Victorian Catholic education member survey: Education Support staff
Education Support (ES) staff have raised serious concerns about inadequate pay, increasing workloads, and a lack of recognition of their work in their responses to the survey.
Education Support Staff Salaries
The ES classification system in Victorian Catholic education is complex. Winning salary increases, stronger career pathways and better classification descriptors for ES members in the next Agreement will a big job - but it’s one of our top priorities.
Celebrating Education Support staff
On 16 May we celebrate World Education Support Personnel Day, recognising the vital contributions of Education Support Staff in our schools.
Education staff must be correctly classified
ES staff play a vital role in the smooth operation of schools, yet they are frequently misclassified under outdated structures that fail to reflect the complexity and responsibility of their work.
2024 in review: Education support staff
In 2024, support staff continued their valuable work assisting students and colleagues and the IEU continued to fight for improvements to their working conditions.
Two IEU Education Support Staff wins
One of the biggest battles across all IEU sectors is to ensure that support staff are categorised correctly so they receive appropriate recognition and pay for their valuable work.
The IEU says: support staff, don’t get ripped off on overtime and time in lieu
Education Support members, stay informed about your rights and entitlements for overtime and time-off.
Education support staff, don’t get ripped off on overtime and time in lieu
Education Support members, stay informed about your rights and entitlements for overtime and time off.