Offer ACCEPTED: Payrise and Heads of Agreement ballot endorsed by PSA members.
The PSA is pleased to announce that we have received overwhelming endorsement from our School Psychologist members, to accept the department’s salary offer and Heads of Agreement.
The parties will now ratify the Heads of Agreement and proceed with the application for a one-year Award variation by consent, to bring the new salary structure into effect, backdated and back paid to the first pay period after 9 October 2023. The parties will report back to the Commission on the progress in this matter.
The Award Variation & Heads of Agreement
The Crown Employees (School Psychologists – Department of Education) Salaries Award 2022 (the SP Salaries Award) will be varied to award the same pay rises to School Psychologists, Senior Psychologist Education (SPE) and Leader Psychology Practice (LPP) GSE classification roles, as those recently awarded to the Teaching Service classifications of the equivalent roles.
School Psychologists’ conditions of employment will continue to be governed by the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 and the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009.
The Heads of Agreement (HoA) will be in effect from 9 October 2023 – October 2027 including:
- The one-year Award variation – changing the salary structure to align with the teaching service Wellbeing Services roles; and awarding the relevant salary increases to the GSE classifications, back dated to the first pay period after 9 October 2023.
- Followed by a three- year consent award allowing for negotiation of the quantum of annual salary increases from 2024-2027.
The HoA will provide School Psychologists with a significant pay rise, salary certainty and ongoing salary parity with School Counsellors.
Thank you to Delegates
The PSA wishes to acknowledge the tireless and unwavering dedication and commitment of our wonderful School Psychologist delegates, namely Erin Kremer, Belinda Mc Gaw, Marcella Kabala and Kristine Marsh, on behalf of all PSA SP members.
This significant outcome is evidence of what can be achieved when we work collectively and constructively for positive change.
If you have colleagues who have been on the sidelines but not yet joined the PSA, remind them of this and encourage them to join, so they can not only enjoy the benefits, but also contribute to the outcomes, that we will no doubt achieve addressing concerns and issues facing School Psychologists in the future.