Common use of Attendance for Work Duties and School Vacation Periods Clause in Contracts

Attendance for Work Duties and School Vacation Periods. (a) Subject to paragraph (b), the guidance counsellor (without teacher qualifications) is not required to attend for work during a vacation period. (b) Consistent with the guidance counsellor (teacher) provisions and the nature of the role of the guidance counsellor (without teacher qualifications), it is agreed that the role may require availability: (i) for meetings before and after school, including some evening work; (ii) in the event of critical incidents on weekends and during school vacations; and (iii) to respond to enquiries from parents and students about matters such as QTAC during school vacations. (c) In the case of a guidance counsellor (without teacher qualifications) employed on a part- time basis, paragraph (b) will apply to the week days in the vacation periods that correspond to the contracted working week days of the employee during school term, otherwise clause 5.5.7 will apply to those hours (payment of additional hours).