Celebrating World Support Staff Day
Some messages on World Support Staff Day
World Support Staff Day is an important day. It’s an initiative of Education International, of which this union is a proud member.
We all know schools won’t work without you, from the outdoor maintenance staff right through the labs, right through the libraries, all the way through learning assistance inside those classrooms and the admin staff making the place tick.
The engine room of all schools is the support staff, and we’d just like to say a big thank you to all support staff across NSW and the ACT.
IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam
We all know schools won’t work without you, from the outdoor maintenance staff right through the labs, right through the libraries, all the way through learning assistance inside those classrooms and the admin staff making the place tick.
The engine room of all schools is the support staff, and we’d just like to say a big thank you to all support staff across NSW and the ACT.
IEUA NSW/ACT Branch Secretary Mark Northam
Support staff at Good Samaritan Fairy Meadow enjoy a morning tea while their duties are covered
We recognise and celebrate with our colleagues and peers globally.
Everything that happened within our schools that enables teachers to teach and students to learn starts with support staff.
We celebrate the people that ensure the classrooms are clean, the grounds are safe, the light bulbs are changed, the printer is fixed and the school’s IT is functioning and efficient.
We celebrate those that make class lists accurate and the records uploaded, who ensure the bills are paid and the webpage is up to date, that the information in parent communications is clear and correct.
We celebrate those keeping the science labs functional and ensuring learning resources are ordered and organised; that the shopping for hospitality courses and the tearoom is done and those that ensure the exam rooms are set up and quiet.
We celebrate those that make sure the canteen has healthy and tasty food and that the students who are struggling to understand a concept or need a familiar face to ease their anxiety have the support that they need.
No matter if you are the receptionist who greets each and every person or the cleaner who only comes in after everyone has gone home, every job done in a school is essential, so let’s celebrate you and all that you do.
IEU Industrial Officer Carolyn Moore
Everything that happened within our schools that enables teachers to teach and students to learn starts with support staff.
We celebrate the people that ensure the classrooms are clean, the grounds are safe, the light bulbs are changed, the printer is fixed and the school’s IT is functioning and efficient.
We celebrate those that make class lists accurate and the records uploaded, who ensure the bills are paid and the webpage is up to date, that the information in parent communications is clear and correct.
We celebrate those keeping the science labs functional and ensuring learning resources are ordered and organised; that the shopping for hospitality courses and the tearoom is done and those that ensure the exam rooms are set up and quiet.
We celebrate those that make sure the canteen has healthy and tasty food and that the students who are struggling to understand a concept or need a familiar face to ease their anxiety have the support that they need.
No matter if you are the receptionist who greets each and every person or the cleaner who only comes in after everyone has gone home, every job done in a school is essential, so let’s celebrate you and all that you do.
IEU Industrial Officer Carolyn Moore
A shout out to all those amazing support workers out there who are tackling obstacles every day, working so hard.
They say there are five qualities of a support worker:
IEU Vice President Support Staff Kylie Booth-Martinez
They say there are five qualities of a support worker:
- they know when to step up
- they know when to step back
- they know the value of communication
- they know the value of patience and sense of humour
- they are reliable.
IEU Vice President Support Staff Kylie Booth-Martinez