*Vacation leave policies and accrual rates vary for employees based on classification.
Represented Professional Staff employees
Represented employees should refer to their most recent collective bargaining agreement for more information if necessary.
Professional Staff – Head Start
Represented employees should refer to their most recent collective bargaining agreement for more information if necessary.
Employees in the position of teachers, teacher aides, or home visitors in the SIUE Head Start Program will earn 10 vacation days per year of which seven are designated by the University as "scheduled vacation days" and the remaining three to be designated by the employee.
The only exception to this shall be teachers, teacher aides, or home visitors who work a fiscal appointment of 12 months will earn 17 vacation days per year. Seven of these days are designated by the University as "scheduled vacation days" and the remaining ten will be designated by the employee.
Employees in the position of Head Start teacher, teacher aides, home visitors and family consultants who are full-time 12 month contractual employees and who were hired before July 1, 1999, will receive 25 days of vacation. Employees in these same positions hired on or after July 1, 1999, accrue vacation based on years of service as displayed in the schedule above, beginning with .8334 days earned per month in their first year. All Head Start teachers, teacher aides, home visitors and family consultants shall have seven (7) of these vacation days designated by the university as "scheduled vacation days."
Years of service will be considered the total years of employment at the University in a position eligible to earn vacation.
