education.vic.gov.au

Overview

The Minister for Education has the power under the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 to make orders relating to the employment of teaching service employees, school council employees and the government early learning centre (Government ELC) workforce.

Teaching service employees

The teaching service comprises employees in the executive class, principal class, teacher class, paraprofessional class and education support class employed under Part 2.4 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

The following Orders currently apply to teaching service employees:

Teaching service (employment conditions, salaries, allowances, selection and conduct) Order 2022

Principal (selection procedures and grounds for review)

School council employees

School councils may employ education support class employees, casual relief teachers and other non-teaching staff under Part 2.3 of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

The following Order currently applies to school council employees:

School council employees (employment conditions, salaries, allowances, selection and conduct) Order 2022

Government ELC workforce

The Government ELC workforce comprises employees in the executive class, director class, early childhood teacher class, educator class and early learning support class employed under section 2A.1.4(1) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006.

The following Order currently applies to the Government ELC workforce:

Government ELC Workforce (Employment Conditions) Order 2024:

Relevant legislation

Contact information

Outlines the department policy and procedure for Ministerial Orders — Employment

Reviewed 19 July 2024

Policy last updated

16 July 2024

Scope

  • Schools
  • School councils

Contact

People Division Refer to ‘Contact information’ heading below for all HR contact details

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