Resource teachers of learning and behaviour allowances

This guidance informs lead school boards, lead school principals and resource teachers of learning and behaviour (RTLB) for RTLB.

Level of compliance Main audience Other

Inform

  • Boards
  • Lead School Boards
  • Lead School Principals
  • RTLB
  • Principals and Tumuaki

RTLB clusters

Resource teachers of learning and behaviour (RTLB) are grouped into 40 clusters around New Zealand.

Each cluster is based at a particular school (the lead school) and, although you work at different schools in your geographic area, you’re employed by the lead school.

Your pay

Pay provisions for RTLBs are set out in the collective agreements as follows:

Part 3.6 – Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Part 4 – Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Part 3 – Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Special duties increment allowance

As an RTLB, you will be paid a special duties increment allowance of an extra salary step or, if you are already at your maximum step, you’ll get an additional $995 per annum.

The special duties increment allowance is set out in the collective agreements as follows:

Clause 3.18 – Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Clause 4.19 – Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Clause 3.17 – Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Leadership payments

A lead school is allocated a certain number of leadership payments of $2,000 per annum, depending on staffing numbers. The board can allocate these payments to the cluster manager or any RTLB with leadership responsibility.

The leadership payment is set out in the collective agreements as follows:

Clause 3.30 – Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Clause 4.20 – Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Clause 3.29 – Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Allowances for cluster managers

If you are an RTLB cluster manager you will receive the:

  • special duties increment allowance
  • leadership payment, and
  • an additional salary unit of $4,000 per annum.

This salary calculation is set out in the collective agreements as follows:

Clause 3.31 – Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Clause 4.21 – Secondary Teachers’ Collective Agreement

Clause 3.30 – Area School Teachers’ Collective Agreement

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