They expect strong measures “to get out of precariousness”. €970 per month is what Catie Bouchu-Mocoeur (SNUipp), AESH since 2009, earns in a school in Ruelle, where she takes care of two children. “I work 24 hours. I’m at 60% but it’s incomplete time that I didn’t choose. » Impossible to live with that. “Many staff have a second job.” But for this, the approval of National Education is required.
“I love my job. It was out of passion that I continued but also because I was certain that there would be improvements to the profession. That’s what kept me going. » And at 60, it’s difficult to retrain. There have been some advances: a monthly bonus of 10%, the possibility of receiving a bonus for those (90% of AESH are women) who work in a priority education network and an automatic permanent contract after three years of fixed-term contract.
“Many have stopped”
Not enough for the mobilized unions (FSU, CGT éduc’action, Sud education and SNALC) who demand the recognition of full time on the basis of a 24-hour presence in front of students, like teachers, the creation of a body of civil servants, while they are currently on contract, and a significant increase in salaries. In fact, the salary of AESH is annualized.
“The salary scale exists but it is laughable. We earn €25 or €30 more every three years,” reacts Laurent Fredou (Snes), 59, AESH at Jules-Verne college in Angoulême since 2008, one of the few full-time. He earns the minimum wage. “Some colleagues have four or five different children in their care. This is not manageable. Before, we were assigned to an establishment which involved little travel. From now on, we are assigned to a geographic sector. For example, the Charente south pole goes from Chalais to Barbezieux. »
-When Laurent Fredou started, there were 60 of them in Charente. “Today there are around 750 of us. »
“All teachers agree that we are essential. Without us, there are children who cannot go to school,” insists Claire Boulanger, who works in a school in Saint-Yrieix. Unionized at Unsa, she will not, however, strike. “We’re already paid so little that we can’t afford to lose a day. » The union prefers “action in bodies dedicated to social dialogue”.
“The job is not attractive,” laments Claire Boulanger, 45 years old. Normally, I have to take care of two children, but I have four because there are not enough of us,” while the number of children who need AESH is increasing. “We are waiting for the arrival of a new colleague. Since I started in 2011, I have seen many stop,” explains this mother of a disabled child. “I myself had to fight for my son to have an AESH while today we are talking about the importance of inclusive schooling. »
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