PAY & HOURS! 3rd Year University Student - Room Leader

[Stacey Louise]

Hello,

I'm the room leader of the preschool room and have been so since April '14.
I am currently qualified as a certificate 3 in children's services and my boss is paying me diploma wage.
Although, I am a 3rd year University student studying to be an ECT and Primary school teacher.

I have a few questions;
Is the pay any different that I am more experienced? Although I am a student?
I am hired as a full-time staff member but I'm receiving part-time hours a week. They want me to sign the part-time contract, but I don't want to. Do I have to do this?
I am doing part-time hours with a full-time work load. Is this okay?
I'm a cert 3, getting paid at diploma level. Do I get yearly payrises still or?


If you can answer these questions, that would be a major help!

Cheers.

[Lorina]

Since you're only a cert 3 and you're a diploma room leader you should be on Level 4A.2 (after 1 year "April 14") which is $21.78/per hour (before tax). After 2 years (next April) you will receive another pay rise $22.07/per hour. Then it keeps going up a little until 4 years. However, in the mean time when you complete your ECT degree and you're appointed as an ECT your pay rate my change again.

In regards to doing full time work load what do you mean exactly? Are you given the responsibility to complete all the necessary documentation (programming, planning etc)? Why don't they add you as a full time staff member? If you're working part time you should be sharing your job role with another educator as well as the responsibility of programming, planning and documentation etc.

Here is some informations on wages etc.

Childcare Wages In Australia
Levels For Childcare Wages

Hope this helps,

,
Lorina