AT801922 - Victorian Catholic Schools and Catholic Education Offices Award 1998 [Transitional]
37.1 Education officers
37.1.1 Definition
Education Officers are officers employed in Catholic Education Offices (as defined) in an advisory/liaison/teaching capacity with schools personnel in relation to a range of educational matters and are involved at a system level with responsibilities in the areas of curriculum development; inservice and professional development of teachers and other school staff; assessing schools’ needs and programs; school review and development planning, and policy development, evaluation and implementation.
37.1.2 Commencement subdivision
[37.1.2 varied by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]
Education Officers who have attained subdivision 12 of the teachers’ subdivision scale in Schedule 2 of this award shall commence as an Education Officer at subdivision 2 as specified in Schedule 9 of this award. Education Officers who have not attained subdivision 12 of the teachers’ subdivision scale in Schedule 2 of this award shall commence as an Education Officer at subdivision 1 as specified in Schedule 9 of this award
37.1.3 Incremental progression
Education Officers shall advance to the next salary increment after twelve months of satisfactory service, up to and including subdivision 5.
37.2 Senior education officers
37.2.1 In addition to some of the Education Officers’ responsibilities, Senior Education Officers will be responsible for the implementation and co-ordination of particular services of a Catholic Education Office or specifically funded programs.
[37.2.2 varied by PR962601 ppc 13Sep05]
37.2.2 Senior Education Officers will be appointed at one of the four grades set out in Schedule 9 in accordance with the following:
37.2.2(a) A Senior Education Officer shall be classified at Grade 1 if they are not required to supervise other Education Officers.
37.2.2(b) A Senior Education Officer shall be classified at Grade 2 if they are required to supervise up to and including 10 Education Officers.
37.2.2(c) A Senior Education Officer shall be classified at Grade 3 if they are required to supervise more than 10 and up to and including 20 Education Officers.
37.2.2(d) A Senior Education Officer shall be classified at Grade 4 if they are required to supervise more than 20 Education Officers.
37.2.3 Senior Education Officers are not entitled to annual increments.
37.3 Psychologists (Education)
37.3.1 A Psychologist (Education) shall be classified at Grade 1 Psychologist (Education) if they are not required to supervise other Psychologists (Education).
37.3.2 A Psychologist (Education) shall be classified at Grade 2 Psychologist (Education) if they are required to supervise one or more Psychologists (Education).
37.4 Speech Pathologist
37.4.1 Definition
Speech Pathologists are employed in Catholic Education Offices (as defined) to provide direct Speech Pathology treatment to students of Catholic Schools
37.4.2 Speech Pathologist Grade 1
37.4.2(a) Commencement subdivision.
Speech Pathologists who have completed formal qualifications in Speech Pathology and have completed two years of experience in that field shall be paid at subdivision one of the Grade 1 Speech Pathologist pay scale
37.4.2(b) Incremental progression
Speech Pathologists Grade 1 shall advance to the next salary increment after twelve months of full-time equivalent satisfactory service, up to and including subdivision 7.
37.4.3 Speech Pathologist Grade 2
37.4.3(a) Commencement subdivision.
A qualified Speech Pathologist who is employed in a Catholic Education Office facility which has no other Speech Pathologist employed shall be classified and paid as a Grade 2 Speech Pathologist.
37.4.3(b) Incremental progression.
Speech Pathologists Grade 2 shall commence at subdivision 1 and shall advance to the next salary increment after twelve months of full-time equivalent satisfactory service, up to and including subdivision 4.
37.4.4 Speech Pathologist Grade 3
37.4.4(a) Commencement subdivision.
A qualified Speech Pathologist who is employed in a Catholic Education Office facility whose duties involve the co-ordination of Speech Pathology programmes and the supervision of other Speech Pathologists shall be classified and paid as a Grade 3 Speech Pathologist.
37.4.4(b) Incremental progression.
Speech Pathologists grade 3 shall commence at subdivision 1 and shall advance to the next salary increment after twelve months of full-time equivalent satisfactory service, up to and including subdivision 4.
