First Aid Certificate and Allowance. Long Day Care, Preschool and OOSH Centre Staff
(a) This clause 15.7 applies to Long Day Care, Preschool and OOSH Centre Staff as classified in accordance with clause 12.1(e).
(b) If an Employer requires an Employee who is not required to have a first aid certificate under the definition of the classification, to obtain and/or maintain such a qualification, the Employee shall be allowed time off without loss of pay for the purpose of completing the course required. The cost of the course shall be met by the Employer.
(c) Employers who require Employees to attend to medical procedures such as administering epi pens, suppositories and drip feeding shall ensure staff are adequately trained in such procedures, before being required to undertake them. The cost of any such training will be met by the Employer.
(d) An Employee who is designated by the Employer to perform first aid duty, including the dispensing of medication to students in accordance with medication plans, and who holds a recognised first aid qualification, will be paid an allowance as set out in Table 3 – Other Rates and Allowances of Schedule 1 – Salary Scales and Allowances.
(e) The allowance in clause 15.7(d) does not apply to the following excluded Employees:
(i) a Nurse; or
(ii) an Employee whose appointment to the position of first aid officer has been taken into account in classifying their position.
