❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the Department of Communities' relocation to Fremantle, covering staffing numbers, office space allocation, fit-out costs, and other operational details.
AnsweredQoN 6336Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the relocation of the Department of Communities to Fremantle, and ask: (a) How many staff are employed by the Department for each of the last four financial years; (b) How many staff have roles where their primary workplace is the Kings Square offices; (c) How many staff have roles where they are required to work at the Kings Square offices from time to time; (d) How many hot desk work spaces are available; (e) How many staff have an assigned, private office: (i) Please provide their job title and business unit; (f) How many private offices are available for “hot desk” staff to use; (g) How many meeting rooms are available and what is the capacity of each meeting room; (h) What was the cost of the refit including furniture of the new building; and (i) What other locations are staff working from and how many staff are at each of these locations?
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Answered
15 September 2020
Responded by
Minister for Community Services
Response time
9 days
(a) The total headcount by year (2017-2020) is as per the table below.
This answer encompasses the Department of Communities and the legacy agencies whose functions were amalgamated into the Department of Communities from 1 July 2017.
Agency
Year
Total Agency Headcount
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
2017
2,713
Housing Authority
2017
1,799
Disability Services Commission
2017
1,625
Total
6,137
Department of Communities
2018
6,155
Department of Communities
2019
6,387
Department of Communities
2020
6,380
(b) 1,510 Communities employees and 150 contractors.
(c) Not all Department of Communities staff are required to work from the Kings Square offices. However, if Communities staff need to attend Kings Square, like all WA Government employees, they are able to work from the Fremantle office Government Hub, co-located with Communities in Kings Square.
(d) There are a total of 1612 workstations, comprising 1436 primary workstations and 176 alternate workstations. Work points are functionally specific and designed for particular activities or types of work, with 90% of primary work points allocated for focused activities and 10% of alternate work points allocated for collaborative activities.
(e) 26
(f) Job title and Business Unit for staff with offices; 30 June 2020
Position title
Business Unit
Director General
Office of the Director General
Assistant Director General Aboriginal Outcomes
Aboriginal Outcomes
Executive Director Organisational Transformation
Aboriginal Outcomes
Executive Director Outcome Systems and Partnerships
Aboriginal Outcomes
Assistant Director General
Strategy and Partnerships
Executive Director Contracting
Commissioning and Sector Engagement
Assistant Director General Commissioning Sector and Engagement
Commissioning and Sector Engagement
Executive Director Sector Engagement and Development
Disability Services
Assistant Director General Disability Services
Disability Services
Executive Director NDIS Operations
Disability Services
Executive Director Intergovernmental and Analytics
Policy and Service Design
Executive Director Housing and Homelessness
Policy and Service Design
Assistant Director General Policy Service Design
Policy and Service Design
Executive Director Inclusion
Policy and Service Design
Executive Director Children and Families
Policy and Service Design
Assistant Director General Integrity Standards
Governance, Integrity and Reform
Executive Director State-wide Services Regional and Remote
Service Delivery Metropolitan Communities
Executive Director Metropolitan Services
Service Delivery Regional and Remote Communities
Assistant Director General Regional and Remote
Service Delivery Regional and Remote Communities
Assistant Director General Metropolitan Services
Service Delivery Metropolitan Communities
Deputy Director General Community Services
Community Services
Regional Executive Director
Community Services
Deputy Director General Governance, Integrity and Reform
Governance, Integrity and Reform
Chief Information Officer
Governance, Integrity and Reform
Chief Finance Officer
Chief Finance Officer
Chief People Officer
Chief People Officer
(g) All offices are available when not in use.
(h) Meeting rooms;
Size
Capacity (people)
Number of rooms
Very small
2 – 3
5
Small
4 – 6
24
Medium
8 – 10
12
Medium/Large
10 – 12
1
Large
20 – 25
13
(i) As at 13 August 2020, the total fit-out expenditure is $23.7 million.
(j) There are 4,870 staff located at 181 locations other than Kings Square see tabled paper xx.
This answer encompasses the Department of Communities and the legacy agencies whose functions were amalgamated into the Department of Communities from 1 July 2017.
Agency
Year
Total Agency Headcount
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
2017
2,713
Housing Authority
2017
1,799
Disability Services Commission
2017
1,625
Total
6,137
Department of Communities
2018
6,155
Department of Communities
2019
6,387
Department of Communities
2020
6,380
(b) 1,510 Communities employees and 150 contractors.
(c) Not all Department of Communities staff are required to work from the Kings Square offices. However, if Communities staff need to attend Kings Square, like all WA Government employees, they are able to work from the Fremantle office Government Hub, co-located with Communities in Kings Square.
(d) There are a total of 1612 workstations, comprising 1436 primary workstations and 176 alternate workstations. Work points are functionally specific and designed for particular activities or types of work, with 90% of primary work points allocated for focused activities and 10% of alternate work points allocated for collaborative activities.
(e) 26
(f) Job title and Business Unit for staff with offices; 30 June 2020
Position title
Business Unit
Director General
Office of the Director General
Assistant Director General Aboriginal Outcomes
Aboriginal Outcomes
Executive Director Organisational Transformation
Aboriginal Outcomes
Executive Director Outcome Systems and Partnerships
Aboriginal Outcomes
Assistant Director General
Strategy and Partnerships
Executive Director Contracting
Commissioning and Sector Engagement
Assistant Director General Commissioning Sector and Engagement
Commissioning and Sector Engagement
Executive Director Sector Engagement and Development
Disability Services
Assistant Director General Disability Services
Disability Services
Executive Director NDIS Operations
Disability Services
Executive Director Intergovernmental and Analytics
Policy and Service Design
Executive Director Housing and Homelessness
Policy and Service Design
Assistant Director General Policy Service Design
Policy and Service Design
Executive Director Inclusion
Policy and Service Design
Executive Director Children and Families
Policy and Service Design
Assistant Director General Integrity Standards
Governance, Integrity and Reform
Executive Director State-wide Services Regional and Remote
Service Delivery Metropolitan Communities
Executive Director Metropolitan Services
Service Delivery Regional and Remote Communities
Assistant Director General Regional and Remote
Service Delivery Regional and Remote Communities
Assistant Director General Metropolitan Services
Service Delivery Metropolitan Communities
Deputy Director General Community Services
Community Services
Regional Executive Director
Community Services
Deputy Director General Governance, Integrity and Reform
Governance, Integrity and Reform
Chief Information Officer
Governance, Integrity and Reform
Chief Finance Officer
Chief Finance Officer
Chief People Officer
Chief People Officer
(g) All offices are available when not in use.
(h) Meeting rooms;
Size
Capacity (people)
Number of rooms
Very small
2 – 3
5
Small
4 – 6
24
Medium
8 – 10
12
Medium/Large
10 – 12
1
Large
20 – 25
13
(i) As at 13 August 2020, the total fit-out expenditure is $23.7 million.
(j) There are 4,870 staff located at 181 locations other than Kings Square see tabled paper xx.
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