Job ID: 304849

Creche Supervisor

Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan

Location: Simdega, Jharkhand

Apply by: 22 Oct 2026

Relevant Sectors

Health, Doctors, Nurses, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition

Social, Gender, Education, Youth, Child

Creche Supervisor – Rural Creche Initiative

Number of Openings- 02

Location: Simdega Block, Simdega District, Jharkhand

About the Position

Chotanagpur Kalyan Niketan (CKN) is inviting applications for the position of Creche Supervisor for its Rural Creche Initiative. Supported by the Azim Premji Foundation, this initiative aims to provide safe, nurturing, and learning-friendly spaces for children in remote tribal villages of Simdega district, Jharkhand.

The Creche Supervisor will be responsible for overseeing 10 crèche centres across villages, ensuring smooth operations, maintaining quality standards in childcare, nutrition, health, safety, documentation, and strengthening community participation. The position will also involve regular handholding and capacity building of caregivers.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct regular field visits to assigned crèche centres to monitor operations and provide on-site support to caregivers.
Handhold, support and demonstrate good practices to caregivers during regular centre visits.
Support child enrolment and ensure children’s measurements are completed as per prescribed protocols.
Conduct and monitor growth measurements and ensure accurate entry of data in the Shishu Ghar application.
Use available data and field observations to prepare weekly plans for interventions and follow-up.
Conduct regular home visits to follow up on children’s health, attendance, well-being and regularity.
Identify children with health concerns, including severe health conditions and SAM, and support appropriate referral procedures.
Observe creche practices, document findings and use observations for caregiver capacity building and supportive supervision.
Facilitate and participate in CMC meetings, Gram Sabhas and other community meetings.
Coordinate with Anganwadi Workers, ASHA workers, PRI members, health functionaries and community stakeholders wherever required.
Ensure proper maintenance of attendance registers, child cards, stock registers, cashbooks, visitor registers and other required records.
Ensure regular calibration and upkeep of Anthro equipment.
Support implementation of child protection, health, nutrition, hygiene and safety standards at the creche centres.
Identify operational challenges and coordinate with the Cluster Coordinator and Project Manager for timely resolution.
Perform any additional tasks assigned by the management related to the Rural Creche Initiative.
Qualifications and Experience

· Graduation in any discipline is required; however, a degree in Social Work, Child Development, Education, Health, Nutrition, Rural Development, or a related field will be considered highly desirable.

· 2–3 years of experience in grassroots-level work, preferably in early childhood care, nutrition, child development, health, education, or women and child development programmes.

· Prior experience working with tribal and rural communities is highly desirable.

· Experience in field supervision, community mobilisation, caregiver support, or working with frontline workers will be an advantage.

Essential Skills

Strong understanding of early childhood care, child development, nutrition and community mobilisation.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in Hindi and/or the local language.
Ability to conduct extensive field travel to remote villages.
Good skills in record keeping, reporting, documentation and field monitoring.
Basic working knowledge of MS Office, email, internet tools and mobile-based applications.
Ability to use digital applications for data entry, monitoring and planning.
Ability to guide, mentor and motivate caregivers with patience and empathy.
Good observation, problem-solving and follow-up skills.
Strong commitment to working with children, women, marginalized and tribal communities.
Additional Requirements

Personal Vehicle: Must own a two-wheeler for regular field visits.
Referral Check: Employment will be confirmed only after successful referral verification from the previous employer.
Police & Background Verification: Mandatory police verification and background check will be conducted post-selection.
Candidates should be willing to undertake frequent travel to rural and remote project locations.
Salary & Benefits

CTC: 2,64,000 per annum (22,000 per month, subject to applicable taxes and deductions).
Contract Duration: 24 months.
Travel Allowance: Provided as per organizational norms.
Final remuneration will be based on the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, screening and interview.

Selection Process–
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Final selection through offline/in-person interview.
The organization holds the right to select anyone or discard all the posts published in this Advertisement.

Application Process
Apply Online: https://recruit.ckn.org.in/creche-application
Important: Applications submitted only through the CKN recruitment portal will be considered.
Applications via email, WhatsApp, or any other channel will not be entertained.
For any technical queries, contact us at: +91 6525 350153.
Last Date to Apply: 22/10/2026

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ?22,000.00 per month

Benefits:

Health insurance
Provident Fund
Ability to commute/relocate:

Simdega, Jharkhand: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:
Grassroots/Social Sector: 2 years (Required)
Language: Hindi, Sadri (Preferred)
Willingness to travel:
75% (Preferred)
Work Location: In person