A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2012 regarding staffing levels, vacancies, and co-location of child protection officers with police in regional areas. The questions seek detailed breakdowns by directorate and district.

AnsweredQoN 6009Legislative Council
Asked
12 September 2012
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total funded full time equivalent (FTE) employee allocation by directorate and district?
(2) As at 31 August 2012 —
(a) what were the vacancies in the FTE terms by directorate and district;
(b) how many of those vacancies were subject to advertising at 31 August 2012 by district; and
(c) of those not subject to advertising as at 31 August 2012, why not?
(3) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total service delivery FTE employee allocation by directorate and district?
(4) As at 31 August 2012, what were the total vacant service delivery positions by directorate and district?
(5) As at 31 August 2012, what was the total FTE case worker allocation by directorate and district?
(6) As at 31 August 2012, what were the total FTE vacant case worker positions?
(7) As at 31 August 2012, what was the FTE number of employees by directorate and district on permanent contract and on fixed term contract?
(8) As at 31 August 2012, how many Department of Child Protection (DCP) field officers have been co-located with Western Australian Police staff from the family protection unit, in regional and rural offices as part of the strategy to combat family and domestic abuse?
(9) What are the co-location sites where the DCP officers referred to in (8) are situated?

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Answered
16 October 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
34 days
(1) Total Funded Allocation = 2 271 FTE. [see tabled paper no ] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(2a) Total Vacancies = 144 FTE. [see tabled paper no ] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(2b) 51 FTE were subject to advertising / recruitment processes. [see tabled paper no ] for a full breakdown.
(2c) Of those not subject to advertising, 93 FTE were vacant and were being reviewed with regards to advertising and recruitment options.
(3) 1 544 FTE. [see tabled paper no ] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(4) 111 FTE. [see tabled paper no ] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(5) 776 FTE. [see tabled paper no ]for breakdown by directorate and district.
(6) 50 FTE. [see tabled paper no ] for breakdown by directorate and district
(7) 1 950 Permanent FTE, 272 Fixed Term FTE. [see tabled paper no ] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(8) 9 Field Officers.
(9)
DCP District Police Station (site of co-location)
East Kimberley - Kununurra
Goldfields - Kalgoorlie
Great Southern - Albany
South West - Bunbury
Murchison-Gascoyne - Geraldton
Peel - Mandurah
Pilbara - Hedland**
West Kimberley - Broome
Wheatbelt WA Police and the Senior Child Protection Worker - Family Domestic Violence are not co-located
**NB: In the Pilbara co-location occurs at the Department for Child Protection district office.
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