Ministry of Pastor / Pastoral Support Worker Rates of Pay and Allowances
The Uniting Church SA has developed recommended minimum wage rates and discretionary allowances for positions that have been designated as Ministry of Pastor under the Uniting Church Regulations (Section 2.14). These guidelines can be found in the link below:
Ministry of Pastor and Pastoral Support Worker Salary and Allowances Guidelines – January 2024 (187 kb PDF)
Ministry of Pastor and Pastoral Support Worker Salary and Allowances Guidelines - July 2024 (187 kb PDF)
Additionally, positions by virtue of role requirements (for example children's ministry workers, youth ministry workers, family ministry workers) but have weekly work hours less than 0.4FTE, can also be paid under this wage rate grid. The collective occupational group given to these employment circumstances is Pastoral Support Worker.