Job Position-House Parent – Boarding School
Delhi Public School, Gurugram, Sector 67A
Delhi Public School, Gurugram, Sector 67A is looking for a caring, responsible, and student-focused professional to join its upcoming Residential Boarding Programme as a House Parent.
The House Parent will play a vital role in creating a safe, nurturing, disciplined, and homely environment where students feel supported, valued, and encouraged to grow into confident and responsible individuals.
Key Responsibilities
Student Care & Wellbeing
- Take responsibility for the day-to-day care, safety, and wellbeing of boarding students.
- Build strong and trusting relationships with students and act as a mentor, guide, and positive role model.
- Understand students’ individual needs and provide appropriate emotional and pastoral support.
- Monitor students’ physical, emotional, social, and personal wellbeing.
- Identify concerns at an early stage and report/escalate them to the appropriate school personnel.
Daily Residential Life
- Supervise students during morning routines, meals, study hours, recreation, activities, and bedtime.
- Ensure students follow appropriate routines related to discipline, hygiene, grooming, and personal responsibility.
- Encourage students to develop independence, time management, responsibility, and life skills.
- Maintain a positive and structured residential environment.
Mentoring & Development
- Support students in developing confidence, resilience, self-discipline, and positive habits.
- Encourage participation in sports, cultural activities, clubs, house events, and recreational programmes.
- Foster a sense of belonging, community, teamwork, and house spirit.
- Encourage students to communicate openly and seek support whenever required.
Parent & School Coordination
- Maintain regular and effective communication with parents/guardians regarding students’ wellbeing and residential life.
- Coordinate closely with teachers, wardens, counsellors, nurses, and school leadership.
- Support the implementation of school and boarding policies, safeguarding practices, and emergency procedures.
- Maintain appropriate records and communicate important student-related observations to the concerned team.
Desired Profile
- Experience in boarding schools, residential schools, pastoral care, student welfare, or child development will be preferred.
- Experience working with K–12 students is desirable.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, mentoring, and student-management skills.
- A patient, empathetic, approachable, and responsible personality.
- Ability to maintain a healthy balance between care, guidance, discipline, and boundaries.
- Strong sense of responsibility, confidentiality, and safeguarding.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a residential school team.
What We Look For
A House Parent should be someone who can be more than a supervisor — a mentor, guide, listener, and trusted adult who contributes meaningfully to the student’s boarding experience.
Location
Delhi Public School, Gurugram, Sector 67A
Compensation
Competitive compensation and benefits, commensurate with experience and capability.
To Apply
Interested candidates may share their updated CV and recent photograph at:
[email protected]
Pay: From ₹50,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
