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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CEDB Diversity and Inclusion Committee 2019
Applications are invited for the Catholic Education, Diocese of Bathurst Diversity and Inclusion Committee 2019. This invitation is extended to both teaching and non-teaching staff.
27 Nov 2018 -
HSC marking feedback
The Union is asking for feedback from members about HSC marking to help frame the issues to be discussed in the next round of negotiations.
27 Nov 2018 -
Going to chapter meeting pays off
A member's inquiry at a chapter meeting resulted in a number of teachers discovering they had not been correctly classified and were eligible for an upgrade to their salary level.
27 Nov 2018 -
Proficient teacher - what it's worth to your pay
Under most enterprise agreements in NSW and the ACT, gaining your Proficient teacher status is the gateway to pay rises in the short term and affects the timing of pay rises into the future.
27 Nov 2018 -
Employers push to reduce ratios for early childhood teachers
The peak body representing for profit or long day care employers in the early childhood sector has made a submission to a Senate Committee, calling for a reduction in ratios of children to teachers.
26 Nov 2018