How closely do you look at your pay slip? When traveling around Community Services sites, Delegates and Members have raised several questions surrounding increments and their interaction with the agreement gained by the PSA reclassifying Grade 3 Caseworkers to Grade 4.

Discussions on new Award and reclassification for all Caseworkers continuing

It is important to remember that the Determination (the formal name for the agreement) was the immediate short-term reclassification, which aims to increase recruitment of caseworkers.  The Child Protection Award discussions will be the process for a more extensive reclassification for Caseworkers to address retention, as well as workload.

A note on Terminology

Sometimes Caseworker increments are described in terms of “Grades”, sometimes as “Levels”. This is due to the Caseworkers being on the Administrative and Clerical (A&C) pay scale, something the PSA is seeking to change with the new Child Protection Award.  Please see the below table for reference and assistance.

Crown Employees (Public Sector Salaries) Award (Updated 2024)	GR3/7 Pay Scale Levels (with 4%)
Grade 3
1st year of service: $82 193 N/A	Level 1: $82 193 N/A
Thereafter: $84 673 N/A	Level 2: $84 673 N/A
Grade 4
1st year of service: $87 315	Level 3: $87 315
Thereafter: $90 001	Level 4: $90 001
Grade 5
1st year of service: $97 027	Level 5: $97 027
Thereafter: $100 086	Level 6: $100 086
Grade 6
1st year of service: $104 011	Level 7: $104 011
Thereafter: $107 059	Level 8: $107 059
Grade 7
1st year of service: $110 266	Level 9: $110 266
Thereafter: $113 562	Level 10: $113 562

 

If you have enquiries about your increment or pay level, please email to raise this issue with us. Provide your details including your Community Service Centre (CSC)/Office, classification change and clarify if your increment has changed and when. The PSA is committed to utilising its resources to advance the interests of our membership, please ensure you are a financial member if you require assistance with this matter.

Delegate Training

We had a lot of interest at the end of last year from members interested in enrolling in our Role of the Delegate training but who were unable to attend due to clashes. The PSA will hold further training where we have the numbers, we are also able to hold training in the regions, again subject to numbers. Email to register your interest in participating in delegate training and we will follow up with you once we’ve scheduled our next session.