❓ A Western Australian parliamentary Question on Notice inquires about the staffing levels and roles within the Department for Community Development's Kununurra office. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of positions, including full-time equivalents, part-time staff, social workers, and Aboriginal field workers.
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(1) How many staff are employed in the Kununurra office of the Department for Community Development? (2) How many are full-time equivalents? (3) How many are part time? (4) How many are graduate welfare officers and social workers? (5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(2) How many are full-time equivalents? (3) How many are part time? (4) How many are graduate welfare officers and social workers? (5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(3) How many are part time? (4) How many are graduate welfare officers and social workers? (5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(4) How many are graduate welfare officers and social workers? (5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one administration assistant.
(2) How many are full-time equivalents? (3) How many are part time? (4) How many are graduate welfare officers and social workers? (5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(3) How many are part time? (4) How many are graduate welfare officers and social workers? (5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(4) How many are graduate welfare officers and social workers? (5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(5) How many are Aboriginal field workers? (6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(6) What are the others employed as? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(1) 12 staff. (2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(2) 11 FTEs. (3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(3) Two part-time staff. (4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(4) No graduate welfare officers; 4 social workers. (5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(5) One designated Aboriginal field worker position, under section 50D of the Equal Opportunity Act, is currently vacant, but there are currently three indigenous staff. (6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
(6) Other positions are - one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one senior officer Aboriginal Services; one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one Aboriginal support worker; one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one child protection worker; one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one community development funding officer - two times 0.5 FTE; one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one children’s services officer (indigenous) and one administration assistant.
one administration assistant.
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