Support staff
The IEU represents non-teaching support staff in schools, colleges and other educational institutions, with the exception of those employed in early childhood services.
Support staff can include school secretaries, teachers' aides, laboratory and library assistants, canteen staff, maintenance workers and groundkeepers.
The Union has achieved regular increases for support staff comparable with those of teacher-members and has constantly sought to improve working conditions for support staff in line with improvements achieved for teachers. Occupational Health and Safety is a major priority of the union and of particular concern for support staff.
The participation of support staff within the Union is further strengthened through the School Support Staff Advisory Committee and the contribution of Support Staff Vice President Carolyn Collins as a member of the IEU Executive.
The School Support Staff Advisory Committee has seven members from a broad range of classifications and sectors including clerical employees, school assistants, boarding house staff, and grounds and maintenance staff.
Your workplace news
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Hazardous air quality
New South Wales has experienced an unprecedented drop in air quality over the 2019-2020 summer. With predictions that this may be the new normal, Unions NSW have prepared a document to help you understand the issues at stake.
10 Feb 2020 -
Superannuation must increase to 15% and women need a better deal
In its submission to the Retirement Income Review Living well after work, the Australian Union movement calls for superannuation to increase to 15% for all workers and for equal retirement outcomes for women.
07 Feb 2020 -
Position vacant: IEU organiser Sydney
The Union is currently seeking applications for a full time Organiser to be based in one of our Sydney offices (Ultimo or Parramatta).
07 Feb 2020 -
News release: Helping teachers teach and students learn after bushfire trauma
Non government school teachers, early childhood teachers and support staff who have experienced bushfire trauma or are teaching students who have been through bushfire trauma will get extra support through an innovative online course provided by their union, the Independent Education Union of Australia (IEUA).
04 Feb 2020 -
PD calendar for term 1 2020
We have collated the updated calendar for IEU to facilitate professional development for term 1.
03 Feb 2020