Senior Warden{Student Welfare Department}

Responsibilities

• Handle students’ social-welfare cases.
• Disseminate the University’s directives to students.
• Maintain accurate records on students’ welfare.
• Identify behavioural trends that may require action.
• Administer students’ welfare services.
• Facilitate activities of the Students’ Organisation.
• Participate in career guidance and counselling of students.
• Help maintain a conducive learning environment.
• Deal with students’ disciplinary matters.
• Assist students in securing permits from relevant authorities.
• Present students’ needs to the Dean of Students and other responsible University authorities.
• Guide students in observing University By-Laws and Regulations.
• Assist the Dean of Students to organise and implement the orientation programme for new students, in collaboration with other departments.
• Develop extracurricular programmes with the Students’ Organisation to promote students’ personal growth and development.
• Participate in developing and coordinating policies and procedures related to students’ welfare.
• Supervise and monitor cleanliness of the hostel and the surrounding environment.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the reporting officer

Requirements

• All applicants must be Citizens of Tanzania.
• Applications must be typed in English.
• Applicants with foreign university awards must attach a recognition letter from the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU). Applicants with foreign diploma awards must attach recognition from the National Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NACTVET), as applicable.

Qualifications

• Holder of a Master’s Degree in Education, Education Management, Psychology, Counselling, Sociology, Social Welfare and Home Economics or relevant equivalent from a recognized University/Institution, with with at least three (3) years’ relevant work experience in a similar position in a reputable institution, gained after the Master’s degree.

Skills