• Misinde Ismail
• Matovu Musa
• Ssali Muhammadi Bisaso
• Nabukeera Madinah

This study examined the relationship between welfare of non-teaching staff and job satisfaction in government-aided secondary schools in Butambala District, Uganda. The study was guided by three specific objectives; i) To analyze the relationship between provision of meals to non-teaching staff and job satisfaction, ii) To examine the relationship between sanitation services provision to non-teaching staff and job satisfaction, and iii) To analyze the relationship between financial aid to non-teaching staff and job satisfaction in government-aided secondary schools in Butambala District. The study adopted a correlational research design coupled with a mixed methods approach. A sample size of 63 respondents was used constituting of head teachers, welfare teachers, and non-teaching staff from the 3 selected government-aided secondary schools in the district. Both descriptive analysis and correlation analysis were utilized to provide answers to the study phenomenon. The study revealed that there is a strong positive and statistically significant relationship between provision of meals to non-teaching staff and job satisfaction in government-aided secondary schools in Butambala district. The study also revealed that there is a moderately positive and statistically significant relationship between sanitation services provision to non-teaching staff and job satisfaction in government-aided secondary schools in Butambala district. Further, the study revealed that there is a strong positive and statistically significant relationship between financial aid to non-teaching staff and job satisfaction in government-aided secondary schools in Butambala district. Therefore, the study concludes that welfare to non-teaching staff has a statistically significant association with job satisfaction in government-aided secondary schools in Butambala district in that an increase in the different forms of welfare such as meals, sanitation services, and financial aid would resultantly lead to an improvement in job satisfaction in government-aided secondary schools in Butambala district. The study recommends that the government and secondary schools’ administrators should ensure efficiency and promote non-teaching staff welfare such as provision of meals, sanitation services, and financial aid as these play a significant role in enhancing their job satisfaction levels which would resultantly lead to an improvement in the overall performance of the non-teaching staff as well as schools’ performance and productivity in Butambala district.

Welfare of Non-Teaching Staff, Provision of Meals, Sanitation Services Provision, Financial Aid, Job Satisfaction, and Government-Aided Secondary Schools

"Welfare of Non-Teaching Staff and Job Satisfaction in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Butambala District, Uganda", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 8, page no.g78-g100, August-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2408711.pdf

"Welfare of Non-Teaching Staff and Job Satisfaction in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Butambala District, Uganda", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 8, page no. ppg78-g100, August-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2408711.pdf