Matron (x2 positions) – Ministry of Basic Education 433 views

MINISTRY OF BASIC EDUCATION

NORTH WEST REGION

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TELEPHONE: 6860348

Fax: 6860629

NORTH WEST REGION

PRIVATE BAG 324

MAUN, BOTSWANA

Ref: NWRE 5/1/7 II (37)

1st June 2021

 

VACANCY CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2021

 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

 

The Ministry of Basic Education aims to provide education and training that is accessible to learners of all age groups and creates opportunities for life long to enable individuals to attain their full potential and contributes to the national socio- economic and technological advancement.

 

Talented, Proactive and Self Driven candidates are therefore sought to perform duties of

Boarding Personnel.

 

Applicants are invited from suitable qualified citizens for the under mentioned posts tenable in

 

North West Region at the below mentioned schools.

 

VACANCY PLACE

 

Matron Gowa JSS (Kauxwi Village)

Matron Ngambao JSS (Seronga Village)

 

SALARY SCALE:  C3/4 (P93, 667 – P130, 296 per annum)

LEAVE: 25 working days per annum

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Candidate would be employed on permanent and pensionable terms.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

Diploma in Guidance and Counseling, Diploma in Social Work or Nursing or equivalent qualifications.

 

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To provide counseling and parental/nursing care to students.
• To provide catering services to students and/or courses, workshops and seminars.

 

DUTIES:

• Take charge of hostels, kitchen and dining hall equipment. Keeps and maintain a record of them including all utensils and food stuffs and accounts for them to Supplies Officer.
• Allocates hostel space to boarding students at the beginning of each year and issue them with furniture e.g. bed and locker. Informs School Head of the unfilled space.
• Welcomes boarding students to school, informs them of changes that have taken place in the boarding department and introduces appointed Head Boy/Girl and other Prefects. Initiates new students to hostel life, advising them on rules and regulations and the role of Prefects in the school.
• Enforces school rules and regulations by monitoring student’s movement, behavior and conduct both within and outside campus.
• Arbitrates on students disputes. Reprimand and punishes offenders.
• Keep First Aid Kit and administer medication to minor illness, injury and wounds. Refers serious sick students to hospital or clinic for doctor’s attention.
• Attends to night emergency cases and nurse sick students to hospital day and night.
• Takes rounds in the hostels at night and in the morning before breakfast.
• Complete sick forms for sick students.
• Maintains order during meal times.
• Determines the items needed in the kitchen, dining hall and hostels and orders required food.
• Maintains institutional ratio ledger by recording food stuffs received according to quantities or weight.
• Prepares and submits monthly returns of food stuff to secondary department for verification on food usage.
• Supervise kitchen staff and appraise these workers and recommends them for promotion when the need arise.
• Performs any other duties that might be assigned by supervisor.

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

v Teamwork

v Problem Solving

v Effective communication

v Good interpersonal skills

v Time management

v Customer Focus

v Drive for results

 

APPLICANTS:

 

Applicants should quote the reference and vacancy circular number and provide the following details:

v Full name, addresses, date and place of birth

v Brief summary of previous relevant work experience (Resume or Curriculum Vitae)

v Two (2) traceable references of not more than six (6) months

v Certified copies of academic and professional certificates

v Certified copy of Omang