Question On Notice No. 2412 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 August 2019 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
(1) Which roles are currently vacant at Hakea prison?
(2) How many FTE are currently vacant for each of the roles from (1)?
Answered on 24 September 2019
(1-2) The Department of Justice advises that as at 4 September 2019:
|
Award/Rank
|
Position
|
FTE
|
|
PSGOGA
|
Occupational Health & Safety Coordinator
|
1
|
|
PSGOGA
|
Catering Supervisor
|
1
|
|
PSGOGA
|
Manager Assessments
|
1
|
|
PSGOGA
|
Personnel Officer
|
1
|
|
PSGOGA
|
Administration Assistant
|
1
|
|
Senior Officer (SO)
|
Senior Officer
|
3
|
|
Prison Officer (PO)
|
Prison Officer
|
39
|
|
Vocational Support Officer (VSO)
|
Domestic Services Officer *
|
1
|
|
Vocational Support Officer (VSO)
|
Recreation Officer *
|
3
|
|
Vocational Support Officer (VSO)
|
Video Link *
|
1
|
|
Vocational Support Officer (VSO)
|
Meals Industry **
|
1
|
|
Vocational Support Officer (VSO)
|
Official Visits Supervisor **
|
1
|
|
Vocational Support Officer (VSO)
|
Recreation Supervisor **
|
2
|
|
Vocational Support Officer (VSO)
|
Induction Officer **
|
2
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
58
|
New positions created by the new Staffing Level Agreement (SLA), signed 26 July 2019:
- Current Entry Level Training Programs (ELTP) will place approximately 50 new Prison Officers by mid-November into Hakea.
- Additional 64 new PO positions of which 39 remain unfilled to date. These positions will be filled with recruits coming in between now and November 2019.
- Additional seven (7) VSO positions, *three (3) of which have already been created and ** four (4) are awaiting creation.
- Additional five (5) SO positions, two (2) of these will only be filled on a temporary basis due to the nature of the duties.
- Each prison has dedicated VSO roles and must recruit to the specific industry and qualifications needed for that prison.