❓ Mr. Rundle asks the Minister for Community Services to visit regional locations like Narrogin to understand the initiatives and incentives needed for child protection caseworkers. The Minister responds, highlighting past visits and ongoing efforts to support and retain staff.
AnsweredQoN 206Legislative Assembly
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CHILD PROTECTION — CASEWORKERS —
REGIONS
206. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Community Services:
I have a supplementary question. Will the minister visit
those regional locations, like Narrogin, to get a handle on an approach as to
what initiatives and incentives are required?
REGIONS
206. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Minister for Community Services:
I have a supplementary question. Will the minister visit
those regional locations, like Narrogin, to get a handle on an approach as to
what initiatives and incentives are required?
AnswerView source ↗
I am now going into my fifth
year as the Minister for Child Protection, so I have visited those regional
offices in the past, including Narrogin. When I was in Narrogin, I visited the
child protection workers and it was when we were doing some work on the
Regional Early Education and Development program, the early childhood education
model that I also spoke about yesterday. That has been very innovative and very
successful across the wheatbelt.
I am aware of what is occurring in those regional offices. I make
an effort to go out and speak to the staff and their management throughout the
state to understand how we can attract and retain staff in that area. We want
to support staff and understand what their concerns are. I am very alive to
that situation and, again, I want to place on record my appreciation for the
work that our child protection staff do across the state.
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time.
year as the Minister for Child Protection, so I have visited those regional
offices in the past, including Narrogin. When I was in Narrogin, I visited the
child protection workers and it was when we were doing some work on the
Regional Early Education and Development program, the early childhood education
model that I also spoke about yesterday. That has been very innovative and very
successful across the wheatbelt.
I am aware of what is occurring in those regional offices. I make
an effort to go out and speak to the staff and their management throughout the
state to understand how we can attract and retain staff in that area. We want
to support staff and understand what their concerns are. I am very alive to
that situation and, again, I want to place on record my appreciation for the
work that our child protection staff do across the state.
The SPEAKER : That concludes question time.
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