Curious Hourly pay for a keyworker/Child care assistant

I know where my gf used to work everyone started on the same rate until you qualified or had qualifications. from unqualified to NVQ 2 earned you an extra 60p per hour so I guess NVQ 3 got more than the extra 60p then although I don't know how much extra so everyone on the same rate seems very unfair.

I'm guessing u knew how much u would be getting before u took the job on, and so in which case I'm not sure there is very much u can do. It does seem unfair though to be honest

I think if you go on the Pre-school learning alliance website they have the statistics for wages all over the country. Our hourly rate ranges on qualifications from min wage up, for the middle range it is aroun £630 i think. Not a lot when you think of the responsibility
I will try and find you the link but to be honest they show a much higher rate than we get

i was told the hourly rate which i did say was not good... tho i didnt know at the time it was paid to all the staff.. i may take it further i just wanted some opinions as i dont want to rock the boat too much in a new job..

cheers miffy121 ill check that out, yeah total responsibility and **** pay..

Well where i work the ones getting £6.30ish have the nvq level 3 so i dont know how that compares with yours

well that sounds great in my last place it was £6.09 now its £5.70 but we do have a raise to £5.82 from 1st oct, You got any jobs lol

I am a qualified nursery nurse and since having my own i gave up working and found a new career. The wages are awful! I got paid an extra 40p an hr to become head of my room, at first i was chuffed but its a lot of responsibility for such a small sum of money.
I was left with the choice of going to uni or change my career and with having young children i chose the latter. Shame really as i loved my job but with todays economy, i glad i did it

btw i am not telling you to quit and change career but if its the money you want its the same everywhere, even in schools

I am so surprized the wage is so low ! Of course you should be getting more than a 'newbie' after all this usually is the norm in other professions isn't it ?

sister in law took nvqs and then special needs-started her last job a few years ago im sure around £18000 which is a lot more than you are getting. Have you considered that?

£5.70! You would be better off on a checkout at Asda. If everybody gets paid the same same you may have trouble getting a pay rise. You can ask and say you like the job but cant live on the wages offered and will have to look for better paid work. Good luck.

I'm in the same situation as you, and it's not great but I love my job and wouldn't want to leave. An ex pupil who had the support of an LSA full time because of their needs got a job when they left school in a supermarket collecting trolleys and got paid more than the LSA!!!! Now to me thats not fair, don't get me wrong I think its great they are out working and earning a wage it just doesn't seam right that we get paid less.

If you accepted the pay was a bit low, then what is the problem, you're all doing the same job, regardless of qualifications, so why should you get paid different amounts?

yeah its hard i really love the job, and the kids, they are great at 3 and 4 but it makes me re think to another career, tho saying that as i do also have a family i really need term time work or i pay out my wages for child care ... what a pain