Community Education Collective Agreement 2022–25

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Part Two: Role Definitions

Community Education Collective Agreement
Effective: 1 December 2022 to 28 February 2025

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  • 2.0 Definitions
    • For the purposes of this agreement the roles covered are defined as below, regardless of the titles used by individual employers.For the purposes of this agreement the roles covered are defined as below, regardless of the titles used by individual employers.

      ACE is an abbreviation of Adult and Community Education.

      OOHMA is an abbreviation of Out of Hours Music and Art.

      A Coordinator is a person employed to coordinate a programme of community education courses or out of hours music and art run by a school board or boards of a state or state integrated school or schools.

      • A Teaching Coordinator is a coordinator, who either:
        • is employed concurrently as a teacher within the same school under the terms of the applicable teacher’s collective agreement, or
        • was previously employed as a teaching coordinator within that school and continues as a coordinator even though they no longer teach classes within the school
      • A Non-teaching Coordinator is a coordinator who is not a teaching coordinator and is graded as follows.
        • Grade One: administers and coordinates the community education/OOHMA programme on a day-to-day basis.
        • Grade Two: in addition to the Grade One duties has a strategic focus including significant community liaison and marketing and may include professional leadership.
        • Grade Three: in addition to the Grade Two duties and responsibilities, involves:
          • professional leadership in the development of ACE or OOHMA networks;
          • and identifying and meeting wider community needs;
          • and responsibility for the professional development of tutors and others within the ACE or OOHMA sector.

      A Professional Supervisor assists the coordinator and their duties include the assessment of, coaching of, and providing guidance to tutors.

      A Coordinator Assistant assists the coordinator and their duties do not include the assessment of, coaching of, and providing guidance to tutors. 

      A Tutor instructs a class or a course which is part of an ACE or OOHMA programme.