AN140296 – Teachers' Award - Non-Governmental Schools 2003
SCHEDULE 7 - PROMOTIONAL POSITIONS - PMSA SCHOOLS
S7.1 Coverage
This Schedule shall apply to those teachers appointed to promotional positions whose rates of remuneration are prescribed by this Schedule and who are employed by the PMSA.
S7.2 Award
The terms and conditions of the Award shall continue to apply to teachers covered by this Schedule except for clause 5.6.1 (Subject co-ordinators allowance) and clause 5.6.2 (Moderation allowance).
S7.3 Introduction
There will be a promoted positions structure within PMSA secondary schools. Such structure including the number of positions will be determined by the Principal/Headmaster as that necessary in the context of the school's academic and curriculum structures and sustainable within the overall budgeting requirements of the School. Prior to such final determination the Principal/Headmaster shall consult with appropriate staff committees.
S7.4 Head of Department
S7.4.1 Definitions
(a) Head of Department - Level 1 shall be a teacher appointed as such where the subject or subject area concerned occupies at least 75 hours in the weekly teaching programme in the secondary school.
(b) Head of Department - Level 2 shall be a teacher appointed as such where the subject or subject area concerned occupies at least 45 hours in the weekly teaching programme in the secondary school.
(c) Head of Department - Level 3 shall be a teacher appointed as such where the subject or subject area concerned occupies at least 30 hours in the weekly teaching programme in the secondary school.
S7.4.2 Remuneration and release time- A teacher who is appointed as a Head of Department in a school shall be entitled to additional remuneration and release time based on the following:
(a) Remuneration would be by way of allowance payable in addition to the salary prescribed in the Award. The allowances payable would be as follows:
Per annum | |
$ | |
Level 1 |
7,725 |
Level 2 |
4,635 |
Level 3 |
3,090 |
(b) The release time (from the normal weekly timetable teaching time) for teachers appointed to each level shall be as follows:
Per annum | |
$ | |
Level 1 |
3 hours |
Level 2 |
3 hours |
Level 3 |
2 hours |
To allow greater flexibility and at the initiative of the Head of Department additional release time may be agreed at school level between the individual teacher and the Principal/Headmaster on the basis that no extra financial cost to the school shall be incurred.
S7.5 Co-ordinator
S7.5.1 Definition- A subject co-ordinator shall mean a teacher who is appointed as such in a subject or subject area to accept sole responsibility for the program in the school.
S7.5.2 Remuneration- 5 levels of allowance would be available with the demands of the position determining the level of the allowance to be assigned to a particular position. This is not an incremental scale based on service.
$ | |
Level 5 |
1,288 |
Level 4 |
1,710 |
Level 3 |
2,142 |
Level 2 |
2,575 |
Level 1 |
2,987 |
The above provisions shall not apply to a teacher filling a minor co-ordinating role where an allowance is paid in accordance with clause 5.6.2 of the Award.
S7.5.3 Selection criteria- The following selection criteria will be applied to assess the level of allowance to be paid to a particular co-ordinator position:
(a) weighting of the subject in the curriculum as measured by student units (i.e. the number of students by the number of lessons in the week);
(b) school curriculum priority (i.e. the emphasis on a particular subject area as part of the school development plan);
(c) relative degree of autonomy required to be exercised by the teacher and extent of Departmental support (i.e. whether within or outside a Departmental support structure);
(d) number of staff involved;
(e) experience of the teacher (including in the role of co-ordinator and the professional experience that contributes to the teacher's ability to perform as a co-ordinator);
(f) level of communication complexity(teachers in area being full-time, part-time, job share and across subject areas); and
(g) extent of responsibility to Board of Senior Secondary School Studies.
S7.6 Selection procedures
Appointment as a Head of Department or Co-ordinator shall beat the discretion of the Principal/Headmaster acting for and on behalf of the PMSA.
Suitability of an applicant for a position will be based on the requirements of the job description and general school needs.
From the job description an appropriate set of criteria will be developed for each position.
S7.7 Tenure
S7.7.1 A teacher who is appointed to a promotional position shall retain that position except where:
(a) the structural position has been abolished;
(b) a teachers performance has been found deficient by a formal appraisal process;
(c) after 3 years the position has been declared vacant and the teacher fails to be re-appointed to such a position.
S7.8 Staff development and appraisal
It is agreed by the parties that an effective performance review procedure will be introduced.
It is accepted that consultation will occur at each school with the objective being to have an agreed procedure in place by the end of 1st term, 1992.
However, it is also accepted that from the PMSA viewpoint the absence of agreement will not be an impediment to the introduction of such procedure from term 2 of 1992.
S7.9 Pastoral care
Pastoral care is an important and integral part of the philosophy of PMSA Schools as reflected in the Schools' Mission Statements. Therefore there will be a promotional structure in each school covering pastoral care positions.
Teachers appointed to these positions will be assigned by the Head of School one of the remuneration levels in the academic promoted positions scale.
S7.10 Term of Schedule
Schedule 7 will operate from 30 June 2005. This Schedule replaces the Teachers' Award - Non Governmental Schools Promotional Positions - PMSA Schools - Industrial Agreement.
