End-of-year wrap up: Student Support Officers
17 December 2024
Meet your Advisory Group for 2024-2026
During term 4 the 色狼社区welcomed the new Student Support Officer Vocational Advisory Group Delegates. The growth we have seen within the 色狼社区membership has allowed for additional representation within the group. You can view the group photo on the .
We look forward to working with your Delegates to continue to grow our membership and support members in their workplaces. Delegates are listed below:
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| Melissa Carey | Metro Sydney, Parramatta, Liverpool, Bankstown regions | Rivendell School |
| Lisa Peek | Metro Sydney, Campbelltown, Sutherland shire regions | Eagle Vale High School |
| Rose Dooley | Metro Sydney, inner city regions | Fort Street High School |
| Callum Baillie | Newcastle, Gosford, Forster, Scone, Merriwa and surrounding regions. | Tomaree High School |
| Amy Smith | Newcastle, Gosford, Forster, Scone, Merriwa and surrounding regions | Toronto High School |
| Lisa Weber | Lithgow, Mudgee, Dubbo, Bourke, Cobar, Forbes, Cowra, Bathurst and surrounding regions | Dubbo College South Campus |
| Joshua Larwood | Yass, Gundagi, Junee, Lake Cargelligo, Wagga Wagga and sounding regions. | Kooringal High School |
School holidays: Flexible working arrangements
Student Support Officers can request to work from home or a Department of Education (DoE) office location during school holidays. The 鈥淚f not, why not?鈥 statement by the NSW Government stipulates that if an employee鈥檚 request to work flexibly is denied, the employee must be provided with reasonable reasons聽why not.
Since Student Support Officers can perform their work during school vacation periods effectively from home or a DoE office location, there is no reason why you should be required to work from a school during the holiday period.
If you are required or planning to work from a school site during the school holiday period, a working alone risk assessment must be conducted. This assessment considers the work as well as health and safety implications of working alone.
Thank you from your 色狼社区Organiser and Industrial Officer聽
Thank you to everyone who took time last term to complete the 色狼社区Survey. The results were very useful to help us formulate a plan for better member engagement moving forward.
The union sought feedback about how best to communicate with you as members, we heard your preferences and note that you like communications and meetings to be specifically about and for Student Support Officers, wherever possible. We also sought feedback on your school鈥檚 workspace being fit for purpose, for you to support students with the wellbeing services you provide.
We sought your preferences for the timing and frequency of member meetings and note that most prefer Wednesday afternoon meetings, at least every three months, and more often if required depending on workplace issues that may arise.
We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, as you finish up 2024 and launch into 2025.聽