❓ Question regarding staffing levels and responsibilities of Senior Assessment Officers in the Education and Care Regulatory Unit in the Perth metropolitan area, and the number of childcare services they oversee. The answer clarifies that officers support services across WA, not just the metro area.
AnsweredQoN 3726Legislative Council
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I refer to Senior Assessment Officers employed in the Education and Care Regulatory Unit, and I ask: (a) how many Senior Assessment Officers are employed in the metropolitan area; (b) how many childcare services are located in the metropolitan area; and (c) on average, for how many childcare services does each Senior Assessment Officer located in the metropolitan area hold responsibility?
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Answered
1 December 2015
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health representing the Minister for Community Services
Response time
41 days
(a) Twelve Senior Assessment Officers and 18 Assessment Officers
(b) Eight hundred and sixty five
(c) Senior Assessment Officers are not responsible for individual services. Metropolitan based Assessment Officers visit and provide support to services across Western Australia, including those country areas where we have regional officers when necessary. Those officers perform a range of functions that are allocated according to a schedule and/or demand.
(b) Eight hundred and sixty five
(c) Senior Assessment Officers are not responsible for individual services. Metropolitan based Assessment Officers visit and provide support to services across Western Australia, including those country areas where we have regional officers when necessary. Those officers perform a range of functions that are allocated according to a schedule and/or demand.
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