Performance and Development for Education Support Class Employees

Overview

Introduction

This policy sets out the requirement for education support class employees to develop a Performance and Development Plan (PDP).

• All employees must have an agreed Performance and Development Plan (PDP) to cover the school year.
• All employees will be assessed annually based on demonstrated achievement against school priorities, and progress through salary scales will be based on their performance and development assessment
• The Performance and Development Guidelines are available under the Policy and Guidelines tab on this site.

Details

Under the Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022, employees are committed to performance and development processes that recognise and affirm high performance, address underperformance and value continuous high quality professional learning.

Employees must have an agreed PDP to cover the school year.

Education support employees must set four goals, comprising one for each of the three Domains of Education Support Practice (Knowledge, Practice, Engagement), in addition to one outcomes-focused goal about how education support employees are contributing to the School Strategic Plan or Annual Implementation Plan.

Salary progression is not automatic. Performance will be assessed annually against school priorities and Departmental criteria appropriate to the employee’s classification level and remuneration or salary range.

Employees who progress through their respective salary scales will be determined solely on their performance and development assessment.

The PDP Guidelines provide further detailed information to support employees to develop and reflect on their performance and development.

Related policies

• Annual Implementation Plan (AIP)
• Business Manager Capability Framework
• Career Structure — Teaching Service
• Complaints, Misconduct and Unsatisfactory Performance — Teaching Service
• Dimensions of Work — Education Support Staff
• eduPay and eduPay Help
• Framework for Improving Student Outcomes (FISO)
• Roles and Responsibilities — Teaching Service
• Salary Rates
• School Strategic Plan
• Values — Department and VPS Values for School Employees

Relevant legislation

• Education and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic)
• Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic)
• Victorian Government Schools Agreement 2022