Support Staff in Schools' Collective Agreement

Effective 2 September 2007 to 1 March 2009

Part 1 – Coverage and Term of Agreement

1.1 Parties to the Agreement

The parties to this agreement shall be NZEI Te Riu Roa, the Service and Food Workers Union and the Secretary for Education acting under delegation from the State Services Commissioner made pursuant to s 23 State Sector Act 1988 and acting in accordance with s 74(5) of that Act.

1.2 Coverage

(a) This agreement is binding on every employer as defined in 1.3.5

(b) This agreement is applicable to every employee employed by an employer

(i) in an associate position, as defined under 1.3.3 and 3.6 of this agreement; or

(ii) in an administrative position, as defined under 1.3.4 and 3.4 of this agreement.

Principal
Teacher
Adviser to teachers
Speech language therapist
Occupational therapist
Physiotherapist
Community worker
Pre-school worker
Cleaner
Caretaker
Ground-staff worker
Building maintenance worker
School transport driver
After school carer
Study centre worker
Kaiarahi i te reo
Assistant to Teachers of Students with Severe Disabilities (ATSSD)
Special Education Assistant
Hostel worker
Residential or domestic services employee in a special school
Residential social worker
Audiologist
Careers advisor
Guidance counsellor
Community education / learning centre tutor
Community education personnel who are funded by MoE allocated tutor hours
Tuck shop or canteen employee (other than a manager responsible for other staff appointed after 1 January 2008)

(d) This agreement is binding on those employees who are or who become members of NZEI Te Riu Roa or Service and Food Workers Union.

1.3 Interpretation and Definition

1.3.1 Unless otherwise specified, terms in the agreement will have the same meaning as the Employment Relations Act 2000 and other relevant legislation.

1.3.2 “Employee” means a person to whom this agreement is applicable under 1.2 (b), (c) and (d).

1.3.3 An “associate position” primarily involves working either directly or indirectly with teachers and students to support the teaching and learning outcomes of students.

1.3.4 An “administrative position” primarily involves duties in secretarial work; office, and/or financial and/or property management.

1.3.5 “Employer” means a board of trustees (or Commissioner if applicable) of a state or integrated primary, intermediate, secondary or composite school, as defined in the Education Act 1989. It does not include the Board of Trustees of the Correspondence School.

1.4 Term of Agreement

The term of this agreement is 2 September 2007 to 1 March 2009.

1.5 Variation to Agreement

The parties agree that the terms and conditions in this agreement may be varied at any time by written agreement between NZEI Te Riu Roa, Service and Food Workers Union and the Secretary for Education acting under delegation from the State Services Commissioner made pursuant to s 23 State Sector Act 1988.