Award coverage depends on the tasks that the employee does.
Clerks Award
The Clerks Award will cover an employee in children’s services when they’re only employed to do administrative work.
Children’s Services Award
The Children’s Services Award will cover a support worker doing administrative work as part of their mix of day-to-day tasks.
Other tasks that a support worker might do can include:
- laundry work
- cleaning
- gardening and maintenance
- driving
- food preparation.
References
What to do next
- Find out more about industry and occupation awards at About awards
- Our Award classifications page covers how to read and apply classification descriptions in awards
- We also have Award summaries of who is and isn’t covered by awards
- Ask our virtual assistant, Frankie, a question from our Contact us page.

