Education Support

Education support employees are employed in the areas of Administrative Services, Student Support, Health Services (Nurses, Psychologists, etc.), Library/AV, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Laboratories.

Category A education support employees work 48 weeks per year and receive 4 weeks' paid annual leave per year.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term

Full Time
Part Time

Category B education support employees work during the school term time only and receive paid school holidays.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term

Full Time
Part Time

Category C education support employees work 45 weeks per year and receive 7 weeks' paid school holidays.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term

Full Time
Part Time

A Casual Education Support employee is one who is employed for 35 or less consecutive days per school year.

Casual Education Support

Student Placement is a paid or unpaid appointment in a non-teaching capacity.

Student Placement

Schools may employ various health professionals to support their students with their education. While they are considered Education Support, health professionals have some distinct characteristics that schools need to be aware of. These are summarised in the Health Professionals Information Sheet.

Nurses are education support employees in the area of Health Services.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term

Full Time
Part Time

Psychologists are education support employees in the area of Health Services.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term

Full Time
Part Time

Counsellors are education support employees in the area of Health Services.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term

Full Time
Part Time

Occupational Therapists are education support employees in the area of Health Services.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term 

Full Time
Part Time

Speech Pathologists are education support employees in the area of Health Services.

Ongoing

Full Time
Part Time

Fixed Term

Full Time
Part Time