Ground staff at a secondary or area school
Terms and conditions of employment for ground staff in area and secondary schools are now covered by the School Caretakers', Cleaners', Canteen or Ground Staff Collective Agreement.
Who ground staff are
If you work at an area or secondary school looking after the school grounds, including sports fields, gardens and other outdoor facilities, you are ground staff.
You might be called a senior groundskeeper, groundskeeper, assistant groundskeeper or grounds labourer.
Employment agreements
Terms and conditions of employment for ground staff in area and secondary schools are now covered by the School Caretakers', Cleaners', Canteen or Ground Staff Collective Agreement.
To be covered by the collective agreement, you will need to be a member of E tū.
School Caretakers', Cleaners', Canteen and Ground Staff Collective Agreement
Stand tall – E tū(external link)
Employees who are not union members will need to sign the individual employment agreement:
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