWardeninareputedresidentialschool,boardingschool,oreducationalinstitution.
• Strongleadership,interpersonal,counseling,andcommunicationskills.
• Abilitytohandleadolescentstudentswithempathyanddiscipline.
• Knowledgeofhosteladministrationandstudentwelfarepractices.
• Willingnesstoresideoncampus.