Casual Relief Teacher
Rationale
The Casual Relief Teacher policy ensures the smooth running of the school and assists the CRT’s to follow the Ilim College procedures. The policy ensures that all students keep up to date with the teacher’s allocated tasks, which ensures the smooth running of the curriculum. The policy also ensures that the CRT’s fill out the correct forms to enable them to be paid.
Aim:
Guidelines to Implementation:
Upon arrival for the CRT’s first day of working, they must fill out a new staff registration form, a choice of superannuation fund form, tax file number declaration and also collect an Ilim College Staff information book. The forms must be given into the respective daily organizers to enable the CRT to be paid. CRT’s must ensure they sign out at the front office before leaving the school grounds.
Ilim College categorizes teachers absences into two groups: ‘unknown’ and ‘known’ absences. An unknown absence is a situation where the absence is unplanned and the teacher cannot attend school for various reasons. A known absence is when a teacher is aware from beforehand of their absence and therefore leaves work for the students.
All casual relief teachers must arrive by 8.30am and may leave at 3.45pm. They must sign in and out of the ‘Attendance Register Book’, located at the front desk and obtain the relevant classroom keys. The CRT must approach the appropriate daily organizers upon arrival and receive a copy of their daily timetable.
Furthermore all CRT’s are required to familiarize themselves with the fire evacuation procedure, timetable and school map prior to commencing the morning. Copies of all information can be obtained in the Staff handbook which is given to the CRT’s the first time they work at Ilim College. The Staff handbook should be brought to school at all times whilst working. The CRT Manual Booklet is given to all Casual Relief Teachers before they attend any classes.
If a CRT is expected to mark the roll, the daily organizers are expected to show them how to do this. CRT’s are to ensure they understand and follow this procedure. CRT’s are to fill out a Casual Relief Teacher form every time they work for the school and give this in to the relevant daily organizer. If the daily organizers are unavailable the forms need to be given into the front office or into the appropriate daily organizers pigeon hole found in the general staffroom.
Secondary CRT’s
If the CRT is replacing a known absence, the teacher should have left work and therefore needs to go to the relevant pigeon hole in the secondary staffroom. At Ilim College each secondary teacher has a file located in the secondary staffroom, where they leave work for their classes in case of unknown absences. This ensures a smooth and normal running of classes even in the situation of an unknown teacher absence. The Daily Organizer will take out work for the relevant classes from the teacher’s files and deliver this to the CRT.
Once the lesson is finished the work can be collected and placed in the absent teacher’s pigeon hole located in the secondary staffroom. All CRT’s are encouraged to write a comment for the teacher they’re replacing, about the overall progress and behavior of the students. This should be written on the CRT form with the names of absent students and the name of the CRT teacher.
Primary CRT’s
When replacing a primary teacher’s position, the CRT must check the primary teachers table for work left. If there is no program or chronicle left on the teacher’s desk, the CRT needs to ask the front office for the year level CRT folder. The CRT is to choose appropriate activities from the folder, get a photocopy card from the front office and make copies for their classes. The CRT is expected to deliver the lesson ensuring that the tasks are completed.
Once the lesson is finished the work can be collected and placed on the absence teacher’s desk, located in the relevant primary classroom. All CRT’s are encouraged to write a comment for the teacher they’re replacing about the overall progress and behavior of the students. This should be placed on the teachers desk or pigeon hole.