Role of Protection Officer Non-Institutional Care (PO-NIC)

Take up cases for individual and group foster care.

PO-NIC Will conduct the home study of the families and prepare the report.

PO-NIC Will match the foster families with the child as per the needs of the child.

PO-NIC Will take the consent of the parents for placing the child in foster family if the child’s parents are in jail.

PO-NIC Will facilitate approval for children of terminally ill parents for foster care.

PO-NIC Will prepare a joint list of children who are in CCIs and in community, who can be placed in foster care.

PO-NIC Will put up sponsorship application before SFCAC every month.

PO-NIC Will ensure all support including counselling to the child and foster family, before, during and after the placement.

PO-NIC Will supervise and monitor the placement and care arrangement till the age of 18 years.

PO-NIC Will ensure the contact between the child and his/her biological parents

PO-NIC Will regularly monitor the foster care programme through frequent and regular visits.