In each school all staff, including principals, teachers, School Services Officers, Aboriginal Education Workers, and groundspersons, work together as a team to provide high quality education for students.
As a team, teachers and SSOs share common interests in secure jobs, career development and salary justice. These interests are best protected and improved by the AEU, which works exclusively in the education industry. Membership of the AEU also enables you to share in the democratic decision-making processes at your site.
SSO Consultative Committee
The SSO Consultative Committee is a group of nine SSOs elected annually. The Committee provides information and advice to AEU Branch Executive on matters which affect SSOs. The Committee is representative of SSOs who work in country, metropolitan, primary, secondary, area, and special schools.
Articles
- Recruitment & Selection policy changes (update)
The AEU and DECD met on Wednesday June 5 to discuss possible changes to the recruitment and selection of SSOs and ECWs, which resulted from the 2012 Enterprise Award. > Read more
- Objection lodged on publication of increment criteria
The AEU has lodged an objection to the publication by DECD of the criteria and procedure for accessing the additional SSO1 and SSO2 salary increments without genuine consultation or agreement with the union. > Read more
- SSO Reclassification Workshop
A 1 day practical workshop to assist SSOs in applying for reclassification > Read more
- SSO Conference
A popular annual holiday conference provided by the AEU for non-teaching staff members. > Read more
- SSO/Non-teaching Staff Contact Officers' Course
A one day workshop to skill SSO/Non-teaching members so they can support colleagues. > Read more
- SSO Applying for Positions Workshop
A half day practical workshop to assist SSOs applying for DECD promotion positions. > Read more
- Wellbeing Day
A holiday 'drop in day' of physical, emotional and financial health and wellbeing interactive expo; educational films on Finland, US, China and Indian education systems and cooking activities designed to support members' wellbeing in an holistic way. > Read more
- EB wins for SSOs
The SA School and Preschool Education Staff Enterprise Agreement 2012 was certified on January 15, 2013. SSO wins are outlined here. > Read more
- Our Pay, Our Way!
SSOs are campaigning to have their pay spread across 52 weeks. > Read more
- SSOs speak out on pay stress
Hundreds of SSOs are paid only during term time, leaving them to survive for three months of the year without an income unless they take alternative work. > Read more
- AEU meets with DECD on SSO EB issues
On 14 June your AEU representatives attended the first formal Enterprise Bargaining meeting to officially begin the EB process for 2012. > Read more
- A win for SSOs to start the year
As part of our ongoing Secure Work campaign the AEU and SA Unions have been arguing before the Full Bench of the Industrial Relations Commission for an increase in the loading paid to casual employees. > Read more
- Brought to you by your union: October 14 pay rise
After two years of enterprise barganing, member action and arbitration, the AEU delivered pay increases ranging from 14.25% and 21.3% to AEU members in early 2010. > Read more
- More conversions to permanency
Intensive AEU campaigning in 2009 delivered 500 permanent positions for ECWs and SSOs. In addition, the AEU achieved 800 conversions to permanency in the past two terms as part of our new Award implementation. > Read more
- SSO/ECW conversion process continues
AEU officers are continuing to negotiate with DECS to maximise the conversion of SSOs and ECWs to permanency. > Read more
- Consultative Committee nomination form
Complete and return this form to nominate for AEU committees. > Read more
- Stage 2 Arbitration Decision summary for SSOs
Both parts of the Arbitrated Decision have resulted in very significant gains for SSO members. > Read more