A Western Australian parliamentary question on notice regarding staffing levels, vacancies, and co-location arrangements within the Department of Child Protection, specifically focusing on caseworkers and efforts to combat family and domestic violence. The response provides data on FTE allocations, vacancies, contract types, and co-location sites.

AnsweredQoN 6261Legislative Council
Asked
17 October 2012
Portfolio
Child Protection

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(1) As at 18 October 2012, what was the total funded full time equivalent (FTE) employee allocation by directorate and district?
(2) As at 18 October 2012, what were the vacancies in the full time equivalent (FTE) terms by directorate and district; how many of those vacancies were subject to advertising at 18 October 2012 by district; and of those not subject to advertising as at 18 October 2012, why not?
(3) As at 18 October 2012, what was the total service delivery full time equivalent (FTE) employee allocation by directorate and district?
(4) As at 18 October 2012, what were the total vacant service delivery positions by directorate and district?
(5) As at 18 October 2012, what was the total full time equivalent (FTE) case worker allocation by directorate and district?
(6) As at 18 October 2012, what were the total full time equivalent (FTE) vacant case worker positions?
(7) As at 18 October 2012, what was the full time equivalent (FTE) number of employees by directorate and district on permanent contract and on fixed term contract?
(8) As at 18 October 2012, how many Department of Child Protection (DCP) field officers have been co-located with Western Australia 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
13 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection
Response time
27 days
Please Note
: FTE responses to Questions Nos. 1-7 are effective as at 30 September 2012.
(1) Total funded FTE Allocation = 2,271 FTE. [see tabled paper no ] for a breakdown by directorate and districts.
(2) Total Vacancies = 136 FTE.  [see tabled paper no ] for a breakdown by directorate and district.
46 FTE were subject to advertising/pool recruitment processes. [see tabled paper no ]  for a breakdown by directorate and district.  Of those not subject to advertising, 90 FTE were vacant and were being reviewed with regards to advertising and recruitment options.
(3) 1,543 FTE. [see tabled paper no ]  for a breakdown by directorate and district.
(4) 100 FTE. [see tabled paper no ].
(5) 778 FTE. [see tabled paper no ].
(6) 46 FTE. [see tabled paper no ].
(7) 1,971 FTE were on Permanent Contract and 269 FTE on Fixed Term Contract. [see tabled paper no ]  for a breakdown by directorate and district.
(8) Nine (9) Senior Child Protection Workers - Family and Domestic Violence (SCPW-FDV) were working with WA Police to combat family and domestic violence in regional and rural areas. In eight (8) locations WA Police and SCPW-FDV were co-located together. In one regional location, WA Police and the Department were working in partnership but were not co-located.
(9)
DCP Co-Location Sites:
East Kimberley: Kununurra Department for Child Protection Office
Goldfields: Kalgoorlie Police station
Great Southern: Albany Police station
South West: Bunbury Police station
Murchison-Gascoyne:Geraldton Police station
Peel: Mandurah Police station
Pilbara: Hedland Department for Child Protection office
West Kimberley: Broome Police station
Wheatbelt: WA Police and SCPW-FDV work in partnership but are not co-located
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