Hon Sue Ellery's parliamentary question seeks detailed information on staffing levels, vacancies, and co-location arrangements within the Department of Child Protection as of November 2010, focusing on FTE allocations, caseworker positions, and collaboration with WA Police.

AnsweredQoN 3476Legislative Council
Asked
22 February 2011
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) As at 30 November 2010, what was the total funded full time equivalent (FTE) employee allocation, by directorate and district?
(2) As at 30 November 2010, what were the vacancies in the full time equivalent (FTE) terms by directorate and district?
(3) How many of those vacancies were subject to advertising at 31 August 2010 by district; and of those not subject to advertising as at 31 August 2010, why not?
(4) As at 30 November 2010, what was the total service delivery full time equivalent (FTE) employee allocation, by directorate and district?
(5) As at 30 November 2010, what were the total vacant service delivery positions, by directorate and district?
(6) As at 30 November 2010, what was the total full time equivalent (FTE) case worker allocation, by directorate and district?
(7) As at 30 November 2010, what was the total full time equivalent (FTE) vacant case worker positions?
(8) As at 30 November 2010, what was the full time equivalent (FTE) number of employees by directorate and district on permanent contract and on fixed term contract?
(9) As at 30 November 2010, how many 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?
(10) What are the co-location sites where the DCP officers referred to in (9), are situated?

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Answered
14 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
20 days
(1) Total FTE = 2299 FTE. [see paper table no.] for breakdown by directorate and district as follows.
(2) Total Vacancies = 193 FTE. [see paper table no.] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(3) 71 FTE were subject to advertising/pool recruitment processes. [see paper table no.] for a full breakdown.
Of those not subject to advertising/pool recruitment processes, 18 FTE were subject to structural review of the positions and 123 were vacant and in the process of recruitment or being reviewed as to how best to recruit.
(4) 1465 FTE. [see paper table no.] for breakdown by directorate and district
(5) 143 FTE. [see paper table no.] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(6) 731 FTE. [see paper table no.] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(7) 65 FTE. [see paper table no.] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(8) 1847 FTE (Permanent); 298 FTE (Fixed Term). [see paper table no.] for breakdown by directorate and district.
(9) 9 Staff
(10) [see paper table no.] for a full list of co-location sites
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