Children Home Manager job

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Amani Centre for Street Children
Kilimanjaro NGO and Social Work Jobs Full time Jobs
Job Description
Vacancy announcement: Children Home Manager
Rescuing Children | Restoring Hope | Transforming Lives

Position details

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PositionChildren Home Manager

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Number of positions1

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Duty stationCentre Location, Kilimanjaro, Moshi

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Reports toProgram Manager

About Amani Centre for Street Children

Amani Centre for Street Children (“Amani”) is a Tanzanian non-governmental organisation based in Moshi that has worked for over two decades to reduce the number of children living on the streets of Tanzania.

Amani rescues vulnerable children, provides shelter, education, medical and psychosocial care, and works to reunite children safely with their families, while supporting those families to become self-sufficient.

Amani operates licensed residential centres that support several hundred children each year through a holistic model built on integrity, unconditional care, excellence, and collaboration.

To sustain and strengthen this work, Amani is seeking a qualified, experienced, and highly motivated Child Centre Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of one of its residential children’s centres.

Job purpose

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Children Home Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and statutory compliance of an Amani residential children’s centre and essential services.

The post-holder ensures that every child in the centre’s care receives safe, nurturing, and individualised care in line with:

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The Law of the Child Act, 2009 (Cap. 13 R.E. 2019).

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The Children’s Homes (Regulation) Act (Cap. 61 R.E. 2002).

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Amani’s own child safeguarding and care standards.

The Children Home Manager leads caregivers, Nurse, Cooks, Gadners, Maintanance officer and security officers and represents the organization in social welfare meetings and local community meetings.

Key responsibilities

• Centre leadership and daily operations

Provide overall day-to-day leadership and management of the residential centre, ensuring a safe, clean, structured, and nurturing environment for all children in care.

• Statutory compliance and licensing

Ensure the centre operates in full compliance with the Children’s Homes (Regulation) Act and the Law of the Child Act and its Regulations, including maintaining a valid operating licence issued by the Commissioner for Social Welfare and renewing it before expiry.

• Child safeguarding

Lead implementation of Amani’s Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct at the centre, ensuring all staff, volunteers, and visitors are screened, trained, and supervised.

Ensure that any concerns, incidents, or allegations are reported and handled promptly in line with Amani’s reporting procedures and statutory obligations.

• Staff supervision and rostering

Supervise, mentor, and roster house parents, caregivers, night staff, and support staff, ensuring the centre is under the care and supervision of at least one senior staff member at all times, in line with the Children’s Homes (Regulation) Act.

• Health, nutrition and welfare

Oversee children’s health, hygiene, and nutrition, ensuring medical examinations, immunisations, and health records are maintained.

Ensure that any illness, injury, or death is reported to the relevant authorities within the statutory timeframe.

• Education and development

Ensure every child’s access to:

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Formal education

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Life-skills

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Recreation

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Psychosocial support

Monitor individual educational and developmental progress.

• Records, reporting and statistics

Maintain complete, accurate, and confidential records for each child and staff member.

Prepare timely monthly, quarterly, and annual statistical and narrative reports for:

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The Executive Director

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The Social Welfare Officer

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The Commissioner for Social Welfare

This includes the annual return due by 31 March each year.

• Budget and resource management

Manage the centre’s operating budget, supplies, and assets responsibly, working with the Finance and Administration teams to ensure value for money and donor accountability.

• Stakeholder and community relations

Represent the centre before:

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Local government social welfare offices

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Police

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Health facilities

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Schools

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Donors

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The surrounding community

Support inspections or audits by government authorities.

• Emergency response

Act as the first point of contact for emergencies at the centre, including:

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Medical emergencies

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Safeguarding incidents

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Child absconding

Ensure prompt and appropriate response and notification.

• Quality assurance

Monitor and continuously improve the quality of care provided against Amani’s internal standards and national child-care guidelines.

Support external evaluations, inspections, and licensing reviews.

Qualifications and experience

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Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Community Development, Psychology, Sociology, Child Development, Education, or a related field; a postgraduate qualification in social work, child protection, or management is an added advantage.

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