Hostel Parents At Gonzaga Jesuit College
full-time
Job Description
The Hostel Parent plays a vital role in providing a safe, nurturing, and structured "home away from home" for boarding students.
They are responsible for the holistic well-being, pastoral care, and discipline of students outside of academic hours, ensuring a supportive environment that promotes character development, academic focus, and healthy community living.
Responsibilities
Pastoral Care & Well-being: Act as the primary caregiver, monitoring students' physical, emotional, and mental health. Create a warm, inclusive, and supportive atmosphere within the hostel.
Routine & Discipline: Enforce the daily boarding schedule, including morning wake-ups, meals, mandatory study hours (prep), inspection routines, and lights-out. Maintain discipline in line with school policies.
Health & Hygiene Supervision: Monitor students' personal hygiene, cleanliness of their living spaces, and laundry routines. Coordinate closely with the school clinic/bursary to manage student illnesses, medical appointments, and medication distribution.
Safety & Security: Ensure the physical security of the hostel building. Conduct regular roll calls, monitor student movements, manage weekend exeat permits, and respond decisively to emergencies.
Academic Monitoring: Supervise study sessions, ensuring a quiet and productive environment conducive to learning and homework completion.
Administrative Duties: Maintain accurate hostel records (attendance, incident reports, maintenance logs). Write regular pastoral reports for school management and maintain constructive communication with parents regarding their children's welfare.
Education & Experience Requirements
Education: A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree. A background in Education, Guidance and Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work is a major advantage.
Experience: A minimum of 3 years of experience working with youth, preferably in a residential care setting, boarding school, or youth mentorship capacity.
First Aid: Basic certification in First Aid and CPR is highly desirable (or a willingness to undergo training).
Key Skills:
Empathy & Active Listening: The ability to connect with young people, understand their challenges, and provide sound emotional support and guidance.
Conflict Resolution: Strong interpersonal skills to mediate disputes among students and maintain a harmonious living environment.
Firm but Fair Leadership: Ability to enforce rules consistently and maintain authority while remaining approachable and compassionate.
Crisis Management: Calmness and decisiveness under pressure to handle medical emergencies, security alerts, or behavioral crises.
Organization & Multitasking: Exceptional organizational skills to manage schedules, student medical needs, and building maintenance requests simultaneously.
Other Requirements:
Residency Requirement: Must be willing to live on campus full-time during the school term, including working flexible shifts, weekends, and holiday rotations.
Impeccable Character: A high level of integrity, emotional maturity, and a clean disciplinary/criminal record (subject to thorough background checks).
Collaboration: Ability to work closely with school management, security personnel, facility storekeepers, and the counseling department to ensure smooth hostel operations.
Remuneration & Benefits
Salary: N150,000 monthly. Competitive monthly gross salary, commensurate with experience and institutional scale.
Accommodation: On-campus accommodation within the boarding house.
Meals: Complimentary meals in the school dining hall during term time.
Benefits: Access to contributory pension schemes and comprehensive health insurance coverage.