AN120011 – Aged Care General Services (State) Award
Unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the several expressions hereunder defined shall have their respective meanings assigned to them.
Assistant Cook means an employee who under the direct supervision of a Chef or Cook, assists in the preparation and serving of meals. The number of assistant cooks employed by a facility shall not exceed the number of cooks and/or chefs employed by that facility.
Association means the Health and Research Employees' Association of New South Wales.
Catering Officer means an employee who is responsible for catering services.
Chef means an employee appointed as such whose duties include supervision of staff, giving necessary instructions in all branches of cooking, and responsibility for requisitioning the items necessary for the preparation and serving of meals.
Clerk-Grade 1 means an employee who may be required to work under direct supervision, performing, for the most part, work of a routine and repetitive clerical nature which involves the application of clearly prescribed standard practices which require the exercise of limited discretion. Their duties may include: filing; sorting and matching documents; checking figures; handling mail.
Clerk-Grade 2 means an employee who works under general supervision performing general clerical duties which involve the exercise of some initiative and minor decision making within a regular work routine. In addition to performing the duties of a Clerk Grade 1, their duties may include: receptionist/switchboard operation; typing: and word-processing and/or data entry and other basic computer operation.
Clerk-Grade 3 means an employee who in addition to performing the duties of a Clerk Grade 2 performs clerical duties which may include: stenography; ledger posting or similar accounting machine operating; and computer operating tasks of a more complex nature.
Clerk-Grade 4 means an employee who may work under limited supervision, performing clerical duties which regularly require the exercise of independent initiative and judgement and who has knowledge of office procedures and the employer's business. In addition to performing the duties of a Clerk Grade 1, 2 or 3 their duties may include: bookkeeping; and the direct supervision of at least two other employees in the clerical stream.
Clerk-Grade 5 means an employee who is fully competent in their work and exercises substantial responsibility and independent initiative and judgement with a requisite knowledge of office procedures and the employer's business. In addition to performing the duties of a Clerk Grade 1, 2, 3 and 4 their duties may include: liaison with external persons and organisations as required by the employer in connection with the administration of the business and/or the requirement to accept responsibility for the work of a department or section.
Notation: The definition of Clerks Grades 1 to 5 shall have no application to a person employed in a managerial capacity, that is a person who is employed primarily to control the conduct of the employer's business, either in whole or in part and who in the performance of their duties regularly makes decisions and accepts responsibility on matters relating to the administration and conduct of the business and whose performance of clerical duties is merely ancillary to their managerial employment.
Cook-Grade A means an employee who performs cooking and related duties in respect of a facility with an adjusted daily average of 50 or more occupied beds at the preceding 30 June.
Cook-Grade B means an employee employed as a cook, other than a Chef, Cook - Grade A, or Assistant cook.
Day Worker means an employee who works their ordinary hours from Monday to Friday inclusive and who commences work on such days at or after 5:30 a.m. and before 10:00 a.m., otherwise than as part of a shift system.
Diversional Therapist shall mean a person who provides, facilitates and co-ordinates group and individual leisure and recreational activities. This person must be a graduate from an approved university course which includes: the Associate Diploma and Diploma of Applied Science (Diversional Therapy) at the University of Sydney; Bachelor of Applied Sciences (Leisure and Health) at the University of Sydney; Bachelor of Applied Science (Diversional Therapy) at the University of Western Sydney, Macarthur; the Diploma or Bachelor of Health Sciences (Leisure and health) at Charles Sturt University; the Associate Diploma course in Diversional Therapy conducted by the Cumberland College of Health Sciences; or who has such other qualifications deemed to be equivalent.
Gardener (Qualified) means an employee appointed as such and who holds a recognised certificate in gardening and horticulture and has four years' gardening experience.
Gardener (Unqualified) means an employee who is engaged in horticulture, gardening, green-keeping, floral decoration and all phases of allied works such as rockery building, paving, landscaping and the like and shall include the driving and/or operation of motorised tractor-hauled or mechanical equipment.
General Services Officer-Grade 1 means an employee who performs any or all of the following duties: general cleaning duties; household chore type duties; laundry duties using domestic machinery; and seamstress duties.
General Services Officer-Grade 2 means an employee who performs any or all of the following duties:
all cleaning associated with pots, pans, stoves, refrigerators or any other kitchen machinery; general kitchen cleaning; high cleaning; inside cleaning; outside cleaning; stripping or sealing floors; portering of patients or residents and/or heavy equipment; operation of industrial washing machines; loading and unloading of commercial type washing machines; cleaning of tooth and vomit bowls; sanitising of bed pans and other equipment; the cooking and/or preparation of light refreshments (e.g. eggs, toast, salads etc); the making of unoccupied beds; cleaning garbage bins; sweeping paths; keeping the outside of buildings clean and tidy; assisting the gardener in labouring duties, under supervision; mowing lawns; and may in addition perform the duties of a General Services Officer - Grade 1.
General Services Officer Officer-Grade 3 means an employee who in addition to the duties contained within Grade 2 performs handyperson/storeperson duties or the duties of an assistant cook.
General Services Officer-Grade 4 means an employee who in addition to the duties contained within Grade 3 is wholly or substantially engaged in assisting a therapist, diversional therapist, recreation activities officer, dietitian or hostel supervisor with routine professional, recreational activity and personal care services.
Handyperson means an employee who carries out repairs of a minor nature. Where tradesmen are not employed and the handyperson is required to perform the work of a tradesman in an emergency, the employee shall be paid wages applicable to the trade for the time so spent.
Head Gardener (Qualified) means an employee appointed as such who is the holder of a certificate in gardening and horticulture with four years' gardening experience and is in charge of at least three other employees, one of whom is a Gardener.
Head Gardener (Unqualified) means an employee appointed as such who is in charge of at least three other employees, one of whom is a Gardener.
Hostel Supervisor means an employee appointed as such who is responsible for the supervision of hostel employees and is required to carry out administrative and other tasks relevant to the operation of the hostel and the welfare and care of the residents.
Housekeeper means an employee who is responsible for the supervision of general services staff, other than food services, and performs the duties of such general services grades as required.
Junior means an employee who is under the age of 18 years.
Laundry Foreperson means an employee who assists in the supervision of laundry staff and is required to perform laundry duties as required.
Maintenance Supervisor means an employee who has overall responsibility for maintenance at the place of employment, who may be required to supervise other maintenance staff and who may hold trade qualifications.
Personal Care Assistant means an employee who is required to provide personal care to hostel residents.
* Personal Care Assistants Grade 1 may be required, in addition to domestic duties, to provide assistance to such residents within a limited range of duties.
* Personal Care Assistants Grade 2 may be required to provide assistance to such residents which may include the following duties: supervising daily hygiene; assisting with bathing or showering; laying out clothes and assisting with dressing; shaving; shampooing; cutting nails; bed-making; assisting with meals; and cleaning wardrobes.
Recreation Activities Officer means an employee other than a Diversional Therapist who is responsible for diversional activities of residents.
Shift Worker means an employee who is not a day worker, as defined.
Storekeeper means an employee who is responsible for the custody and distribution of all stores and the keeping of records in connection therewith.
Storeperson means an employee who is responsible for the receipt and despatch of stores items, loading and unloading and internal transport of items.
"Union" means the Health Services Union.
