staff under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SACS Modern Award), specifically under one of the following Schedules: Schedule B Classification Definitions - Social and Community Services Employees, and – Schedule C Classification Definitions - Crisis Accommodation Employees. – Organisations affected by the Western Australia Industrial Relation Commission (WAIRC) SACS Decision of 29 August 2013 may also be entitled to SACS supplementation. Eligible and ineligible activities Peak bodies The activities for which funding will be provided includes: contributing to Government policy in areas of interest to the portfolio acting as an effective conduit for information flow between Government and their members collecting and analysing information about their particular sector and representing the views of their members providing input into Australian Government reviews, inquiries and consultative processes, and providing social policy or research papers to DSS. Specific details and requirements are negotiated between the Family and Communities Programme area and the peak organisation. Sponsorships/Special Projects Funding may be used for the following: staff salaries and on-costs for project implementation and ongoing management cost of managing Activity cost for the publicity of the event and the distribution of the promotional materials to the target audience, including web based information materials and equipment directly related to the implementation of the Activity operating expenses directly related to the implementation of the Activity such as office materials, utilities, insurances, vehicle leases, telephones, bookkeeping, and audit economy class travel within Australia related to the Activity Speaker fees for any Australian or International speaker Overseas travel for an international speaker only, and delivery of the Activity to standards as indicated in the Programme Guidelines. Funding will not be provided for the following categories of costs for both peak bodies and sponsorship/special project Activities: purchase of land funding to cover retrospective costs costs incurred in the preparation of a funding application or related documentation major construction/capital works activities for which other Commonwealth, State, Territory or Local Government bodies have primary responsibility costs that are not directly and specifically related to the sponsorship Activity, e.g. ongoing staff wages, rent, overheads and administrative costs of existing operations that would be incurred regardless of the project overseas travel for any other person in any sponsored organisation (excluding international speakers), and relocation costs. Activity links and working with other agencies and services Programme requirements for linking and working with other agencies and services are negotiated between the Family and Communities Programme area and the organisation on a case-by-case basis and then specified in individual grant agreements.
staff under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 (SACS Modern Award), specifically under one of the following Schedules: Schedule B – Classification Definitions - Social and Community Services Employees, and Schedule C – Classification Definitions - Crisis Accommodation Employees. Organisations affected by the Western Australia Industrial Relation Commission (WAIRC) SACS Decision of 29 August 2013 may also be entitled to SACS supplementation. Eligible and ineligible activities Peak bodies The activities for which funding will be provided includes: contributing to Government policy in areas of interest to the portfolio acting as an effective conduit for information flow between Government and their members collecting and analysing information about their particular sector and representing the views of their members providing input into Australian Government reviews, inquiries and consultative processes, and providing social policy or research papers to DSS. Specific details and requirements are negotiated between the Family and Communities Programme area and the peak organisation. Sponsorships/Special Projects Funding may be used for the following: staff salaries and on-costs for project implementation and ongoing management cost of managing Activity cost for the publicity of the event and the distribution of the promotional materials to the target audience, including web based information materials and equipment directly related to the implementation of the Activity operating expenses directly related to the implementation of the Activity such as office materials, utilities, insurances, vehicle leases, telephones, bookkeeping, and audit economy class travel within Australia related to the Activity Speaker fees for any Australian or International speaker Overseas travel for an international speaker only, and delivery of the Activity to standards as indicated in the Programme Guidelines. Funding will not be provided for the following categories of costs for both peak bodies and sponsorship/special project Activities: purchase of land funding to cover retrospective costs costs incurred in the preparation of a funding application or related documentation major construction/capital works activities for which other Commonwealth, State, Territory or Local Government bodies have primary responsibility costs that are not directly and specifically related to the sponsorship Activity, e.g. ongoing staff wages, rent, overheads and administrative costs of existing operations that would be incurred regardless of the project overseas travel for any other person in any sponsored organisation (excluding international speakers), and relocation costs. Activity links and working with other agencies and services Programme requirements for linking and working with other agencies and services are negotiated between the Family and Communities Programme area and the organisation on a case-by-case basis and then specified in individual grant agreements.
families_communities_service_improvement_final.docx